The Ruling on One Who Abandons the Fajr Prayer

Question:
The questioner says: Some people do not pray the Fajr prayer, but they pray the other prayers. Is their prayer acceptable?

Answer:
The correct opinion among the scholars is that whoever abandons one of the prayers commits disbelief, and the remaining prayers are not accepted, nor are the rest of his deeds; because prayer is the pillar of Islam. Whoever preserves it preserves his religion, and whoever neglects it is more neglectful of what is besides it. It is authentically reported from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he said: And he said (peace and blessings be upon him): And there is no implication in his saying: The rulings apply to both men and women. So every ruling that is mentioned regarding a man applies to women, and every ruling that is mentioned regarding women applies to men, except where the evidence specifies otherwise.
In summary: Whoever abandons prayer, whether a man or a woman, commits disbelief by doing so, even if he does not deny its obligation. This is the correct opinion among the scholars, and it is the well-known position of the Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Therefore, it is obligatory for whoever abandons prayer, or abandons one of its obligatory parts, to repent to Allah, and to hasten to return to Him and repent to Him with sincere repentance. And Allah accepts the repentance of those who repent, whether it is the Fajr prayer, or the Maghrib, or the 'Isha', or the Zuhr, or the 'Asr, or the Jumu'ah.
It is obligatory for his relatives, brothers, and colleagues to advise him, to direct him to good, and to disapprove of his negligence regarding prayer. If he does not care, his case should be referred to the one in authority so that he is punished with what he deserves. It is not permissible to remain silent about it, nor to be lenient with him; because Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [At-Tawbah: 71] And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
Abandoning prayer is the greatest of the wrongs after shirk (associating partners with Allah). The greatest sin after shirk is abandoning prayer. Abandoning it is a form of disbelief that falls under shirk, and this is disbelief due to the aforementioned hadith, which is his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): And his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): .
It is established from him (peace and blessings be upon him) that when he was asked about some of the rulers who contradict some of the Shari'ah, the questioner asked him: And in another narration: So he made abandoning prayer a proof of major shirk (associating partners with Allah), which permits rising against the rulers. And he made establishing it a proof of Islam, and that it is not permissible to rise against those who establish prayer.
So the conclusion is: It is obligatory for every Muslim to perform the prayer at its times. And likewise, it is obligatory for every Muslim woman to perform the prayer at its times. It is obligatory for every accountable Muslim, male or female, to perform the prayer at its times. And whoever abandons one of the five prayers commits disbelief by doing so. If he abandons them all, he commits disbelief even more so, a fortiori. We ask Allah for safety.
And some people may commit another wrong, which is that they pray in Ramadan and do not pray outside of Ramadan, or they pray Jumu'ah and do not pray the others. This is a greater disbelief than one who neglects the Fajr prayer. We ask Allah for well-being.
So the conclusion is: Whoever abandons prayer for a day, or a month, or a year, or once a week, or twice a week; he is a disbeliever in every case. Indeed, the more the abandonment, the greater the disbelief becomes - we ask Allah for well-being - Yes.

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