The Ruling on Performing the Funeral Prayer for One Who Abandons Prayer
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Question:
This is a questioner for the program, Hamid from Karak, Jordan. He says in this question: Is it permissible to pray over one who died and did not pray? And what is the meaning of the hadith:Sunan ad-Daraqutni 6:51 Are they the worshippers who face the qiblah? Or is this hadith general for all Muslims who affirm the oneness of Allah?
Answer:
One who dies while not praying is not prayed over; because abandoning prayer is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): It was narrated by Muslim in his Sahih; and due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) It was narrated by Imam Ahmad and the people of the four Sunan collections with a sound chain.
As for the hadith: or Bulugh al-Maram 2:334, these are weak hadiths. Even if they were authentic, the intended meaning would be: pray over one who was a Muslim, who says: There is no god but Allah, and adheres to it, and does not commit an act of disbelief, like the other hadiths regarding the virtue of "There is no god but Allah."
The intended meaning is when he says it while fulfilling its right and adhering to what preserves his Islam. Therefore, in the authentic hadiths:, except by the right of Islam. So, whoever says it and breaks it with his disbelief and misguidance, it does not benefit him, like the hypocrites who say: There is no god but Allah, while they are in the lowest depth of the Fire; because they broke it with their disbelief and misguidance. So, the one who says: There is no god but Allah, while he calls upon al-Badawi, or calls upon al-Husayn, or calls upon 'Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) , or calls upon Shaykh 'Abd al-Qadir, or seeks aid from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) or others, this is disbelief. "There is no god but Allah" does not benefit him. "There is no god but Allah" benefits the one who says it, fulfills its right, and remains upright upon the religion of Allah. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
This is a questioner for the program, Hamid from Karak, Jordan. He says in this question: Is it permissible to pray over one who died and did not pray? And what is the meaning of the hadith:
Pray over whoever dies from among the people of the qiblah
صلوا على من مات من أهل القبلةAnswer:
One who dies while not praying is not prayed over; because abandoning prayer is disbelief, may Allah protect us from it, due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.
العهد الذي بيننا وبينهم الصلاة فمن تركها فقد كفرAs for the hadith:
Pray over the people of the qiblah
صلوا على أهل القبلةPray (funeral prayers) over him who said (believed): 'Nothing deserves to be worshiped except Allah'
صلوا على من قال: لا إله إلا اللهThe intended meaning is when he says it while fulfilling its right and adhering to what preserves his Islam. Therefore, in the authentic hadiths:
Except by its right.
إلا بحقهاThe presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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