Is the slaughter of one who abandons prayer permissible?
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Question:
A message was received for the program from the Tunisian Republic, sent by a listener from there. He says (S. H.): Our brother began his message with praise and appreciation for this program and its participants. He proceeded to ask and said: Is it permissible to eat from the slaughter of one who intentionally abandons prayer? Knowing that if he is informed of this, he argues that he pronounces the testimony of faith. How should one act if there is no butcher who prays?
Answer:
The one who does not pray, his slaughter is not eaten; this is the correct view, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):, and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam), and his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2616Hasan (Darussalam). If a pillar is left, does it stand? Does it remain? When the pillar is left, the tent collapses. So the one who does not pray has no religion, and his slaughter is not eaten. If you are in a country where there is no Muslim butcher, slaughter for yourself and use your hand in what benefits you, or seek a Muslim butcher, even in your home, to slaughter for you. This is easy, by the praise of Allah. It is not permissible for you to be lenient in this matter. You must advise this man to fear Allah and to pray.
And his saying that the two testimonies are sufficient is an error. The two testimonies must be accompanied by their rights. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Sahih al-Bukhari 25, and it is agreed upon that it is authentic. So he mentioned prayer and zakah along with the testimonies. In the other wording, he said: Sunan Ibn Majah 3927Sahih (Darussalam). So prayer is part of its right, and zakah is part of its right.
It is obligatory for the believer to fear Allah, and it is obligatory for everyone who claims to be a Muslim to fear Allah, to pray the five prayers, and to preserve them. They are the pillar of Islam and the greatest of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies. Whoever neglects them neglects his religion, and whoever abandons them exits from his religion. We ask Allah for safety. This is the truth and the correct view.
Some scholars said: He does not become a disbeliever by major disbelief, but his disbelief is minor disbelief, and he is a sinner committing a great sin, greater than zina, greater than theft, and greater than drinking intoxicants, but he does not become a disbeliever by major disbelief. This is what a group of scholars said. But the correct view is what the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) indicates, that such a person becomes a disbeliever by major disbelief; because he neglected the pillar of Islam, which is prayer. So it is not permissible to be lenient in this matter. And Abdullah ibn Shaqiq al-Aqili, the great Tabi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) , said: The Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider anything whose abandonment is disbelief except prayer. So he mentioned the consensus of the Companions that the one who abandons it is a disbeliever. We ask Allah for safety.
So it is obligatory to be cautious, and it is obligatory to preserve this great obligation and not to be lenient with the one who abandons it. So his food is not eaten, his slaughter is not eaten, he is not invited to a wedding feast, and his invitation is not accepted. Rather, he is boycotted until he repents to Allah and until he prays. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Abdul Aziz! No doubt you have been generous in expressing some of what Muslims should be toward the one who abandons prayer, who is that one who claims Islam. Is there any addition to this, Shaykh Abdul Aziz?
The Shaykh: Perhaps this is sufficient. It is sufficient for us that he is a disbeliever. We ask Allah for safety, by the text of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And is there a sin after disbelief? There is nothing after disbelief. The greatest of sins is disbelief in Allah . We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. But what is required of the one who knows him in this state?
The Shaykh: He must advise him, and he must boycott him if he does not accept the advice. So he does not accept his invitation if he invites him, he does not invite him to a wedding feast, and he does not greet him with salam if he meets him. And he warns people of his evil until he repents to Allah. Yes.
A message was received for the program from the Tunisian Republic, sent by a listener from there. He says (S. H.): Our brother began his message with praise and appreciation for this program and its participants. He proceeded to ask and said: Is it permissible to eat from the slaughter of one who intentionally abandons prayer? Knowing that if he is informed of this, he argues that he pronounces the testimony of faith. How should one act if there is no butcher who prays?
Answer:
The one who does not pray, his slaughter is not eaten; this is the correct view, based on 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 كفرThe head of the matter is Islam, and its pillar is the Salat
رأس الأمر الإسلام وعموده الصلاةAnd his saying that the two testimonies are sufficient is an error. The two testimonies must be accompanied by their rights. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight against the people until they testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and that Muhammad is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), and offer the prayers perfectly and give the obligatory charity, so if they perform that, then they save their lives and property from me except for Islamic laws and then their reckoning (accounts) will be done by Allah.
أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يشهدوا أن لا إله إلا الله وأني رسول الله ويقيموا الصلاة ويؤتوا الزكاة، فإذا فعلوا ذلك عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحق الإسلام وحسابهم على اللهI have been commanded to fight the people until they say: La ilaha illallah. If they say it, then their blood and wealth are protected from me, except for a right that is due from it, and their reckoning will be with Allah.
أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يقولوا لا إله إلا الله فإذا قالوها عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحقها وحسابهم على اللهIt is obligatory for the believer to fear Allah, and it is obligatory for everyone who claims to be a Muslim to fear Allah, to pray the five prayers, and to preserve them. They are the pillar of Islam and the greatest of the pillars of Islam after the two testimonies. Whoever neglects them neglects his religion, and whoever abandons them exits from his religion. We ask Allah for safety. This is the truth and the correct view.
Some scholars said: He does not become a disbeliever by major disbelief, but his disbelief is minor disbelief, and he is a sinner committing a great sin, greater than zina, greater than theft, and greater than drinking intoxicants, but he does not become a disbeliever by major disbelief. This is what a group of scholars said. But the correct view is what the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) indicates, that such a person becomes a disbeliever by major disbelief; because he neglected the pillar of Islam, which is prayer. So it is not permissible to be lenient in this matter. And Abdullah ibn Shaqiq al-Aqili, the great Tabi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) , said: The Companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not consider anything whose abandonment is disbelief except prayer. So he mentioned the consensus of the Companions that the one who abandons it is a disbeliever. We ask Allah for safety.
So it is obligatory to be cautious, and it is obligatory to preserve this great obligation and not to be lenient with the one who abandons it. So his food is not eaten, his slaughter is not eaten, he is not invited to a wedding feast, and his invitation is not accepted. Rather, he is boycotted until he repents to Allah and until he prays. We ask Allah for guidance for everyone.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh Abdul Aziz! No doubt you have been generous in expressing some of what Muslims should be toward the one who abandons prayer, who is that one who claims Islam. Is there any addition to this, Shaykh Abdul Aziz?
The Shaykh: Perhaps this is sufficient. It is sufficient for us that he is a disbeliever. We ask Allah for safety, by the text of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And is there a sin after disbelief? There is nothing after disbelief. The greatest of sins is disbelief in Allah . We ask Allah for safety.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. But what is required of the one who knows him in this state?
The Shaykh: He must advise him, and he must boycott him if he does not accept the advice. So he does not accept his invitation if he invites him, he does not invite him to a wedding feast, and he does not greet him with salam if he meets him. And he warns people of his evil until he repents to Allah. Yes.
Source
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