What is the ruling on one who abandons prayer for a period of time?
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Question:
He asks in another question, saying: How does a Muslim make up the prayers he did not perform since reaching maturity, which he missed, and will he be held accountable for abandoning them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
He must repent to Allah for that, and he owes no making up of them. When he repents with a sincere repentance, Allah erases that disbelief and that misguidance from him. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: [Surat al-Nur: 31]. So whoever repents sincerely has succeeded. And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sunan Ibn Majah 4250Da’if (Darussalam).
The correct view is that one who abandons prayer out of laziness is a disbeliever with major shirk (associating partners with Allah). As for if he abandons it by denying its obligation, then he is a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims. And a disbeliever, when he embraces Islam, is not ordered to make up what he left of prayer and fasting. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
He asks in another question, saying: How does a Muslim make up the prayers he did not perform since reaching maturity, which he missed, and will he be held accountable for abandoning them? May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
He must repent to Allah for that, and he owes no making up of them. When he repents with a sincere repentance, Allah erases that disbelief and that misguidance from him. Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said:
And turn to Allah in repentance, all of you, O believers, that you might succeed.
وَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ جَمِيعًا أَيُّهَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَRepentance erases what came before it
التوبة تمحو ما قبلهاThe one who repents from sin is like one who did not sin.
والتائب من الذنب كمن لا ذنب لهThe correct view is that one who abandons prayer out of laziness is a disbeliever with major shirk (associating partners with Allah). As for if he abandons it by denying its obligation, then he is a disbeliever by the consensus of the Muslims. And a disbeliever, when he embraces Islam, is not ordered to make up what he left of prayer and fasting. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good, and may He do you good.
Source
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