Does one who repents for having abandoned the prayer make up the missed prayers?
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Question:
A message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asked a number of questions. In one of his questions, he says: A young man was abandoning the prayer, so Allah granted him repentance. Some scholars issued a ruling for him that he should make up the prayers he missed, and if he does not make them up, he will make them up in Hell. Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he was abandoning the prayer while denying its obligation, then he owes no making up of prayers, and he must repent. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order those who embraced Islam to make up the prayers that had passed. And the apostates during the time of the Companions, when they embraced Islam, the Companions did not order them to make up the prayers they had left.
As for if he was not denying its obligation, but rather was negligent, lazy, and left some of the prayers, then there is disagreement regarding his disbelief. Some of the scholars said: he commits major disbelief, and this is the most correct due to the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): narrated by Muslim in the authentic collection, and due to his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) And the majority held that it is disbelief less than disbelief, if he did not deny the obligation, it becomes disbelief less than disbelief, and he owes making up the prayers. So if he makes them up, it is good from the standpoint of precaution.
As for the statement of this mufti: that he will make them up in Hell! I do not know a basis for this, I do not know a basis for this. But in any case, the correct view is that he is not obligated to make them up. If he makes them up from the standpoint of precaution and to get out of the disagreement, if he did not deny the obligation but was lazy, if he makes them up, this is good from the standpoint of precaution, otherwise he is not obligated to make them up. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
A message was received by the program from one of the listening brothers, in which he asked a number of questions. In one of his questions, he says: A young man was abandoning the prayer, so Allah granted him repentance. Some scholars issued a ruling for him that he should make up the prayers he missed, and if he does not make them up, he will make them up in Hell. Please issue a ruling for us, may Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
If he was abandoning the prayer while denying its obligation, then he owes no making up of prayers, and he must repent. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order those who embraced Islam to make up the prayers that had passed. And the apostates during the time of the Companions, when they embraced Islam, the Companions did not order them to make up the prayers they had left.
As for if he was not denying its obligation, but rather was negligent, lazy, and left some of the prayers, then there is disagreement regarding his disbelief. Some of the scholars said: he commits major disbelief, and this is the most correct 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 statement of this mufti: that he will make them up in Hell! I do not know a basis for this, I do not know a basis for this. But in any case, the correct view is that he is not obligated to make them up. If he makes them up from the standpoint of precaution and to get out of the disagreement, if he did not deny the obligation but was lazy, if he makes them up, this is good from the standpoint of precaution, otherwise he is not obligated to make them up. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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