The ruling on one who dies while not knowing the ruling on the one who abandons prayer
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Question:
If there is a person who died while not praying, and he did not know that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, will Allah forgive him for his ignorance?
Answer:
The apparent indication of the scriptural evidence is that he is not forgiven, because it is not a condition for him to know the ruling. He is commanded to pray; he has to pray. He is commanded to pay zakah; he has to pay zakah, and so on.
So the conclusion is that if he abandons prayer deliberately, he is a disbeliever according to the correct opinion of the scholars, even if he does not deny its obligation. But if he denies the obligation, he becomes a disbeliever according to all the scholars. May Allah grant us safety. However, if he abandons it out of laziness and negligence, the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever for that, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): which Muslim recorded in his Sahih, and based on his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) narrated by Imam Ahmad and the people of the Sunan with a sound chain, and based on other evidence, and because his abandonment of it indicates a lack of faith, or the absence of faith. May Allah grant us safety, because it is the pillar of Islam. May Allah grant us safety. Yes.
The presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
If there is a person who died while not praying, and he did not know that the one who abandons prayer is a disbeliever, will Allah forgive him for his ignorance?
Answer:
The apparent indication of the scriptural evidence is that he is not forgiven, because it is not a condition for him to know the ruling. He is commanded to pray; he has to pray. He is commanded to pay zakah; he has to pay zakah, and so on.
So the conclusion is that if he abandons prayer deliberately, he is a disbeliever according to the correct opinion of the scholars, even if he does not deny its obligation. But if he denies the obligation, he becomes a disbeliever according to all the scholars. May Allah grant us safety. However, if he abandons it out of laziness and negligence, the correct view is that he becomes a disbeliever for that, based on the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him):
Between the 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 presenter: O Allah, amen. May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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