The Ruling on the Hadith: "The first thing for which a servant will be held accountable..."
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Question:
The listener, 'Abd al-Basit Shu'ayb 'Umar al-Qari—apparently—sent a question, saying: I read a hadith, and I do not know whether it is authentic or not? The hadith is: or as he said it. Is this authentic? Please guide us?
May Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, yes, it has various wordings, including this wording. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 413Sahih (Darussalam) And in the other narration: This supports the correct opinion, which is that abandoning the prayer is major shirk (associating partners with Allah). So whoever abandons the prayer commits disbelief (kufr) because of his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Sunan Ibn Majah 1079Sahih (Darussalam) And his (peace and blessings be upon him) saying: Muslim narrated it in his Sahih, in other hadiths indicating the disbelief of one who intentionally abandons the prayer, even if he does not deny its obligation, even if he acknowledges that it is obligatory. But his abandoning it is sufficient for his disbelief and his exiting from Islam, according to the most correct of the scholars' opinions.
As for if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever according to everyone, according to all the scholars of knowledge. And the common case for one who abandons it and is lax with it is that he does not acknowledge its obligation. If he truly acknowledged its obligation, he would not have abandoned it. But this indicates the weakness of his faith in it, and the weakness of his belief in its obligation, or the absence thereof. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
The listener, 'Abd al-Basit Shu'ayb 'Umar al-Qari—apparently—sent a question, saying: I read a hadith, and I do not know whether it is authentic or not? The hadith is:
The first thing for which the servant will be asked on the Day of Resurrection is his prayer. If it is sound, then the rest of his deeds will be sound, and if it is corrupt, then the rest of his deeds will be corrupt.
أول ما يسأل عنه العبد يوم القيامة صلاته، فإن صلحت صلح سائر عمله، وإن فسدت فسد سائر عملهMay Allah reward you with good.
Answer:
Yes, yes, it has various wordings, including this wording. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Indeed the first deed by which a servant will be called to account on the Day of Resurrection is his Salat. If it is complete, he is successful and saved, but if it is defective, he has failed and lost.
أول ما يحاسب عنه العبد من عمله صلاته، فإن صلحت فقد أفلح وأنجح، وإن فسدت فقد خاب وخسرIf his prayer is accepted, then the rest of his deeds will be accepted from him, and if his prayer is rejected, then the rest of his deeds will be rejected from him.
فإن قبلت صلاته قبل منه سائر عمله، وإن ردت عليه صلاته رد عليه سائر عملهThe 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 كفرBetween a man and disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) is the abandonment of prayer.
بين الرجل وبين الكفر والشرك ترك الصلاةAs for if he denies its obligation, he is a disbeliever according to everyone, according to all the scholars of knowledge. And the common case for one who abandons it and is lax with it is that he does not acknowledge its obligation. If he truly acknowledged its obligation, he would not have abandoned it. But this indicates the weakness of his faith in it, and the weakness of his belief in its obligation, or the absence thereof. Yes.
The presenter: May Allah reward you with good.
Source
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