Intentionally Abandoning a Single Prayer | Shaykh Saleh al-Fawzan حفظه الله

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It is said, the more knowledge one accumulates in life, the more he/she is held accountable for that knowledge.


Watching this video, I have no excuse for missing a single prayer from now on.

Great reminder

 

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On that same token, missing nafila/extra routines is always karahiya on looked down upon, we have a family tradition that we inherited from my father of reading from 'Muhammad rasuullulah'to surat 'qul auuthu birabi naas' every Friday. the prophet sallallah alyh wa salam said that the best of deeds are the continual even if it's small.

 

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I believe this is the Hanbali position and the position of Imam Ahmad. Fawzan folows the Hanbali school so this would be his position. I may be wrong but the other schools don’t seem to hold that opinion. If a person neglects the prayer out of laziness or following his whims and desires (like most Muslims) but does not deny the importance and obligatory status of prayer then he wouldn’t be a disbeliever (according to the majority) but if he denies the obligation of prayer then he would be a disbeliever.

Answered by Ustadh Torab Torabi

Hanafi fiqh:

“No, someone who leaves the prayer out of laziness is not considered a disbeliever. And this is the ruling from the majority of Ahl al Sunnah. However, if one were to deny the prayer and say that it is not obligatory, then it could possibly entail disbelief (kufr). However, it is not our role to deem every person we see as a Muslim or a Kaafir. These questions will all be clear on the Day of Reckoning.”

Is Someone Considered a Disbeliever for Leaving the Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Torab Torabi Question: Salaam Alaykum. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) once said, that the one who leaves or abandons prayer is a disbeliever. So what if one who has parents that are from a Muslim background, (practising or otherwise), has never prayed the 5...

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I’ve been finding it very hard to keep up with my prayers these days. May Allah make it easy on us all ameen