Shaykh
Saalih al-Fawzaan (Hafidhahullaah)
Q. What is the ruling of the one who fasts the blessed
(month of) Ramadhan without praying at all with no (legislated) excuse, knowing
that we have advised him many times, but he has not listened?
The
one who waste the prayer, the fast nor any other action is considered sound
(i.e. accepted) from him. That is because the one
who abandons the prayer has disbelieved & the action that comes from
the disbeliever is not sound (i.e. accepted). The prayer is the second pillar
from the pillars of Islaam & the fast is the fourth pillar. Therefore the
prayer is given precedence over the fast & it is the pillar of
Islaam.
Therefore the one
who doesn't pray, his fast or any other action is not accepted from him.
Upon him is to repent to Allaah The Glorified
& Most High & preserve the five daily prayers. Then after that, he
preserves the rest of the affairs of his religion from the fast & other
than it.
As long as he is not praying
he is NOT a Muslim and his actions are NOT accepted from him. The prayer is the
pillar of Islaam. Does a building stand without a pillar!? This is
impossible."
From: "al-Muntqaa min Fataawaa Fadeelatish-Shaykh Saalih ibn Fawzaan ibn
Abdillaah al-Fawzaan" (3/159) Fatwaa # 242
Translated by: Abu
Yusuf Khaleefah
28th day of Sha'baan
1433/ 18th of July 2012
No comments:
Post a Comment