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.
