Haseena Posted April 16, 2003 If a person abandons prayers completely, eventhough he knows that the prayers are compulsory, most of the scholars say that this person is out of Islam. When the person decides to start praying again, the person needs to redo the shahadah ( witnesses are not necessary, this is between you and Allah swt) in order to return to Islam. All sins are forgiven when doing the shahadah and the person does not have to make up any prayers, it is understood that the person has now decided to repent and to practice Islam ( not just do the shahadah to have sins forgiven and then continue to abandon prayers ... ) The muslim who misses some prayers for the muslim who misses a prayer here and there, first of course he needs to repent and ask forgiveness and then proceed to say all prayers, then he can evaluate how many prayers he missed and then do voluntary prayers to compensate for the missed prayers whether a person knows or not how many compulsory prayers he missed here and there over the months or over the years, performing many voluntary prayers on a regular basis is recommended at all times, as well as offering du'a and increasing the number of good deeds Those Who Do Not Say Their Prayers Of: Fajr: the glow of their face is taken away. Dhuhr: the blessing of their income is taken away. 3Asar: the strength of their body is taken away. Maghrib: they will not benefit from their children. 3Isha: the peace of their sleep is taken away. Allaah Most High says (which means): Then there has succeeded them a generation which has given up prayers (i.e, made their praycrs to be lost, either by not offering them at all or by not offering them perfectly or by not offering them in their proper fixed times, etc.) and have followed lusts. So they will be thrown in Hell. Except those who repent and believe in the Oneness of Allaah and His Messenger (), and act righteously. [surah Maryam, 19:59-60] (The people in Hell will be asked:) What has caused you to enter Hell? They will say: We were not among those who used to pray. Nor did we feed the poor. And we used to talk falsehood (all that which Allaah hated) with vain-talkers. And we used to belie thc Day of Recompense. Until there came to us that which is certain (i.e., death). So no Intercession of intercessors will benefit them [surah Al-Muddaththir, 74:42-48] the Prophet also said (which means): What lies between a man and disbelief is the abandonment of prayer. [Muslim, Aboo Dawood, Nasaa'ee] And the Prophet said (which means): If anyone abandons prayer deliberately then he has no claim upon Allaah. [ibn Maajah, ADAB-AL-MUFRAD of Bukhaari, Tabaraani] The Qur’an Surah 28, verse 56: *{It is true you will not be able to guide every one, whom you love; but God guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance.}* Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mujahida Posted April 16, 2003 Asalama-Alaykum May the Peace & Blessings of Allah subhanaAllah be upon you Sista Haseena. I found that very uplifting and Beautiful Indeed a Precious Reminder. It's With Salat that we communicate with ALLAH best and during Sajuud. It's a Bond between ALLAH and His slave and W***ver Breakes that bond Is counted as a disBeliever. What makes us Muslims is our Deeds with Niya & not our Names. Jezekelah to the Poster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites