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Allah most High says:
Then there succeeded them a generation which neglected prayers and followed lusts. They will meet with destruction (Ghayy),
excepting the one who repents and believes and acts righteously.
(Quran 19:59-60)
Ibn abbas (RAA) explained that here does not mean that they completely abandoned prayers, but that they delayed them to the end of their prescribed times.
Said bin Musayyab, a great Imam following the generation of the Companions, elaborated on this, saying: "A person neglects if he delays the noon prayer up to the afternoon prayer time, afternoon prayer up to almost sunset prayer time, sunset prayer up to evening prayer time, and evening prayer up to morning prayer time, while
delaying morning prayer until just before sunrise.
If anyone dies without repentance while continuing in this manner, Allah has promised Ghayy for him, and that is a valley in Hell which is very deep and has foul food."
Allah Most High says:
Woe to the worshippers who are unmindful of their prayer.
(Quran 107:4-5)
Saad bin Abi Waqqas said: "I asked Allahs Messenger (SAW) about the meaning of unmindful, and he replied: It is delaying it
(the prayer) up to the end of its prescribed time.'" (Bazar)
While Allah calls such people , they are lazy and perform the prayer very late. He has promised them Wayl, which signifies a great punishment.
Some say, "Wayl is a valley in Hell, exceedingly hot, and that is the place for those who delay or miss the prayer, excepting the ones who repent and correct their habits."
Allah Most High says:
O you who bleieve, let neither your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah. And those who do so,
they will be the losers (Quran 63:9)
The commentators say: "The remembrance of Allah in this verse means the five daily prayers. If anyone is so busy in buying and
selling, or with his daily work of earning a livelihood, or with his children, that he cannot perform prayers on time, he will be
among the losers."
The Prophet (SAW) said in this regard: "The first thing which will be judged among a persons deeds on the Day of Resurrection
is the prayer. If that is in good order, he will pass the test and prosper, and if that is defective, he will fail the test and be a loser." (Tirmidhi)
Informing us about the inhabitants of Hell, Allah Most High says:
(The people in Hell will be asked): "What caused you to enter Hell-fire?"
They will say: "We were not among those who prayed, nor did we feed the needy. We used to engage in vain discourse with the vain-talkers, and we used to deny the Day of Judgement, until there came to us that which is certain (ie. Allah's judgement)." Then no intercession by any intercessors will benefit them.
(Quran 74:42-48)
The Prophet (SAW) said: "The convenant between us and them (that is, believers) is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become
an infidel." (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawood, Nisai, Tirmidhi).
He also said: "What lies between a man and infidelity is the
abanonment of prayer." (Muslim)
Allahs Messenger (SAW) is reported to have said: "If anyone abandons the afternoon prayer, his deeds are of no avail."
(Bukhari).
And he said: "If anyone abandons prayer deliberately he has no claim upon Allah" (Sunan).
Abdullah bin amr bin al-As (RAA) said that the Prophet (SAW) mentioned prayer one day saying, "If anyone keeps to it, it will
be light, evidence, and salvation for him on the day of Resurrection; but if anyone does not keep to it, it will not be for him light, evidence, or salvation; and on the Day of Resurrection, he will be associated with Qaran, Pharoah, Haman, and Ubayy bin Khalaf (a great enemy of Islam from among the Quraish)."
(Ahmad, Darimi and Baihaqi)
Some scholars have explained that the person who abandons prayer will be raised with such a foursome because his neglect of prayer may be due to his involvement with his property, his country, his administrative work, or his trade,
Therefore, if he was involved with his property, he will be resurrected with Qarun;
if with his country, then with Pharoah;
if with his administrative work, then with Haman;
and if with his trade, then with Ubayy bin Khalaf, the trader among the unbelievers of Mecca.
Muadh bin Jabal (RAA) reported Allah's Messenger (SAW) as saying: "If anyone abandons prayer intentionally he has no claim
to Allah Most High." (Ahmad)
Umar ibn al-Khattab (RAA) reported that a man asked the Prophet (SAW): "Messenger of Allah, what action is dearest to Allah
Most High?"
The Prophet (SAW) replied: "Prayer at its proper time. The one who does not pray has no religion. Prayer is the main pillar of the religon (of Islam)." (Baihaqi)
Abdullah bin Shaqiq (RAA) said that the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) did not consider the abandonment of any good deeds to be unbelief excepting the abandonment of prayer.
When Ali (RAA) was asked about a woman who did not pray, he replied: "The one who does not pray is an unbeliever."
Ibn Masood said that the one who does not pray has no religion, and Ibn Abbas said: "The one who leaves off a single prayer
deliberately will find, when he meets Allah Most High, that He is angry with him."
Allahs Messenger (SAW) said: "When a person meets Allah after neglecting his prayer, he will meet him as if he had not
worshipped him at all, nor done any good deeds."
And Ibn Hazm said: "There is no greater sin after polytheism than missing a prayer [That is to say, if one deliberately delays a prayer until its time has passed, although he was able to pray it on
time, without any valid reason which permits delaying it before its time.] and killing a believer without just cause."
Ibrahim Nakahi said: "The one who has left off the prayer has become a disbeliever. "
Awn bin Abdullah said: "When a person is buried, the first question which will be asked him will be concerning the prayer. If that is accepted from him, his other deeds will be looked at, but if that is not accepted form him, no other deeds will be looked at."
Abdullah bin al-As reported Allahs Messenger (SAW) as saying: "A person who conbines two prayers without valid excuse, enters a gate
among the major sins."
Watch " Fourth Major Sin - Not Praying"
http://www.youtube/. com/watch? v=ZBYmwQf63xY
Then there succeeded them a generation which neglected prayers and followed lusts. They will meet with destruction (Ghayy),
excepting the one who repents and believes and acts righteously.
(Quran 19:59-60)
Ibn abbas (RAA) explained that here does not mean that they completely abandoned prayers, but that they delayed them to the end of their prescribed times.
Said bin Musayyab, a great Imam following the generation of the Companions, elaborated on this, saying: "A person neglects if he delays the noon prayer up to the afternoon prayer time, afternoon prayer up to almost sunset prayer time, sunset prayer up to evening prayer time, and evening prayer up to morning prayer time, while
delaying morning prayer until just before sunrise.
If anyone dies without repentance while continuing in this manner, Allah has promised Ghayy for him, and that is a valley in Hell which is very deep and has foul food."
Allah Most High says:
Woe to the worshippers who are unmindful of their prayer.
(Quran 107:4-5)
Saad bin Abi Waqqas said: "I asked Allahs Messenger (SAW) about the meaning of unmindful, and he replied: It is delaying it
(the prayer) up to the end of its prescribed time.'" (Bazar)
While Allah calls such people , they are lazy and perform the prayer very late. He has promised them Wayl, which signifies a great punishment.
Some say, "Wayl is a valley in Hell, exceedingly hot, and that is the place for those who delay or miss the prayer, excepting the ones who repent and correct their habits."
Allah Most High says:
O you who bleieve, let neither your wealth nor your children distract you from the remembrance of Allah. And those who do so,
they will be the losers (Quran 63:9)
The commentators say: "The remembrance of Allah in this verse means the five daily prayers. If anyone is so busy in buying and
selling, or with his daily work of earning a livelihood, or with his children, that he cannot perform prayers on time, he will be
among the losers."
The Prophet (SAW) said in this regard: "The first thing which will be judged among a persons deeds on the Day of Resurrection
is the prayer. If that is in good order, he will pass the test and prosper, and if that is defective, he will fail the test and be a loser." (Tirmidhi)
Informing us about the inhabitants of Hell, Allah Most High says:
(The people in Hell will be asked): "What caused you to enter Hell-fire?"
They will say: "We were not among those who prayed, nor did we feed the needy. We used to engage in vain discourse with the vain-talkers, and we used to deny the Day of Judgement, until there came to us that which is certain (ie. Allah's judgement)." Then no intercession by any intercessors will benefit them.
(Quran 74:42-48)
The Prophet (SAW) said: "The convenant between us and them (that is, believers) is prayer, so if anyone abandons it he has become
an infidel." (Ahmad, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawood, Nisai, Tirmidhi).
He also said: "What lies between a man and infidelity is the
abanonment of prayer." (Muslim)
Allahs Messenger (SAW) is reported to have said: "If anyone abandons the afternoon prayer, his deeds are of no avail."
(Bukhari).
And he said: "If anyone abandons prayer deliberately he has no claim upon Allah" (Sunan).
Abdullah bin amr bin al-As (RAA) said that the Prophet (SAW) mentioned prayer one day saying, "If anyone keeps to it, it will
be light, evidence, and salvation for him on the day of Resurrection; but if anyone does not keep to it, it will not be for him light, evidence, or salvation; and on the Day of Resurrection, he will be associated with Qaran, Pharoah, Haman, and Ubayy bin Khalaf (a great enemy of Islam from among the Quraish)."
(Ahmad, Darimi and Baihaqi)
Some scholars have explained that the person who abandons prayer will be raised with such a foursome because his neglect of prayer may be due to his involvement with his property, his country, his administrative work, or his trade,
Therefore, if he was involved with his property, he will be resurrected with Qarun;
if with his country, then with Pharoah;
if with his administrative work, then with Haman;
and if with his trade, then with Ubayy bin Khalaf, the trader among the unbelievers of Mecca.
Muadh bin Jabal (RAA) reported Allah's Messenger (SAW) as saying: "If anyone abandons prayer intentionally he has no claim
to Allah Most High." (Ahmad)
Umar ibn al-Khattab (RAA) reported that a man asked the Prophet (SAW): "Messenger of Allah, what action is dearest to Allah
Most High?"
The Prophet (SAW) replied: "Prayer at its proper time. The one who does not pray has no religion. Prayer is the main pillar of the religon (of Islam)." (Baihaqi)
Abdullah bin Shaqiq (RAA) said that the Companions of the Prophet (SAW) did not consider the abandonment of any good deeds to be unbelief excepting the abandonment of prayer.
When Ali (RAA) was asked about a woman who did not pray, he replied: "The one who does not pray is an unbeliever."
Ibn Masood said that the one who does not pray has no religion, and Ibn Abbas said: "The one who leaves off a single prayer
deliberately will find, when he meets Allah Most High, that He is angry with him."
Allahs Messenger (SAW) said: "When a person meets Allah after neglecting his prayer, he will meet him as if he had not
worshipped him at all, nor done any good deeds."
And Ibn Hazm said: "There is no greater sin after polytheism than missing a prayer [That is to say, if one deliberately delays a prayer until its time has passed, although he was able to pray it on
time, without any valid reason which permits delaying it before its time.] and killing a believer without just cause."
Ibrahim Nakahi said: "The one who has left off the prayer has become a disbeliever. "
Awn bin Abdullah said: "When a person is buried, the first question which will be asked him will be concerning the prayer. If that is accepted from him, his other deeds will be looked at, but if that is not accepted form him, no other deeds will be looked at."
Abdullah bin al-As reported Allahs Messenger (SAW) as saying: "A person who conbines two prayers without valid excuse, enters a gate
among the major sins."
Watch " Fourth Major Sin - Not Praying"
http://www.youtube/. com/watch? v=ZBYmwQf63xY
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