Abu Taymiyyah – Q&A Fell in To Zina , Left off the Salat, Is My Fast Accepted
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A lot of people started messaging in,
you know, a lot of people started messaging
in. A sister messaged in today saying
that
you know she feels like dying. She ended
up committing that major sin in the month
of Ramadan and she hasn't even prayed.
Fajr and she has also left off her
other salawat.
Because she feels like, you know, the whole
world is coming down
onto her. She ended up falling into this
grave serious sin.
And what do I advise? And I thought
this is very very important that we discuss
and also mention because also a very common
issue that
brothers keep asking and also sisters keep asking
about, is my fasting going to be
valid if I don't pray?
I've had so many youngsters come up to
me,
and a lot of people might not pray
outside the month of Ramadan. And even in
the month of Ramadan, all they are doing
is what?
They're fasting. Because the month of Ramadan has
kicked in. So inshallah, I'm going to elaborate
on this issue. We have to understand, as
I mentioned earlier as well, the salah, it
removes the filth and the evil of your
life.
We pray because that is also going to
help us what?
Remove some of these evil filthy acts that
we're doing.
The salah removes the filth and the evil
from your life.
While there, forget about your fast being invalid.
We're talking about your religion being on the
line.
Because there's a lot of scholars.
And Imam Mahmut
that view that if one does not pray,
then his Islam has gone down the drain
as well. This person is no longer a
Muslim. There is no difference between what? Bump
and Muhammad if he's not praying.
Where did he get this from? Messenger Sallallahu
Alaihi Wasallamih said,
Between the man and also Kufr and shirk
is leaving on the salah. The messenger
you also mentioned on the hadith.
The difference between us and them, the Christian,
the Jew, the agnostic,
and the rest of the non Muslims is
a salah. Whoever believes the of, this person
has disbelieved.
Also, Abdul Bayb al Shakhika al Uqayli who
many of the companions, he said,
The companions, they never used to see an
act that was abandoned to be an act
of
If somebody didn't fast, maybe they had excuses
for them. Companions I'm talking about.
If she never wore hijab, maybe she's new
to Islam.
Maybe your iman has gone down. She's still
a Muslim. If he wasn't going out for
Hajj, maybe they said, The guy is poor.
Are you with me, my brothers and my
sisters? But the issue of the salah, they
never gave somebody an excuse.
There was no good thought, the companions.
Some scholars even go as far as saying,
The one who does not pray, he's left
by ijma'a.
Something that has been unanimously agreed.
Like Abu Dawooda Saktyani,
and other than him. But anyways, you find
that his khilaf and the point of the
matter is,
somebody's Islam can go down the drain by
not praying.
Sometimes they ask, Is my fast being accepted?
Is your Islam even being accepted?
Can you see my brothers and my sisters
how serious this issue is?
The least one needs to have,
okay, is he needs to be praying.
5 daily prayers.
Leaving of zakah, siam, haj.
Some, it's not like leaving on the salah.
The Sahab, they saw it completely differently.
This is why one, my brothers and my
sisters, he needs to continue this no matter
what he does.
No matter what he falls into.
It could be that the salah is pushing
whatever else you're doing
all the way back.
All the way back.
Until inshallah to all the salah,
it overwhelms
every other bad act that you're doing.
So one needs to carry on,
no matter what he falls into.