English translation
1079. 'Abdullâh bin Buraidah narrated that his father said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is prayer; so whoever leaves it, he has committed Kufr.'" (Sahih)
Hadith 1079
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Darussalam · Volume 2
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الحديث: 1079 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 342
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Source no. 1079 · Volume 3 · Page 79
Sahih
صحيح، المشكاة (٥٧٤) ، التعليق أيضا، نقد التاج (٧١) ، تخريج الإيمان لابن أبى شيبة (٤٦)
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Arabic text
1079 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْبَالِسِيُّ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَقِيقٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا حُسَيْنُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ بُرَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمُ الصَّلَاةُ، فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ»
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Commentary
What the Hadith means is this that, since a hypocrite outwardly makes his confession of faith, all the laws of Shari'ah operate on him. But if he abandons performing prayer, then he openly declares disbelief. And since he openly declares disbelief, he forfeits all the rights available to a believer. In other words, leaving prayer is identical to a declaration of disbelief. This being so, there is food for thought for the many Muslims-in-name-only, and a need to search their souls to determine to which category they truly belong.