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The Ruling On One Who Does Not Perform Ṣalāh

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Darussalam · Volume 1

5. The Book Of Ṣalâh

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الحديث: 464 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 232

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465. It was narrated that Jâbir said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'There is nothing between a person and disbelief except abandoning Ṣalâh.'" (Ṣaḥīḥ)

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464 - أَخْبَرَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، عَنْ أَبِي الزُّبَيْرِ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ إِلَّا تَرْكُ الصَّلَاةِ»

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1. The distinction between a Muslim and a disbeliever is the prayer. Prayer is an integral pillar of Islam: through it, a Muslim's identity is established. 2. The person who abandons prayer indulges in disbelief - because the one who never performs the prayer, has abandoned Ṣalâh altogether. Apparently there appears to be no distinction between him and a disbeliever. 3. Between a slave (Abd) of Allâh and between disbelief there is nothing but the abandonment of prayer, because through the abandonment of prayer the distinction of being a Muslim ends. Hence, his association with disbelief becomes pronounced.