Foregoing one's Salaah

Submitted by admin on Sat, 2014-12-06 17:16

Q: My question is if a person misses his or her salah does he or she become a kafir? Some scholars say that it is kufr.

A: Foregoing one's Salaah intentionally is a major sin. If one had intentionally omitted one's Salaah, one should sincerely repent to Allah Ta'ala for committing this major sin and make a firm resolve that one will not repeat this in the future. One will also have to make up for the missed Salaah by performing the qadha. However one will not become a kaafir.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

Answered by:

Mufti Zakaria Makada

Checked & Approved:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

Category:

Salaah›The importance of Salaah

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