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Will a person who does not perform salaah become a kaafir?

· 7 Rajab 1438 AH1 min readEnglish

Question

In a video I have heard a scholar say that if a person, whether a man or a woman, only prays namaaz during Ramadaan but does not pray the rest of the year is a Kafir. Is it true that if a person does not offer namaaz the whole year but only prays during the month of Ramadaan is a Kafir?

Answer

If he does not perform salaah due to weakness of Imaan but regards the omitting of salaah as a sin, he will not leave the fold of Islam.

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

Answered by
Mufti Zakaria Makada
Checked & approved by
Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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