Sharh Riyad as-Saliheen by Ibn Uthaymeen — Volume 1 (شرح رياض الصالحين) — Page 391

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بِبَعْضِ الْأَشْيَاءِ الْمُكَمِّلَةِ لِلصَّلَاةِ، فَإِنَّ هَذَا مَحْرُومٌ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ الَّذِي يَحْصُلُ لَهُ بِإِكْمَالِ الصَّلَاةِ، لَكِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِآثِمٍ، فَمَثَلًا: لَوْ اقْتَصَرَ عَلَى «سُبْحَانَ رَبِّيَ الْعَظِيمِ» فِي الرُّكُوعِ مَعَ الطُّمَأْنِينَةِ لَكَانَ كَافِيًا، لَكِنَّهُ مَحْرُومٌ مِنْ زِيَادَةِ الْأَجْرِ فِي التَّسْبِيحِ.

(from previous page) ⟵ The answer to that is to say: As for whoever did not perform it perfectly, meaning that he omitted some of the things that complete the prayer, then this person is deprived of the reward that he would have received by completing the prayer, but he is not sinful. For example, if he limited himself to "Subhana Rabbiyal-Azeem" (Glory be to my Lord, the Almighty) in bowing with tranquility, it would be sufficient, but he would be deprived of the increased reward in glorification.

وَأَمَّا مَنْ لَمْ يُقِمْهَا أَصْلًا، يَعْنِي أَنَّهُ تَرَكَهَا بِالْكُلِّيَّةِ، فَهَذَا كَافِرٌ مُرْتَدٌّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ كُفْرًا مُخْرِجًا عَنِ الْمِلَّةِ، يَخْرُجُ مِنْ عِدَادِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الدُّنْيَا، وَيَكُونُ فِي عِدَادِ الْكَافِرِينَ فِي الْآخِرَةِ، أَخْبَرَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ أَنَّهُ يُحْشَرُ مَعَ فِرْعَوْنَ، وَهَامَانَ، وَقَارُونَ، وَأُبَيِّ بْنِ خَلَفٍ، وَهَؤُلَاءِ رُؤُوسُ الْكَفَرَةِ يُحْشَرُ مَعَهُمْ وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ.

As for the one who does not perform prayer at all, abandoning it entirely, he is an apostate from Islam. This is a form of disbelief that removes one from the fold of the faith. He is no longer counted among the Muslims in this life, and he will be counted among the disbelievers in the Hereafter. The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed us that he will be gathered with Pharaoh, Haman, Qarun, and Ubayy ibn Khalaf. May Allah protect us, for he will be resurrected alongside these leaders of disbelief.

أَمَّا فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّهُ كَافِرٌ مُرْتَدٌّ يَجِبُ عَلَى وَلِيِّ الْأَمْرِ أَنْ يَدْعُوَهُ لِلصَّلَاةِ، فَإِنْ صَلَّى فَذَاكَ، وَإِنْ لَمْ يُصَلِّ قَتَلَهُ قَتْلَ رِدَّةٍ - وَالْعِيَاذُ بِاللَّهِ - وَإِذَا قُتِلَ قَتْلَ رِدَّةٍ عُمِلَ فِي سَيَّارَةٍ بَعِيدًا عَنِ الْبَلَدِ، وَحُفِرَ لَهُ حُفْرَةٌ وَرُمِسَ فِيهَا؛ حَتَّى لَا يَتَأَذَّى النَّاسُ بِرَائِحَتِهِ وَلَا يَتَأَذَّى أَهْلُهُ وَأَصْحَابُهُ بِمُشَاهَدَتِهِ، فَلَا حُرْمَةَ لَهُ لَوْ أُبْقِيَ عَلَى ظَهْرِ الْأَرْضِ هَكَذَا؛ وَلَهَذَا لَا نَغْسِلُهُ، وَلَا نُكَفِّنُهُ، وَلَا نُصَلِّي عَلَيْهِ، وَلَا نُدْنِيهِ مِنْ مَسَاجِدِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِلصَّلَاةِ عَلَيْهِ؛ لِأَنَّهُ كَافِرٌ مُرْتَدٌّ.

In this world, he is an apostate. It is the duty of the ruler to call him to prayer; if he complies, he is spared, but if he refuses, he must be executed for apostasy—we seek refuge in Allah. Once executed, his body is transported far from the town, buried in a pit, and covered with earth so that people are not distressed by the odor and his family and friends are not pained by the sight of him. He is afforded no sanctity if left on the surface of the earth. Consequently, we do not wash his body, shroud him, pray over him, or bring him near the mosques of the Muslims, for he is an apostate.

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Vocabulary · المفردات (23 verbs · 53 nouns)

• حَصَلَ — to obtain
• اِقْتَصَرَ — to limit
• أَقَامَ — to establish
• شَيْء — thing
• مُكَمِّل — complementary
• صَلَاة — prayer