{"id":15290,"date":"2026-04-23T01:37:47","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:37:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=15290"},"modified":"2026-04-23T01:37:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T01:37:47","slug":"those-who-have-abandoned-the-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/?p=15290","title":{"rendered":"Those Who Have Abandoned the Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"414\"><strong data-start=\"367\" data-end=\"414\">To the One Who Has Abandoned the Prayer\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"416\" data-end=\"606\">O you who have abandoned the prayer\u2014what remains of your Islam if you have forsaken its foundation? Do you not know that Salah is the backbone of Islam, and the clearest sign of your belief?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"608\" data-end=\"713\">O you who neglect your prayers! All of creation prostrates to Allah\u2014except you. Allah, the Exalted, says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"715\" data-end=\"985\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"985\"><em data-start=\"717\" data-end=\"957\">\u201cDo you not see that to Allah prostrates whoever is in the heavens and whoever is on the earth\u2014the sun, the moon, the stars, the mountains, the trees, the animals, and many among mankind? But upon many, the punishment has been justified.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"957\" data-end=\"960\" \/><em data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"985\">(Surah Al-Hajj 22:18)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"987\" data-end=\"1090\">If you choose not to pray, are you not afraid of being among those on whom the punishment is justified?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1210\">O you who have abandoned the prayer! Do you not realize that neglecting it is a form of disbelief? The Prophet \ufdfa said:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1212\" data-end=\"1335\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1335\"><em data-start=\"1214\" data-end=\"1321\">\u201cThe covenant that distinguishes between us and them is the prayer; whoever abandons it has disbelieved.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1324\" \/><em data-start=\"1326\" data-end=\"1335\">(Ahmad)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1337\" data-end=\"1442\">O you who forsake Salah! Don\u2019t you know that laziness in prayer is a trait of the hypocrites? Allah says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1444\" data-end=\"1675\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1675\"><em data-start=\"1446\" data-end=\"1646\">\u201cIndeed, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but He deceives them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"1646\" data-end=\"1649\" \/><em data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1675\">(Surah An-Nisa\u2019 4:142)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1792\">The hypocrites in the time of the Prophet \ufdfa prayed\u2014though for show. Yet you do not pray at all. Where do you stand?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1923\">O you who have left the prayer! Do you not fear the hardness of your heart and heedlessness overtaking you? The Prophet \ufdfa warned:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1925\" data-end=\"2061\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2061\"><em data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"2046\">\u201cLet people stop neglecting the Friday prayer, or Allah will seal their hearts, and they will be among the heedless.\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"2046\" data-end=\"2049\" \/><em data-start=\"2051\" data-end=\"2061\">(Muslim)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2167\">O you who abandon Salah! Do you not know that it leads to Hellfire? Allah says about the people of Hell:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2169\" data-end=\"2299\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2299\"><em data-start=\"2171\" data-end=\"2261\">\u201cWhat led you into Saqar (Hell)?\u201d<br data-start=\"2205\" data-end=\"2208\" \/>They will say: \u2018We were not of those who prayed.\u2019\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"2261\" data-end=\"2264\" \/><em data-start=\"2266\" data-end=\"2299\">(Surah Al-Muddaththir 74:42\u201343)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2301\" data-end=\"2396\">And do you not realize that abandoning prayer leads to misery and a miserable life? Allah says:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"2398\" data-end=\"2763\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2763\"><em data-start=\"2400\" data-end=\"2732\">\u201cAnd whoever turns away from My remembrance\u2014indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will raise him on the Day of Resurrection blind.\u201d<br data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2543\" \/>He will say, \u2018My Lord, why have You raised me blind while I had sight?\u2019<br data-start=\"2616\" data-end=\"2619\" \/>[Allah] will say, \u2018Thus Our signs came to you, but you forgot them. And thus will you this Day be forgotten.\u2019\u201d<\/em><br data-start=\"2732\" data-end=\"2735\" \/><em data-start=\"2737\" data-end=\"2763\">(Surah Ta-Ha 20:124\u2013126)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2783\"><strong data-start=\"2765\" data-end=\"2783\">What a loss&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2785\" data-end=\"3025\">How can you let the years of your life slip away while your heart remains veiled from the remembrance of Allah? How can you leave this world without ever tasting its sweetest joy\u2014the joy of worship, gratitude, and closeness to your Creator?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3027\" data-end=\"3223\">If prayer is no longer important to you, then what is left of your religion? Abandoning prayer leads to the abandonment of other acts of worship. It is the door through which faith slowly departs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3352\"><strong data-start=\"3225\" data-end=\"3352\">Repent, O heedless one, before it\u2019s too late\u2014before death overtakes you while you are among those who abandoned the prayer.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"3354\" data-end=\"3357\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3402\"><strong data-start=\"3359\" data-end=\"3402\">O You Who Are Negligent in Your Prayer\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3404\" data-end=\"3466\">What will you do now that you know the great reward of prayer?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3468\" data-end=\"3550\">What will you do now that you understand the severe consequences of neglecting it?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3552\" data-end=\"3594\">Will you continue to treat prayer lightly?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3596\" data-end=\"3656\">Will you still sleep through it or delay it beyond its time?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"3688\"><strong data-start=\"3658\" data-end=\"3688\">Dear brother, dear sister:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3690\" data-end=\"3887\">Where is your ambition for Paradise?<br data-start=\"3726\" data-end=\"3729\" \/>Where is your determination?<br data-start=\"3757\" data-end=\"3760\" \/>Where is your commitment to the prayer\u2019s appointed times?<br data-start=\"3817\" data-end=\"3820\" \/>Where is your eagerness for Jumu\u2019ah and the congregational prayers?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3889\" data-end=\"3958\">Do not let your soul die before you bring it back to life with Salah<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\">___________________________________<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: georgia, palatino, serif;font-size: 14pt\"><em>Source: Respond to the Call of Prayer&#8217;s Book.<\/em><\/span><a href='https:\/\/prayerinislam.com\/those-who-have-abandoned-the-prayer\/' target='_blank'>Soucre Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O you who have abandoned the prayer! What is left of your Islam after you have abandoned them? Do not you know that it is the backbone of Islam!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15292,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1563,2315],"tags":[3690,9870,9871,9,1805,6528,1821,1569,2067,1573,1052,1575,7474,1576,1577,9872,9873,2257,2521,2344,9874,9875],"class_list":["post-15290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayer-in-islam","category-why-we-pray","tag-abandoning-prayer","tag-benefits-of-salat","tag-effect-of-muslim-prayer","tag-featured","tag-guide-to-prayer","tag-guide-to-salat","tag-how-to-make-salat","tag-how-to-pray","tag-importance-of-prayer","tag-muslim-prayer","tag-prayer","tag-prayer-in-islam","tag-punishment-of-abandoning-prayer","tag-salah","tag-salat","tag-steps-of-salat","tag-those-who-have-abandoned-the-prayer","tag-virtues-of-prayer","tag-what-is-salat","tag-why-muslims-pray","tag-why-we-make-salat","tag-your-salat"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Those-Who-Have-Abandoned-The-Prayer.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15290","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15290"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15290\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15290"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15290"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/imuslim.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15290"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}