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There are theoretical aspects of it and practical aspects.

The first opinion is the theoretical part which is a generic statement: any one who doesn’t pray is a kafir.

The second statement is the practical part which is that we can’t label specific individual with kufr until the conditions are fulfilled and obstacles are eliminated.

QUESTION: I came across a statement attributed to Shaykh Ibn ʿUthaymīn in [Tafsir Sūrat al-Mā’idah by Sheikh Ibn ʿUthaymin p.403] indicating that one who abandons prayer or commits clear acts of kufr is treated and even declared a disbeliever by name outwardly. However, in other places he states that takfīr of a specific individual requires establishing proof. and how are these statements reconciled?

Apostasy, Prayer | April 1, 2026 4:41 am
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QUESTION: If i as a traveller joins a imam at the start or in the middle of a prayer and i want to pray zuhur and asr, should i pray 4 rakahs of zuhur with the imam or can i give salam after 2 rakahs then stand up to pray asr?
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