Question

Is it permissible to fast without praying?.

Answer
Praise be to Allaah.

No good deeds will be accepted from one who does not pray – no zakaah, no fasting, no Hajj or anything else.

Al-Bukhaari (520) narrated that Buraydah said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Whoever does not pray ‘Asr, his good deeds will be annulled.”

What is meant by “his good deeds will be annulled” is that they will be rendered invalid and will be of no benefit to him. This hadeeth indicates that Allaah will not accept any good deed from one who does not pray, so the one who does not pray will not benefit at all from his good deeds and no good deed of his will be taken up to Allaah.

It seems from the hadeeth that there are two types of those who do not pray: those who do not pray at all, which annuls all their good deeds, and those who do not offer a particular prayer on a particular day, which annuls the good deeds of that day. So annulment of all good deeds happens to those who forsake all the prayers, and annulment of the good deeds of a particular day happens to the one who omits a particular prayer.

Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen was asked in Fataawa al-Siyaam (p. 87) about the ruling on the fasting of one who does not pray.

He replied:

The fast of one who does not pray is not valid and is not accepted, because the one who does not pray is a kaafir and an apostate, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):

“But if they repent [by rejecting Shirk (polytheism) and accept Islamic Monotheism], perform As-Salaah (Iqaamat-as-Salaah) and give Zakaah, then they are your brethren in religion”

[al-Tawbah 9:11]

And the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Between a man and shirk and kufr stands his giving up prayer.” Narrated by Muslim, 82. And he (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “The covenant that separates us from them is prayer; whoever gives up prayer is a kaafir.” Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, 2621; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh al-Tirmidhi.

This is also the view of most of the Sahaabah, if not their consensus. ‘Abd-Allaah ibn Shaqeeq (may Allaah have mercy on him), who was one of the well-known Taabi’een, said: The companions of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) did not think that omitting any action made a person a kaafir, except for prayer. Based on this, if a person fasts but he does not pray, then his fast is rejected and not accepted, and it will not avail him anything before Allaah on the Day of Resurrection. We say to him: Pray then fast, because if you fast but do not pray, then your fast will be rejected, because acts of worship are not accepted from a kaafir.

The Standing Committee (10/140) was asked: if a person is keen to fast in Ramadaan and to pray in Ramadaan only, but he stops praying as soon as Ramadaan is over, does his fasting count?

They replied:

Prayer is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is the most important pillar after the Shahaadatayn. It is an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn), and whoever does not do it because he denies that it is obligatory, or he does not do it because he is careless and lazy, is a kaafir. With regard to those who fast Ramadaan and pray in Ramadaan only, this is trying to cheat Allaah, and unfortunate indeed are those who only acknowledge Allaah in Ramadaan. Their fasting is not valid if they do not pray at times other than Ramadaan, rather this makes them kaafirs in the sense of major kufr (kufr akbar), even if they do not deny that prayer is obligatory, according to the more sound of the two scholarly opinions.

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Jazakhallahu khayran

Thank you.. Really helpful

Does this mean all muslim who does not pray will go in to the fire?

Fire of Jahannam.

May Allah let us witness Ramadan

Who the hell fast and doesn’t pray?...

Next topic?

handsomeyinka:
Who the hell fast and doesn’t pray?...

Next topic?

E be like say you no dey naija

Misleading and totally falacious.
Fasting has been enjoined on you during the months of Ramadan...and the Quran didn’t even specify that fasting is enjoined only in the Muslims.
Even Christians who feel like joining can fast as well.
Islam is an all inclusive religion and the ruler of Dubai is aware of this and that is why his country is one of the most successful on earth. We need to start thinking broadly. Anyone can join the Muslims to fast on Ramadan and we Muslims must be more reciprocating to the Christians and let them see that Islam isn’t just a brotherhood of Muslims but that of mankind

Ok

9icest:
Misleading and totally falacious.
Fasting has been enjoined on you during the months of Ramadan...and the Quran didn’t even specify that fasting is enjoined only in the Muslims.
Even Christians who feel like joining can fast as well.
Islam is an all inclusive religion and the ruler of Dubai is aware of this and that is why his country is one of the most successful on earth. We need to start thinking broadly. Anyone can join the Muslims to fast on Ramadan and we Muslims must be more reciprocating to the Christians and let them see that Islam isn’t just a brotherhood of Muslims but that of mankind

You're not far from the truth bro

9icest:
Misleading and totally falacious.
Fasting has been enjoined on you during the months of Ramadan...and the Quran didn’t even specify that fasting is enjoined only in the Muslims.
Even Christians who feel like joining can fast as well.
Islam is an all inclusive religion and the ruler of Dubai is aware of this and that is why his country is one of the most successful on earth. We need to start thinking broadly. Anyone can join the Muslims to fast on Ramadan and we Muslims must be more reciprocating to the Christians and let them see that Islam isn’t just a brotherhood of Muslims but that of mankind

Non Muslims fasting is of no use.

Allah says;
On the Day they will see the angels, no glad tidings will there be for the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you," None will be allowed to enter Paradise except the one who said: "La ilaha ill-Allah", ( ie none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and acted practically on its legal orders and obligations).

And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) did, and We shall make such deeds as scattered floating particles of dust.
QUR'AN 25:22-23

Shafiiimran99:

Non Muslims fasting is of no use.

Allah says;
On the Day they will see the angels, no glad tidings will there be for the Mujrimun (criminals, disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) that day. And they (angels) will say: "All kinds of glad tidings are forbidden for you," None will be allowed to enter Paradise except the one who said: "La ilaha ill-Allah", ( ie none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and acted practically on its legal orders and obligations).

And We shall turn to whatever deeds they (disbelievers, polytheists, sinners, etc.) did, and We shall make such deeds as scattered floating particles of dust.
QUR'AN 25:22-23

Don't be too rigid bro.

I have a Christian friend at work he normally observe Ramadan fasting at least 20 out of 30 even all sometimes , we do eat sahur together during night shift. he said he just like this Islamic month of Ramadan. I never discourage him. who knows he might decided to Embrase Islam someday.

That was how some sisters restrain a lady from praying in the mosque during my Nysc because she was putting on short skirt, I stopped them and talked to her ,so I later discovered she was from bi religion family (mother Christian $father Muslim)
she wasn't that strong and she has been going to church before Nysc , she just decided to come back .


Wa'Lahu A'halam......

ibrutex:



Don't be too rigid bro.

I have a Christian friend at work he normally observe Ramadan fasting at least 20 out of 30 even all sometimes , we do eat sahur together during night shift. he said he just like this Islamic month of Ramadan. I never discourage him. who knows he might decided to Embrase Islam someday.

That was how some sisters restrain a lady from praying in the mosque during my Nysc because she was putting on short skirt, I stopped them and talked to her ,so I later discovered she was from bi religion family (mother Christian $father Muslim)
she wasn't that strong and she has been going to church before Nysc , she just decided to come back .


Wa'Lahu A'halam......

True, sometimes we chase these people away with harsh sermons

yemaldo:

True, sometimes we chase these people away with harsh sermons

This is no harsh sermon. It is simply following the protocol. You must pray before fasting. No Prayer no fasting.

ibrutex:



Don't be too rigid bro.

I have a Christian friend at work he normally observe Ramadan fasting at least 20 out of 30 even all sometimes , we do eat sahur together during night shift. he said he just like this Islamic month of Ramadan. I never discourage him. who knows he might decided to Embrase Islam someday.

That was how some sisters restrain a lady from praying in the mosque during my Nysc because she was putting on short skirt, I stopped them and talked to her ,so I later discovered she was from bi religion family (mother Christian $father Muslim)
she wasn't that strong and she has been going to church before Nysc , she just decided to come back .


Wa'Lahu A'halam......

The protocol is for a woman to cover all her body except face & hands before prayer. Without this all na exercise. The least the sisters could have done is to find her a Khimar to cover up and then educate her.

Fasting was prescribed for believers in Islamic monotheism not Christians. Why can't you understand?

Rashduct4luv:


This is no harsh sermon. It is simply following the protocol. You must pray before fasting. No Prayer no fasting.



The protocol is for a woman to cover all her body except face & hands before prayer. Without this all na exercise. The least the sisters could have done is to find her a Khimar to cover up and then educate her.

Fasting was prescribed for believers in Islamic monotheism not Christians. Why can't you understand?

The way these guys reason baffles me. The other time it was zakat for non Muslims and now they are trying to enjoin fasting on non Muslims.