Is It True That Missing One Single Prayer Makes One a Disbeliever?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam

Question: Assalam alaykum

Is it true that missing one single prayer makes one a disbeliever?

Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah,

No, missing prayers out of laziness is not disbelief (kufr). But it is a major sin (kabira), and something which requires a make up (qada’) and sincere repentance (tawba).

This point has been answered on more than an occasion, so please see the attached articles for further discussion: A Reader on Tawba (Repentance) and: Does Neglecting the Prayer Entail Disbelief? and: Is It Disbelief to Miss Prayers and Pray Them Late? and: Hadith of Staying in Hell For ‘One Haqb’ for Missing a Single Prayer Intentionally and: A Reader on Missed Prayers

And Allah Most High alone knows best.

wassalam,

[Ustadh] Tabraze Azam

Checked and Approved by Shaykh Faraz Rabbani

Ustadh Tabraze Azam holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Leicester, where he also served as the President of the Islamic Society. He memorised the entire Qur’an in his hometown of Ipswich at the tender age of sixteen, and has since studied the Islamic Sciences in traditional settings in the UK, Jordan and Turkey. He is currently pursuing advanced studies in Jordan, where he is presently based with his family.