Is he who delays prayer out of laziness until its time expires considered to have left the fold of Islam, or is it a condition for that to be the case that he believes it is not obligatory?
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Neglecting prayer, while denying its obligation, is an act of disbelief (kufr) that expels one from the fold of Islam, by the consensus of Muslims. There is a jurisprudential opinion that considers one who abandons even a single prayer out of laziness, after its time has elapsed, to be a disbeliever. However, the we adopt is that one who abandons prayer out of laziness does not become a disbeliever.
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