Is it true what is said, that the one who abandons prayer or is remiss in it has his heart sealed when he reaches forty years of age?
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There is no evidence that the heart of one who abandons prayer or is negligent in it is sealed at the age of forty. Abandoning prayer is one of the gravest sins, and the sealing of the heart may occur even before that, as in the Hadith: "Whoever abandons three Jumu'ahs out of negligence, Allah will seal his heart."
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