What is the position consistent with the consensus of the Companions – may Allah be pleased with them – among the three views regarding the ruling on one who abandons prayer, having committed a major sin, based on the statement of Abdullah ibn Shaqiq: "The Companions of Muhammad did not consider the abandonment of any deed to be disbelief except prayer"? And is Qada' (making up missed prayers) and repentance required based on this view, and is one who prays sometimes and abandons prayer sometimes considered a disbeliever?
The narration from Abdullah ibn Shaqeeq is interpreted as referring to minor disbelief (kufr asghar). There is no necessary connection between the issue of making up prayers and the disbelief of one who abandons prayer. If you are a layperson, then emulate a scholar whom you trust. The obligation is to repent and to be diligent in prayer. As for making up intentionally missed prayers, there is a difference of opinion regarding it.
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