What is the ruling on one who deliberately performs many missed prayers after their due time, and is an ordinary Muslim punished for following the opinion that abandoning prayer is a grave sin, and how can one reconcile the two opinions to put one's mind at ease if one fears that this might be apostasy?
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Whoever intentionally misses a prayer until its time has expired is deserving of punishment and must repent to Allah Almighty, according to all scholars. And whoever repents, Allah will accept his repentance.
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