The prayers of a blasphemer

25-1-2011 | IslamWeb

Question:

What is the Sharee'ah ruling on a person who prays but always blasphemes Allaah the Almighty?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, the Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His Slave and Messenger.

Prayer is of no avail to a person who blasphemes Allaah the Almighty or one of His Names or Attributes, because this person is considered a disbeliever whose deeds are fruitless and unacceptable. Allaah the Almighty Says (what means):

• {If you should associate [anything] with Allaah , your work would surely become worthless.} [Quran 39:65]
• {And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.} [Quran 25:23]

This person must first repent from the disbelief caused by blaspheming Allaah the Almighty and then perform his other obligations, the most important of which is prayer.

Allaah Knows best.