Does not Praying make you a kafir?

Answer:

..... If one doesn't believe in Praying, like those who rejected Zakat which caused the battles of apostates, then he/she becomes a disbeliever.

If one is lazy, or physically tired and wouldn't Pray because he/she doesn't want to Pray a nonsensical Prayer, then he/she would not be an infidel.  Here is the proof:

‏29:45 اتل مااوحي اليك من الكتاب واقم الصلاة ان الصلاة تنهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر ولذكر الله اكبر والله يعلم ماتصنعون

[029:045]  Recite that which hath been inspired in thee of the Scripture, and establish worship. Lo! worship preserveth from lewdness and iniquity, but verily remembrance of Allah is more important ولذكر الله اكبر. And Allah knoweth what ye do.

Notice in this Noble Verse Allah Almighty Commanded the Muslims  (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name.  Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") to establish Prayer.  But the Almighty finished the Noble Verse by saying that the remembrance of Allah is the greatest thing to do.  The context here says that remembering Allah Almighty and Glorifying Him is greater than Prayer itself.

Therefore, one who does not Pray due to physical limitations would not be an infidel.  I know there is a Hadith that says "The one who leaves Salat (Prayer) is a kafir (infidel)".  The problem with such too-general Hadiths and the cults that abuse them is that they do not reveal the details.  They're too general and too open that it is easy to use them to condemn all or most Muslims  (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name.  Sons and daughters titles will be "no more") by the wholesale.  This is completely wrong and shows a great deal of ignorance in Islam.

We all must Pray:

Please do not use this post as an excuse to further abuse your neglect of Prayer.  I declare my innocence before Allah Almighty from all such people.  I also seek refuge in Allah from all laziness and satan.  Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, used to make a similar dua.  We all must Pray to Allah Almighty.  Allah Almighty Said:

[051:056]  I created the jinn and humankind only that they might worship Me.

I myself do my Salat walhamdulillah.  But I just wanted to respond to those who might use such Hadiths as clubs to beat other Muslims  (Isaiah 56:5: Muslim is the future believers' name.  Sons and daughters titles will be "no more")' faiths and to belittle them and to eventually apostatize them.

Please visit:

www.answering-christianity.com/quran_moral_code.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/not_praying_status.htm
www.answering-christianity.com/ac2.htm#links

Take care,
Osama Abdallah

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Who was the sacrificed son?  Isaac or Ishmael?  Even the altered Bible thoroughly supports that it was Ishmael [1] in many passages.  And in Islam there is no "El" (God) in names as in Ishmael or Gabriel in Hebrew?  Is the GOD of Islam different?  Allah Almighty allowed for His Holy Name to be shortened (as "El" in Ishmael, and Lillah for Li-Allah in the Quran, as in Alhamdulillah) in both Islam and Judaism [1].

Differences between the Noble Quran and Bible only prove Islam's Truthfulness and Divinity.

GOD became concerned that the Babylonians' Tower that they were constructing will reach Him???

Also Read:

Bible defines "Lying Spirits by GOD" to mean GOD MAKES YOU LIE; you have no will (2 Samuel 12:7-12).

Made to be prostitutes by GOD:  In 2 Samuel 12:7-12, King David's wives were turned into ***** prostitutes by GOD Almighty [1] as a punishment for David's sins with Bathsheba.  This means that GOD Almighty can create custom Laws for punishment even if they fully contradict GOD Almighty's Moral Code on morality and chastity.  Also, seduction and RAPING of virgins isn't a physically punishable crime in the Bible.  See Deuteronomy 22:25-29, Exodus 22:16-17.

Would GOD Almighty validate falsehood?  Yes.  In 2 Samuel 12:7-12, GOD validated and commanded open pornography.  See also Matthew 7:22-23:  GOD sent Jesus to be Christianity's lying spirit.

3-year old girls raped:

Bible condones 3-year old girls were raped under the command of Moses and his men:

"Now therefore, kill every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that has known a man by sleeping with him. (Number 31:17).
[This] refers to her who has slept with a man as well as her who is suitable for intercourse, even when she has not slept with a man...
But all the young girls who have not known a man by sleeping with him, keep alive for yourselves. From here R. Shimon b. Yohai used to say: a Proselyte girl who became a proselyte in the age of less than three years and one day, is rendered fit to marry into the priesthood." [137]

Said Rabbi Joseph, "Come and take note: A girl three years and one day old is betrothed by intercourse. And if a Levir has had intercourse with her, he has acquired her. And one can be liable on her account because of the law prohibiting intercourse with a married woman. And she imparts uncleanness to him who has intercourse with her when she is menstruating, to convey uncleanness to the lower as to the upper layer [of what lies beneath]. If she was married to a priest, she may eat food in the status of priestly rations. If one of those who are unfit for marriage with her had intercourse with her, he has rendered her unfit to marry into the priesthood. If any of those who are forbidden in the Torah to have intercourse with her had intercourse with her, he is put to death on her account, but she is free of responsibility [M.Nid. 5:4].
Sanhedrin 7/55B [132]

See ample more quotes, references, and the bibliography here.  Also visit: How big was the first New Testament?