´It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin Buraidah that his father said:` "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'The covenant that stands between us and them is the Salah; whoever abandons it, he has committed disbelief.'"
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Dr. Abdur Rahman Freywai
Explanation:
1:
That is, as long as they continue to perform the prayer (salah), we will apply the rulings of Islam upon them,
and when they abandon the prayer, then the rulings for disbelievers will be applied to them,
because the covenant between us and them is the prayer,
and when the prayer is abandoned, it is as if the covenant has ended.
Source: Sunan al-Tirmidhi – Majlis ‘Ilmi Dar al-Da‘wah, New Delhi Edition, Page: 2621