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[Machine] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "There is no difference between a servant and associating partners with Allah or disbelief, except abandoning prayer." Abu Muhammad Al-Abd said, "If a person abandons prayer without excuse or reason, it must be said that he is committing disbelief, and he should not be described as a disbeliever."  

الدارمي:١٢٦٩أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ جَابِرًا يَقُولُ أَوْ قَالَ جَابِرٌ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ «لَيْسَ بَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ أَوْ بَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ إِلَّا تَرْكُ الصَّلَاةِ» قَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ الْعَبْدُ إِذَا تَرَكَهَا مِنْ غَيْرِ عُذْرٍ وَعِلَّةٍ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُقَالَ بِهِ كُفْرٌ وَلَمْ يَصِفْ بِالْكُفْرِ