40/9. Chapter:
Jami at-Tirmidhi 2619 — Prayer and Disbelief
What Has Been Related About Abandoning The Salat
Hadith About Leaving Prayer and Shirk or Disbelief
Jami at-Tirmidhi : 2619
Jami at-TirmidhiHadith Number 2619
حَدَّثَنَا هَنَّادٌ، حَدَّثَنَا أَسْبَاطُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، بِهَذَا الإِسْنَادِ نَحْوَهُ وَقَالَ " بَيْنَ الْعَبْدِ وَبَيْنَ الشِّرْكِ أَوِ الْكُفْرِ تَرْكُ الصَّلاَةِ " . قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى هَذَا حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ صَحِيحٌ وَأَبُو سُفْيَانَ اسْمُهُ طَلْحَةُ بْنُ نَافِعٍ .
Al-A`mash Narrated from:
Narrated Al-A'mash: Similar To The Previous Chain And Said: "Between A Slave And Shirk Or Disbelief Is Abandoning The Salat."
Reference : Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2619In-book reference : Book 40, Hadith 14English translation : Vol. 5, Book 38, Hadith 2619
Summary of Jami at-Tirmidhi Hadith 2619
This hadith about leaving prayer and shirk or disbelief gives another wording of the warning about Salat. The narration says, “Between a slave and shirk or disbelief is abandoning the Salat.” The hadith places prayer at the center of a person’s religious life. It warns that leaving Salat is not a small weakness to ignore. The wording mentions a “slave,” reminding the listener of their place before Allah. It also mentions shirk or disbelief, showing the danger attached to abandoning prayer. The hadith is not a long legal discussion; it is a plain warning that prayer must be guarded.
What we learn from this hadith
- Leaving Salat is linked with shirk or disbelief in the narration.
- The hadith shows the serious status of prayer.
- A servant of Allah should guard Salat carefully.
- The report gives a warning, not a casual reminder.
