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Q 1: Is a person who observes Salah (Prayer), but abandons Sawm (Fast) without any lawful excuse deemed a Kafir (disbeliever)?

A: Whoever abandons Sawm for disownment of its obligation is deemed a Kafir by consensus, and whoever abandons it out of laziness or negligence is not deemed a Kafir, but is subject to great danger for abandoning an obligatory and unanimously agreed upon pillar of the Pillars of Islam. Thus, whoever does this deserves a deterring punishment from the ruler. Some people of knowledge have even deemed whoever does such an act as a Kafir, thus he or she should make up for the missed days and offer Tawbah (Repentance) to Allah (Exalted be He) from this.May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.