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Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ibn Bāz· عبد العزيز بن بازSenior Scholar

Majmuʿ Fatāwā Ibn Bāz, vol. 3, pp. 175–178

The five pillars of Islam are the foundation upon which the religion is built. They are: the testimony that there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His Messenger; establishing the five daily prayers; paying the obligatory zakat; fasting the month of Ramadan; and performing Hajj to the Sacred House for whoever is able. These pillars are established by clear texts of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Whoever rejects any one of them out of denial has left the fold of Islam, while whoever neglects them out of laziness has committed a major sin and must repent and return to them.

Evidence

Hadith

Reported by al-Bukhārī (8) and Muslim (16) on the authority of Ibn ʿUmar: "Islam is built upon five..."

Key Takeaway

Islam rests on five pillars — shahādah, prayer, zakat, fasting Ramadan, and Hajj — and rejecting any of them leaves Islam while neglecting them is a major sin.

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