Narrated by Buraidah ibn al-Husaib
The covenant between us and them is the prayer; whoever abandons it has disbelieved.
Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2621, Sunan an-Nasa'i 463, Sunan Ibn Majah 1079
What this hadith teaches
The "covenant" is the visible mark that separates the Muslim community from others. This is one of the strongest warnings in the Sunnah about leaving the prayer.
Reference and grade
- Grade
- Sahih (at-Tirmidhi: hasan sahih gharib; al-Albani: sahih)
- Narrator
- Buraidah ibn al-Husaib
- Chapter
- Why prayer matters
The hadith in Arabic نص الحديث
الْعَهْدُ الَّذِي بَيْنَنَا وَبَيْنَهُمُ الصَّلاَةُ فَمَنْ تَرَكَهَا فَقَدْ كَفَرَ
Arabic text of Jami' at-Tirmidhi 2621, as given on sunnah.com.