Abu Lahya challenges Muslims to practice core obligations like daily prayer, zakat, fasting, and modest dress, arguing that those who neglect these duties cannot genuinely claim the faith. He contends that identifying as Muslim means nothing without living according to Islam's foundational practices.
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What is your religion? Islam. It's very simple to say Islam today. What is the most important of the physical ibadat of Islam? Salah. That is Islam. If you don't pray your 5 times salah, then are you living by your deen being Islam? Are you just saying that? Do you have to give zakat in Islam? How many Muslims don't give their zakat? Do you have to fast Ramadan? Right now in Ramadan, there are Muslims that aren't fasting. Allah protect us. Does a woman have to cover up her beauty in Islam? How many of our sisters are not caring about hijab or niqab or abaya? None of that. Does a Muslim man not have to stand up and defend the deen and protect his family. How many deyoub (abu lahya) do we have in this ummah today who don't care that their sister's at the club with somebody? They don't care that their mom's out drinking. They don't care that their wife's working with some kafir guy. And what is your deen then? Not by name. So that day, if you didn't live by Islam, then you cannot say Islam.