—or to repudiate one of Allah’s great obligations, denying it altogether. If, however, a person abandons it out of laziness or indifference, then he is under Allah’s will: should He will, He will punish him; and should He will, He will pardon him…⦗1⦘

I say:

This is the explicit meaning conveyed by the Quran and the Sunnah concerning the general ruling—and, in particular, the question of abandoning the prayer. Allah the Exalted says:

“Indeed, Allah does not forgive associating others with Him, but He forgives whatever is less than that for whomever He wills.”