Reference: Sharh 'Umdatil-Fiqh - Tape no.1 q35
Question: A man approached me to seek my daughter's hand in marriage, and later it became apparent to me that he does not pray, so what should I do?
Response: You should not marry your daughter to him. So long as he does not pray, then he is a disbeliever[1], so do not marry your daughter to him.
Translator's note:
[1] Jaabir ibn 'Abdillaah (radhi-yAllaahu 'annual) narrated the Prophet ﷺ said:
«Between a man and shirk and disbelief there stands his neglect of the prayer» [transmitted by Muslim no.82]
Buraydah ibn al-Husayb رضي الله عنه said: “I heard the Messenger of Allaah ﷺ say:
«The covenant that distinguishes between us and them is the prayer, and whoever neglects it has disbelieved (become a disbeliever)» [transmitted by at-Tirmidhee no.2621, an-Nasaa.ee no.463 and Ibn Maajah no.1079; graded saheeh by al-Albaanee]
