Does one who abandons the prayer have to renew his Shahaadah if he starts praying?

Question:

The one who abandons the prayer, if he repents does his repentance suffice or must he pronounce the Shahaadah?

Answer:

His repentance suffices, if he abandons the prayer then he prays, enters in Salaah; because he took his Shahaadah before, so he returned to what he was upon, so if he prays, it suffices, it’s not must to say to him pronounce the Shahaadah….. Till the End.

Answered by: Shaykh, the Allamah, the Trustworthy Advisor, Abu Abdirrahman Yahya bin Ali Al-Hajuri – may Allah preserve him

Source: https://t.me/sh_yahia_duroos/11810

Translated by: Abū ‘Abdillāh ‘Omar bin Yahya Al-‘Akawi