(64) باب إِمَامَةِ الْبَرِّ وَالْفَاجِرِ
Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) as saying:
The obligatory prayer is essential behind every Muslim, pious or impious, even if he has committed a sins. (JA)
Reference (JA): Sunan Abi Dawud 594 (JA)
In-book reference (JA): Book 2, Hadith 204 (JA)
English translation (JA): Book 2, Hadith 594 (JA)