(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. (TR)
Reference (TR): Sunan Abi Dawud 594 (TR)
In-book reference (TR): Book 2, Hadith 204 (TR)
English translation (TR): Book 2, Hadith 594 (TR)