Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2618
جامع الترمذي#2618Sahihحَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ، حَدَّثَنَا جَرِيرٌ، وَأَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ جَابِرٍ، أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " بَيْنَ الْكُفْرِ وَالإِيمَانِ تَرْكُ الصَّلاَةِ " .
Narrated Jabir:that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Between disbelief and faith is abandoning the Salat
Scholarly Authentication
The label above is the grade most of these scholars gave — one dissenting opinion no longer speaks for all of them. If any scholar calls a narration fabricated, that verdict is shown instead, whatever the others say. Each scholar's own wording:
Ahmad Muhammad ShakirSahih
Al-AlbaniSahih
In-book reference: 40:13