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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Clarification of the excuse of ignorance in the age of the spread of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)

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Question:
This questioner says: When is a person excused for ignorance? And is a person excused for ignorance in this time when tawhid (the oneness of Allah) has spread?

Answer:
The excuse of ignorance means that one is not held accountable for his actions and violations as long as he did them out of ignorance, meaning lack of knowledge. The meaning of ignorance here is lack of knowledge. So whatever is done out of ignorance, Allah does not hold him accountable for it. But the proof has been established, and no one remains with an excuse, and no one remains ignorant of the commands and prohibitions of Allah except the one who turns away.
But those who disbelieve, from that of which they are warned, are turning away.وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا عَمَّا أُنذِرُوا مُعْرِضُونَ
[Al-Ahqaf 46:3]
. This is the one who turns away. Except for the one who is far away. Except for the one who is far away from the places of Islam. And has not heard the Qur'an and has not heard the Sunnah. And has not looked at the worship that is broadcast from the Sacred Mosque in the east and the west. No one has an excuse now, yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع معالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7585 — youtube.com (7:16)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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