Is the ignorant person who believes that shirk (associating partners with Allah) is a religion that brings one closer to Allah the Exalted excused for this ignorance?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the ignorant person who believes that shirk is a religion that brings one closer to Allah the Exalted excused for this ignorance?
Answer:
He would be among the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatrah). This ignorant person who did not find anyone to teach him and explain it to him is considered to be among the people of the period of ignorance. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is the ignorant person who believes that shirk is a religion that brings one closer to Allah the Exalted excused for this ignorance?
Answer:
He would be among the people of the period of ignorance (al-fatrah). This ignorant person who did not find anyone to teach him and explain it to him is considered to be among the people of the period of ignorance. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل الجاهل الذي يعتقد أن الشرك دين يقرّب إلى الله تعالى يعذر بهذا الجهل؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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