The ruling on those to whom the call did not reach and who did not know about Islam

Question:
May Allah reward you with good and do you good. He asks about those to whom Islam did not reach at all and who did not hear of it: do we permit them to remain disbelievers, or do they have another ruling? May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
As for those to whom the call did not reach and who did not know about Islam because news was cut off from them, they are like the people of the period of ignorance (fatrah). For Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: And He, the Exalted, says: "And We have revealed to you this Qur'an to warn you thereby and whoever it reaches." The one to whom the call did not reach is among the people of the period of ignorance, and his ruling is their ruling. And Allah knows best their outcome and their destination. Yes.