The disbeliever to whom Islam reached in a distorted form, not as it truly is, and who then died: is he among the people of the period of ignorance?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Is the disbeliever to whom Islam reached in a distorted form, not as it truly is, and who then died, among the people of the period of ignorance?
Answer:
Yes. The one to whom the call did not reach, or to whom Islam did not reach in its true form, and who died in that state, is among the people of the period of ignorance, for the argument has not been established against him. He is among the people of the period of ignorance if he had no one to ask. However, if a person received Islam in a distorted form but had scholars and people available to ask, then he is not excused, because he is the one who was negligent. But if a person had no one to explain it to him and no one to clarify the matter for him, then he is excused.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner says: Is the disbeliever to whom Islam reached in a distorted form, not as it truly is, and who then died, among the people of the period of ignorance?
Answer:
Yes. The one to whom the call did not reach, or to whom Islam did not reach in its true form, and who died in that state, is among the people of the period of ignorance, for the argument has not been established against him. He is among the people of the period of ignorance if he had no one to ask. However, if a person received Islam in a distorted form but had scholars and people available to ask, then he is not excused, because he is the one who was negligent. But if a person had no one to explain it to him and no one to clarify the matter for him, then he is excused.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [138 -939] الكافر الذي وصله الإسلام مشوها على غير حقيقته، ثم مات، هل يكون من أصحاب الفترة؟ — youtube.com
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