Is the incident of Dhat al-Anwat cited as evidence for the principle of excusing ignorance for one who has recently embraced Islam?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is said: Is the incident of Dhat al-Anwat cited as evidence for the principle of excusing ignorance for one who has recently embraced Islam?
The Shaykh:
Yes, what they did, they said it out of ignorance. When Musa (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it to them, they stopped and left it. So if an ignorant person says something forbidden or commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), and then he is pointed out to it and he leaves it, he owes nothing.
The questioner:
You were ignorant.
The Shaykh:
He is excused if it is explained to him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. It is said: Is the incident of Dhat al-Anwat cited as evidence for the principle of excusing ignorance for one who has recently embraced Islam?
The Shaykh:
Yes, what they did, they said it out of ignorance. When Musa (peace be upon him) and the Messenger of Allah Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) explained it to them, they stopped and left it. So if an ignorant person says something forbidden or commits shirk (associating partners with Allah), and then he is pointed out to it and he leaves it, he owes nothing.
The questioner:
You were ignorant.
The Shaykh:
He is excused if it is explained to him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [160 -939] هل يستدل بحادثة ذات الأنواط على باب العذر بالجهل لمن أسلم قريبا؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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