When is a person excused for ignorance in matters of creed?
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Question:
There are multiple questions asking about a single issue, which is the excuse of ignorance. When is a person excused for his ignorance in creed?
Answer:
If he did not hear the prohibition of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the command for tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he did not hear this and it did not reach him. Is there anyone now who does not hear the prohibition of shirk and the command for tawhid, while the Qur'an is recited in the presence of witnesses and reaches the east and the west?
Until when? In matters that are apparent, one is not excused for ignorance. As for matters that are hidden and require clarification, yes, one is excused for ignorance in them until they are clarified to their owner. What are the apparent matters? For example, the obligation of prayer, the sincerity of worship to Allah, the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, and the pillars of Islam. These are apparent matters in which one is not excused for ignorance. One is excused for ignorance in hidden matters that require clarification. Yes.
There are multiple questions asking about a single issue, which is the excuse of ignorance. When is a person excused for his ignorance in creed?
Answer:
If he did not hear the prohibition of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and the command for tawhid (the oneness of Allah), and he did not hear this and it did not reach him. Is there anyone now who does not hear the prohibition of shirk and the command for tawhid, while the Qur'an is recited in the presence of witnesses and reaches the east and the west?
Until when? In matters that are apparent, one is not excused for ignorance. As for matters that are hidden and require clarification, yes, one is excused for ignorance in them until they are clarified to their owner. What are the apparent matters? For example, the obligation of prayer, the sincerity of worship to Allah, the testimony that there is no god but Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, establishing the prayer, and the pillars of Islam. These are apparent matters in which one is not excused for ignorance. One is excused for ignorance in hidden matters that require clarification. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يُعذَر الإنسان بالجهل في العقيدة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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