What is the cause of following falsehood and believing it to be the truth?
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Question:
Is the one who abandons the truth and follows falsehood, believing that this falsehood is the truth, considered ignorant or one who follows his desires?
Answer:
We prevent this. The important thing is that he is upon falsehood, and what he is upon is false, so we deal with him according to what he is upon. Yes. As for saying we do not know his intention, we do not know. Allah has not charged us with the hearts; Allah has charged us with the apparent matters. We judge by the apparent. Yes.
Is the one who abandons the truth and follows falsehood, believing that this falsehood is the truth, considered ignorant or one who follows his desires?
Answer:
We prevent this. The important thing is that he is upon falsehood, and what he is upon is false, so we deal with him according to what he is upon. Yes. As for saying we do not know his intention, we do not know. Allah has not charged us with the hearts; Allah has charged us with the apparent matters. We judge by the apparent. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما سبب اتباع الباطل واعتقاد أنه حق؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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