The Ruling on Excusing the Rafidah by Ignorance Regarding What They Believe and Profess
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The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : If the shirk is something they buy on the day they establish it. What? He says if it is the women.
The questioner : It is known by necessity.
The Shaykh : Perhaps they did not know it, but in any case, like prayer, and they do not deny this prayer, but the most important and most dangerous thing for them, may Allah protect us from it, is declaring the Companions to be disbelievers.
The questioner : Even their prayer does not align or come close to the prayer of the people of the Sunnah, even though the scholars of the Sunnah consider the one who abandons a single prayer, while they do not know prayer, not from near or far.
The Shaykh : No, they do not pray, but they pray in a manner contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Why is this close?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in any case, as I told you, the matter is not light, and Allah the Exalted’s mercy precedes His anger.
The questioner : The Israelites, O Shaykh. They slaughter for other than Allah and supplicate to other than Allah.
The Shaykh : To take these. Those who slaughter for other than Allah and draw near through slaughter are mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). But in terms of beliefs, whereas in actions, if one does something that is a cause of disbelief, he is a disbeliever. And the truly thorny issue, the very, very thorny issue, is the level of guidance.
The Shaykh : If the shirk is something they buy on the day they establish it. What? He says if it is the women.
The questioner : It is known by necessity.
The Shaykh : Perhaps they did not know it, but in any case, like prayer, and they do not deny this prayer, but the most important and most dangerous thing for them, may Allah protect us from it, is declaring the Companions to be disbelievers.
The questioner : Even their prayer does not align or come close to the prayer of the people of the Sunnah, even though the scholars of the Sunnah consider the one who abandons a single prayer, while they do not know prayer, not from near or far.
The Shaykh : No, they do not pray, but they pray in a manner contrary to the Sunnah.
The questioner : Why is this close?
The Shaykh : By Allah, in any case, as I told you, the matter is not light, and Allah the Exalted’s mercy precedes His anger.
The questioner : The Israelites, O Shaykh. They slaughter for other than Allah and supplicate to other than Allah.
The Shaykh : To take these. Those who slaughter for other than Allah and draw near through slaughter are mushriks (those who associate partners with Allah). But in terms of beliefs, whereas in actions, if one does something that is a cause of disbelief, he is a disbeliever. And the truly thorny issue, the very, very thorny issue, is the level of guidance.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [151] حكم عذر الروافض بالجهل فيما يعتقدونه ويدينون به - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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