Is there anyone now who is excused for not embracing Islam due to ignorance?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there anyone now who is excused for not embracing Islam due to ignorance?
Answer:
Ignorance varies. Ignorance regarding Islam and 'aqidah (creed) is not excused except for one who is cut off from the scholars, to whom nothing reaches and who has heard nothing. As for ignorance regarding some matters of religion or some hidden rulings, one is excused in that until it is clarified to him. Ignorance is not all the same, and the ignorant are not of one type; they differ. Therefore, no general ruling is given regarding ignorance, but rather it is distinguished. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is there anyone now who is excused for not embracing Islam due to ignorance?
Answer:
Ignorance varies. Ignorance regarding Islam and 'aqidah (creed) is not excused except for one who is cut off from the scholars, to whom nothing reaches and who has heard nothing. As for ignorance regarding some matters of religion or some hidden rulings, one is excused in that until it is clarified to him. Ignorance is not all the same, and the ignorant are not of one type; they differ. Therefore, no general ruling is given regarding ignorance, but rather it is distinguished. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [330 -939] هل يوجد الآن من يعذر بالجهل في عدم إسلامه؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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