Is learning 'Aqidah an individual obligation?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is learning 'Aqidah agreed upon as an individual obligation? Some students of knowledge told me that if you say it is an individual obligation, then all the ignorant people would be committing a sin, and that it is actually a collective obligation?
Answer:
No, it is not. We have some matters that are an individual obligation and some that are a collective obligation. The fundamentals, the Three Principles, and the things upon which 'Aqidah is established—the pillars of Islam, the pillars of faith, and excellence in worship—these are necessary for every Muslim to learn. As for what goes beyond that in the details of 'Aqidah, that is a collective obligation. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is learning 'Aqidah agreed upon as an individual obligation? Some students of knowledge told me that if you say it is an individual obligation, then all the ignorant people would be committing a sin, and that it is actually a collective obligation?
Answer:
No, it is not. We have some matters that are an individual obligation and some that are a collective obligation. The fundamentals, the Three Principles, and the things upon which 'Aqidah is established—the pillars of Islam, the pillars of faith, and excellence in worship—these are necessary for every Muslim to learn. As for what goes beyond that in the details of 'Aqidah, that is a collective obligation. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [381 -858] هل تعلم العقيدة فرض عين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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