When is a person excused for ignorance, and when is he not excused?
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Question:
The phrase "excused for ignorance": When is a person excused for ignorance?
Answer:
If the removal of ignorance is not possible for him because there are no scholars available to him, he does not hear the words of the people of knowledge, he does not read, and nothing has reached him, then he is excused for ignorance in this case. So ignorance that cannot be removed is an excuse. As for obscure matters, because matters are of two types: apparent matters and obscure matters.
For apparent matters, it is sufficient to hear the people of knowledge, to hear the lectures, to hear the lessons, to hear the Qur'an, to hear the Qur'an as it is recited, for it contains the promise and the warning, and it contains the prohibition and the command regarding apparent matters.
As for obscure matters, one refers to the people of knowledge in these.[An-Nahl 16:43] Yes.
The phrase "excused for ignorance": When is a person excused for ignorance?
Answer:
If the removal of ignorance is not possible for him because there are no scholars available to him, he does not hear the words of the people of knowledge, he does not read, and nothing has reached him, then he is excused for ignorance in this case. So ignorance that cannot be removed is an excuse. As for obscure matters, because matters are of two types: apparent matters and obscure matters.
For apparent matters, it is sufficient to hear the people of knowledge, to hear the lectures, to hear the lessons, to hear the Qur'an, to hear the Qur'an as it is recited, for it contains the promise and the warning, and it contains the prohibition and the command regarding apparent matters.
As for obscure matters, one refers to the people of knowledge in these.
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، متى يعذر المرء بالجهل ومتى لا يعذر - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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