The Excuse of the Ignorant Person in Shirk and the Arrival of the Argument
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The Shaykh:
There is no god but Allah.
The presenter:
Peace be upon him.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Does the statement of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him), "If we do not declare those who worship idols to be disbelievers because of their ignorance and the absence of anyone to alert them," imply that the Imam excuses the ignorant person in shirk in other matters?
The Shaykh:
If no one is there to teach him, nothing has reached him, and no one is there to teach him, he is excused. Yes. But as for a person who hears the words of the scholars, hears the hadiths on the radio, hears the lectures, attends the mosques, and hears the sermons, he is not excused. The call has reached him, and the argument has reached him; it has pierced his ears. Until when is he excused by ignorance? For example, when Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) conveys the message to him personally, the Messenger conveyed the clear message. He conveyed it to the entire Ummah. Whoever the Qur'an reached, the argument has been established against him. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:19] Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
There is no god but Allah.
The presenter:
Peace be upon him.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
This questioner says: Does the statement of Imam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab (may Allah have mercy on him), "If we do not declare those who worship idols to be disbelievers because of their ignorance and the absence of anyone to alert them," imply that the Imam excuses the ignorant person in shirk in other matters?
The Shaykh:
If no one is there to teach him, nothing has reached him, and no one is there to teach him, he is excused. Yes. But as for a person who hears the words of the scholars, hears the hadiths on the radio, hears the lectures, attends the mosques, and hears the sermons, he is not excused. The call has reached him, and the argument has reached him; it has pierced his ears. Until when is he excused by ignorance? For example, when Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) conveys the message to him personally, the Messenger conveyed the clear message. He conveyed it to the entire Ummah. Whoever the Qur'an reached, the argument has been established against him. Allah the Exalted said:
And this Qur'an was revealed to me that I may warn you thereby and whomever it reaches.
وَأُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ هَٰذَا الْقُرْآنُ لِأُنذِرَكُم بِهِ وَمَن بَلَغَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
شرح فتح المجيد 020-06-1437هـ — af.org.sa (1:07:02)
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