The ruling on one to whom the call has not reached and the establishment of the proof
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who has not entered Islam a disbeliever even if the call has not reached him? And is it required of one who is said to have…
The Shaykh:
…to whom the call has not reached, he is among the people of the period of ignorance, his affair is left to Allah, he is among the people of the period of ignorance, yes.
The questioner:
And he says: Is it required of the establishment of the proof against non-Muslims that the proof be understood, or is it merely a trial?
The Shaykh:
If the one to whom the proof has reached is capable of understanding it if he wishes, then the proof has been established against him. Yes. If he is capable of understanding it if he wishes, then the proof has been established against him, because he is the one who neglected it. But if the Qur'an reached him and he does not understand its meaning, like a non-Arab, then it is necessary that its meaning be made clear to him, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They add now that one must be convinced, one must be convinced, even if he understands, that is not enough; he must be convinced. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is one who has not entered Islam a disbeliever even if the call has not reached him? And is it required of one who is said to have…
The Shaykh:
…to whom the call has not reached, he is among the people of the period of ignorance, his affair is left to Allah, he is among the people of the period of ignorance, yes.
The questioner:
And he says: Is it required of the establishment of the proof against non-Muslims that the proof be understood, or is it merely a trial?
The Shaykh:
If the one to whom the proof has reached is capable of understanding it if he wishes, then the proof has been established against him. Yes. If he is capable of understanding it if he wishes, then the proof has been established against him, because he is the one who neglected it. But if the Qur'an reached him and he does not understand its meaning, like a non-Arab, then it is necessary that its meaning be made clear to him, yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
They add now that one must be convinced, one must be convinced, even if he understands, that is not enough; he must be convinced. Yes.
Source
التفسير المفصّل، تفسير من سورة الحجرات إلى سورة الناس [58] — alfawzan.live (57:26)
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