The validity of the phrase: If ignorance were an excuse in everything, ignorance would be better than knowledge
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Question:
A questioner asks: Is it authentic from al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said, "If ignorance were an excuse in everything, ignorance would be better than knowledge"?
Answer:
I do not know this. I do not know this from al-Shafi'i. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
A questioner asks: Is it authentic from al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) that he said, "If ignorance were an excuse in everything, ignorance would be better than knowledge"?
Answer:
I do not know this. I do not know this from al-Shafi'i. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
فتح المجيد شرح كتاب التوحيد-15-ربيع الأول -1441هـ — alfawzan.live (1:05:27)
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