When is ignorance an excuse?

The questioner : Everyone seeks ignorance. If one is not held accountable for doing or leaving a single act.

The Shaykh : I mean, he says, "If I don't learn the knowledge, I say, 'I don't learn, if such and such happens?'" I do not believe this, first of all. May Allah bless you. You linked the obligatory with the forbidden. Leaving the obligatory is not an excuse for a person, as evidenced by the fact that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not excuse the one who performed his prayer poorly while he was ignorant. He said, "Pray again, for you have not prayed."

The questioner : Leaving the obligatory.

The Shaykh : Leaving the obligatory: it must be performed as long as the time remains. As long as the time remains, meaning during the time of prayer. But if the time has passed, then it is looked at to see if our brother was negligent or not. And our statement that we mentioned now regarding the three conditions is only regarding the act of the forbidden, the prohibited. Pay attention to this. Did you see the impurities in the prayer? Or if one forgets the prayer, he prays it when he remembers it, and it is not left off. Yes.