The Call of the Messengers to the Oneness of Lordship and the Ruling on One to Whom the Call Did Not Reach
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The questioner:
The Shaykh mentioned that Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the messengers did not call to the oneness of lordship, because the polytheists already knew that. Did the messengers not call to the oneness of lordship at all, or is it that they commanded the call to the oneness of lordship, and the oneness of lordship in itself?
The Shaykh:
I have clarified this, and I said that they came to call to the oneness of worship, and they mention the oneness of lordship in the context of establishing the proof for the oneness of worship, in the context of establishing the proof, and the evidence for the oneness of worship, meaning: just as you acknowledge this, you are required to acknowledge the oneness of worship, in the context of establishing the argument.
The questioner:
And there is nothing else. The ruling of Allah is that if someone from this Ummah dies and the call did not reach him, then he owes nothing. Do I know if he is in a state of mere ignorance, or is he judged in a way that no one enters?
The Shaykh:
This is an obligation. We worship [Allah] such that one to whom the call did not reach... but if I say that one to whom the call did not reach is because he lives isolated from the world, then we treat him as we treat a polytheist. We treat him as we treat a polytheist in terms of burying him in non-Muslim graveyards, not praying over him, and not... we treat him as we treat a polytheist. As for the Hereafter, his ruling is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). His ruling is with Allah. As for us, we treat one who dies upon shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) as we treat polytheists and disbelievers. And if one of them is excused due to ignorance, his matter is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). He will judge him as He wills. Yes.
The Shaykh mentioned that Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him) said that the messengers did not call to the oneness of lordship, because the polytheists already knew that. Did the messengers not call to the oneness of lordship at all, or is it that they commanded the call to the oneness of lordship, and the oneness of lordship in itself?
The Shaykh:
I have clarified this, and I said that they came to call to the oneness of worship, and they mention the oneness of lordship in the context of establishing the proof for the oneness of worship, in the context of establishing the proof, and the evidence for the oneness of worship, meaning: just as you acknowledge this, you are required to acknowledge the oneness of worship, in the context of establishing the argument.
The questioner:
And there is nothing else. The ruling of Allah is that if someone from this Ummah dies and the call did not reach him, then he owes nothing. Do I know if he is in a state of mere ignorance, or is he judged in a way that no one enters?
The Shaykh:
This is an obligation. We worship [Allah] such that one to whom the call did not reach... but if I say that one to whom the call did not reach is because he lives isolated from the world, then we treat him as we treat a polytheist. We treat him as we treat a polytheist in terms of burying him in non-Muslim graveyards, not praying over him, and not... we treat him as we treat a polytheist. As for the Hereafter, his ruling is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). His ruling is with Allah. As for us, we treat one who dies upon shirk (associating partners with Allah) and kufr (disbelief) as we treat polytheists and disbelievers. And if one of them is excused due to ignorance, his matter is with Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). He will judge him as He wills. Yes.
Source
شرح قرة عيون الموحدين في تحقيق دعوة الأنبياء والمرسلين، مقدمة — islamhouse.com (1:04:28)
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