The Excuse of Ignorance for the Common People Among the Polytheists
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Do the common people among the polytheists have the excuse of ignorance in these days?
Answer:
They do not have the excuse of ignorance, and they hear the Qur'an, the prohibition of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and the explanation of the punishment for the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). How can they have an excuse when they read the Qur'an and hear the lectures and lessons? The proof has been established against them.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Do the common people among the polytheists have the excuse of ignorance in these days?
Answer:
They do not have the excuse of ignorance, and they hear the Qur'an, the prohibition of shirk (associating partners with Allah), and the explanation of the punishment for the mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). How can they have an excuse when they read the Qur'an and hear the lectures and lessons? The proof has been established against them.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وتلاعب الشيطان بالمشركين في عبادة الأصنام له أسباب عديدة — islamhouse.com (50:56)
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