The excuse of ignorance and figurative interpretation in disbelief
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Question:
The questioner asks: Why does he go to al-Akhtab since the lifetime of Shaykh al-Mansur in the future? Why? And is it a name that is spent with the attributes of Allah the Exalted in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance?
Answer:
Because this is an excuse for him; ignorance is an excuse, and ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is an excuse, which averts takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) from him, because he thought he was on the right path. He did not do it intentionally. As long as he did not do it intentionally, he is not declared a disbeliever. Yes.
The questioner asks: Why does he go to al-Akhtab since the lifetime of Shaykh al-Mansur in the future? Why? And is it a name that is spent with the attributes of Allah the Exalted in the pre-Islamic age of ignorance?
Answer:
Because this is an excuse for him; ignorance is an excuse, and ta'wil (figurative interpretation) is an excuse, which averts takfir (declaring someone a disbeliever) from him, because he thought he was on the right path. He did not do it intentionally. As long as he did not do it intentionally, he is not declared a disbeliever. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام من أدلة الأحكام [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من باب الوضوء — islamhouse.com (1:00:11)
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