Knowledge, and the mention of ignorance, its types, its example, and its evidence.
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The Shaykh : What is the opposite of knowledge?
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : How many types of ignorance are there?
The questioner : Ignorance of the ruling and ignorance of the reality.
The Shaykh : Ignorance of the ruling and ignorance of the reality. Ignorance of the ruling means one does not know that this breaks the fast. Ignorance of the reality means one does not know that it is daytime; he thinks it is night. Perfect. Well done. This is a man who ate thinking that the dawn had not yet appeared, but it turned out that it had. Say, "O brother, does his fast become invalid or not?" He came asking you, saying, "I ate thinking that the dawn had not appeared?"
The questioner : If he was ignorant.
The Shaykh : He says he thought the dawn had not appeared, and when it appeared, he found the people going out to pray. Does his fast become invalid or not? It does not become invalid because he was ignorant of the time. Well done. Now, rest. A man bled himself (cupping) and blood came out of him. This man bled himself and blood came out, but he did not know that cupping breaks the fast.
The questioner : It does not invalidate his fast.
The Shaykh : It does not invalidate his fast. Why?
The questioner : Because he was ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant of what?
The questioner : Necessarily, of the condition. Of the condition.
The Shaykh : Ignorant of a condition. What does "ignorant of a condition" mean? Ignorant of the ruling. What is the evidence that the ignorant person's fast is not invalidated?
The questioner : The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Give us from the Qur'an, may Allah reward you, before anything else.
The questioner :[Al-Baqarah 2:286]
The Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Baqarah 2:286] And is ignorance forgetfulness or a mistake?
The questioner : A mistake.
The Shaykh : A mistake. So Allah the Exalted said: Well done. But this evidence is general.
The questioner : Ignorance.
The Shaykh : How many types of ignorance are there?
The questioner : Ignorance of the ruling and ignorance of the reality.
The Shaykh : Ignorance of the ruling and ignorance of the reality. Ignorance of the ruling means one does not know that this breaks the fast. Ignorance of the reality means one does not know that it is daytime; he thinks it is night. Perfect. Well done. This is a man who ate thinking that the dawn had not yet appeared, but it turned out that it had. Say, "O brother, does his fast become invalid or not?" He came asking you, saying, "I ate thinking that the dawn had not appeared?"
The questioner : If he was ignorant.
The Shaykh : He says he thought the dawn had not appeared, and when it appeared, he found the people going out to pray. Does his fast become invalid or not? It does not become invalid because he was ignorant of the time. Well done. Now, rest. A man bled himself (cupping) and blood came out of him. This man bled himself and blood came out, but he did not know that cupping breaks the fast.
The questioner : It does not invalidate his fast.
The Shaykh : It does not invalidate his fast. Why?
The questioner : Because he was ignorant.
The Shaykh : Ignorant of what?
The questioner : Necessarily, of the condition. Of the condition.
The Shaykh : Ignorant of a condition. What does "ignorant of a condition" mean? Ignorant of the ruling. What is the evidence that the ignorant person's fast is not invalidated?
The questioner : The saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : Give us from the Qur'an, may Allah reward you, before anything else.
The questioner :
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
ربنا لا تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأناThe Shaykh : Allah the Exalted said:
Our Lord, do not impose blame upon us if we have forgotten or erred.
ربنا لا تؤاخذنا إن نسينا أو أخطأناThe questioner : A mistake.
The Shaykh : A mistake. So Allah the Exalted said: