Is a person excused for ignorance of what is known by necessity?
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Question : Peace. Because it is by necessity.
Answer : How? Truly. What is known by necessity? What is known by necessity is that this man must be living among the Muslims, and in that case, he cannot be ignorant. But if he is in the remote parts of the earth and knows nothing about the religions and does not belong to a specific religion of disbelief, then he is excused. For this reason, it was said:[An-Nisa 4:165]
Answer : How? Truly. What is known by necessity? What is known by necessity is that this man must be living among the Muslims, and in that case, he cannot be ignorant. But if he is in the remote parts of the earth and knows nothing about the religions and does not belong to a specific religion of disbelief, then he is excused. For this reason, it was said:
[We sent] messengers as bringers of good tidings and warners so that mankind will have no argument against Allah after the messengers
رُّسُلًا مُّبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 4466 - 4600 هل يعذر الإنسان بالجهل بما هو معلوم بالضرورة؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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