Why did he specifically mention the child of zina, the soldier, the eunuch, and the Bedouin in the context of soundness of religion?
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The questioner : And this zina, the soldiers, and the eunuchs, so if you say that they are sound in their religion, what is meant?
The Shaykh : This is it.
The questioner : Who do you mean, as if you are...
The Shaykh : Yes, the child of zina, because the ill omen of his father may attach to him. And the soldier, as you know, the majority of soldiers are lax in some matters. And the eunuch, because there is a deficiency in him. A deficiency in his creation, and he is not like the complete man, for this reason he does not impregnate. And the Bedouin is clear.
The questioner : The soldier, the military soldier.
The Shaykh : The military and the non-military.
The questioner : How is it with the Salaf, meaning the predominant ones?
The Shaykh : The predominant thing about them is that they have much ignorance, and they do not hold fast as they should. The author mentioned this specifically because some scholars say that his leading of the prayer is not valid. The matter is clear.
The Shaykh : This is it.
The questioner : Who do you mean, as if you are...
The Shaykh : Yes, the child of zina, because the ill omen of his father may attach to him. And the soldier, as you know, the majority of soldiers are lax in some matters. And the eunuch, because there is a deficiency in him. A deficiency in his creation, and he is not like the complete man, for this reason he does not impregnate. And the Bedouin is clear.
The questioner : The soldier, the military soldier.
The Shaykh : The military and the non-military.
The questioner : How is it with the Salaf, meaning the predominant ones?
The Shaykh : The predominant thing about them is that they have much ignorance, and they do not hold fast as they should. The author mentioned this specifically because some scholars say that his leading of the prayer is not valid. The matter is clear.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1276 - لماذا خص بالذكر ولد الزنا والجندي والخصي والأعراب في سلامة الدين؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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