What is the ruling on those who claim to be Muslim in Russia but do not know the pillars of Islam?
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Question:
This is a questioner from Russia who says: In our country, many people claim to be Muslim, but most of them do not know the meaning of the two testimonies of faith, nor do they perform the pillars of Islam, neither prayer nor anything else. What is the ruling on such people?
Answer:
Because they were under the rule of the communists for a long time, they forgot; that is, they are affiliated with Islam, but they forgot what Islam is because of the oppression of the communists toward them and the length of the period. And now, praise be to Allah, they have been freed. They need da'wah (calling to Islam). You call them. You are students of knowledge who studied in these lands, and praise be to Allah. Go to them, explain the religion to them, and teach them. Take their wages and fulfill what is obligatory upon you in calling to Allah,[At-Tawbah 9:122].
This is a questioner from Russia who says: In our country, many people claim to be Muslim, but most of them do not know the meaning of the two testimonies of faith, nor do they perform the pillars of Islam, neither prayer nor anything else. What is the ruling on such people?
Answer:
Because they were under the rule of the communists for a long time, they forgot; that is, they are affiliated with Islam, but they forgot what Islam is because of the oppression of the communists toward them and the length of the period. And now, praise be to Allah, they have been freed. They need da'wah (calling to Islam). You call them. You are students of knowledge who studied in these lands, and praise be to Allah. Go to them, explain the religion to them, and teach them. Take their wages and fulfill what is obligatory upon you in calling to Allah,
For there should separate from every division of them a group [remaining] to obtain understanding in the religion and warn their people when they return to them that they might be cautious.
فَلَوْلَا نَفَرَ مِن كُلِّ فِرْقَةٍ مِّنْهُمْ طَائِفَةٌ لِّيَتَفَقَّهُوا فِي الدِّينِ وَلِيُنذِرُوا قَوْمَهُمْ إِذَا رَجَعُوا إِلَيْهِمْ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَحْذَرُونَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من ينتسب إلى الإسلام في روسيا لكنهم لا يعرفون أركان الإسلام؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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