When is it said that the call of Islam has reached the disbeliever?
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The questioner : ... a period ... So if we want to say that a person is not ... except if the message has been conveyed to him ... this means that the overwhelming majority of non-Muslims ... or those who have been given a distorted, fake message.
The Shaykh : The result is the same: those who have not been given a correct message are the same as those who have been given a distorted message.
The questioner : Europe and America are advanced and civilized, yet they have not been given the message ...
The Shaykh : ... in this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : ... Yes, this is a matter, Professor, a matter of the extra knowledge, of saturation, so to speak ... because we are concerned with this issue. So we take it as a rule: every individual to whom the call has not been conveyed, and who is not in a position where he is obligated to seek out the call, his case is left to Allah. He will be sent a messenger on the Day of Resurrection, and so on — this is well known. But we cannot say that such-and-such a state or such-and-such a people have been given the call, or have not been given the call, or that it was given to them correctly or distortedly. We cannot adopt these judgments. The issue is hypothetical. Therefore, we settle the matter by saying: everyone to whom the call has not been conveyed in a correct manner is truly from the people of the period (al-fatra). Yes, but only in this way.
The questioner : You are now in a position of responsibility. This is a new thing ... he is the leader of his people.
The Shaykh : Not intentionally. It may be that a person is in a position that pushes him to see things ... meaning he himself feels that this question is what moves him, so he becomes preoccupied with his worldly affairs, or his position of leadership, or something similar. In that case, he is responsible for faith.
The questioner : He heard about the call but did not study it, and there are things that call for its study ... this nation is Jewish or Christian, with evidence, yet they do not believe in it ...
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The hadith of the tree ... is it authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is authentic. Please proceed.
The Shaykh : The result is the same: those who have not been given a correct message are the same as those who have been given a distorted message.
The questioner : Europe and America are advanced and civilized, yet they have not been given the message ...
The Shaykh : ... in this world and the Hereafter.
The questioner : ....
The Shaykh : ... Yes, this is a matter, Professor, a matter of the extra knowledge, of saturation, so to speak ... because we are concerned with this issue. So we take it as a rule: every individual to whom the call has not been conveyed, and who is not in a position where he is obligated to seek out the call, his case is left to Allah. He will be sent a messenger on the Day of Resurrection, and so on — this is well known. But we cannot say that such-and-such a state or such-and-such a people have been given the call, or have not been given the call, or that it was given to them correctly or distortedly. We cannot adopt these judgments. The issue is hypothetical. Therefore, we settle the matter by saying: everyone to whom the call has not been conveyed in a correct manner is truly from the people of the period (al-fatra). Yes, but only in this way.
The questioner : You are now in a position of responsibility. This is a new thing ... he is the leader of his people.
The Shaykh : Not intentionally. It may be that a person is in a position that pushes him to see things ... meaning he himself feels that this question is what moves him, so he becomes preoccupied with his worldly affairs, or his position of leadership, or something similar. In that case, he is responsible for faith.
The questioner : He heard about the call but did not study it, and there are things that call for its study ... this nation is Jewish or Christian, with evidence, yet they do not believe in it ...
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : The hadith of the tree ... is it authentic?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is authentic. Please proceed.
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