Is: (Whoever worships Allah in ignorance is as if he has disobeyed Him) a hadith?
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The questioner : Is Is this a hadith? Meaning, one worships without knowledge.
The Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith... O Abu 'Umar, it has no basis. However, its meaning... The intended meaning of the hadith is to warn the Muslim against worshipping Allah while in a state of ignorance, and this is a correct meaning. But this phrase you asked about... The conclusion is that it is not a hadith.
The questioner : I would have liked to see, except for 'Antarah, is this a hadith?
The Shaykh : It may have been narrated from 'Antarah.
Whoever worships Allah in ignorance is as if he has disobeyed Him
من عَبَدَ الله على جهل فكأنما عصاهThe Shaykh : This is a fabricated hadith... O Abu 'Umar, it has no basis. However, its meaning... The intended meaning of the hadith is to warn the Muslim against worshipping Allah while in a state of ignorance, and this is a correct meaning. But this phrase you asked about... The conclusion is that it is not a hadith.
The questioner : I would have liked to see, except for 'Antarah, is this a hadith?
The Shaykh : It may have been narrated from 'Antarah.
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