Is a person excused for ignorance in matters of creed, such as a woman living in a land of disbelief who circumambulates graves and finds no one to advise her?
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The questioner : A questioner, or a woman who was living in some European country in Africa, said: This woman passed away, and she used to circumambulate the graves and slaughter animals for them. There were no scholars, or scholars of the oneness of Allah, who explained this to her. She was ignorant of this matter. Is she excused? And is it permissible for her children and anyone who wishes to supplicate for her to do so?
The Shaykh : Yes, but she professed Islam. She professed Islam, but she was committing shirk (associating partners with Allah) without knowing it, and no one warned her about it. She had no one to warn her. So she is considered a Muslim woman. She is prayed over and buried with the Muslims, and her children supplicate for her because she was ignorant; she was not warned about this and did not know about it. She had no scholars to warn her, and she professed Islam. So she was ignorant. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Isra 17:15] Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, but she professed Islam. She professed Islam, but she was committing shirk (associating partners with Allah) without knowing it, and no one warned her about it. She had no one to warn her. So she is considered a Muslim woman. She is prayed over and buried with the Muslims, and her children supplicate for her because she was ignorant; she was not warned about this and did not know about it. She had no scholars to warn her, and she professed Islam. So she was ignorant. And Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, said: