How to respond to one who denies the existence of the people of the period of silence, citing the Qur'an?

The questioner : I heard some scholars deny the existence of periods of silence and cite the saying of Allah the Exalted: , the verse in Surat al-Najm. They say that only people were found to whom the message had not reached or who had not heard of the Messenger, and that these people are subjected to a test. As for the claim that there are people of periods of silence, that is not correct. What is the correct position?

The Shaykh : The correct position is that Allah said in the Qur'an: Yes.