Do the followers of Muslims who mislead them with errors that do not lead to disbelief bear sin, if they are ignorant?
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The student: If one thinks that his own error does not lead to disbelief, do the followers bear sin if they are ignorant?
The Shaykh : If they are ignorant in a way that excuses them, such that the truth was not made clear to them, then their matter is left to Allah; that is what we know. But if they are ignorant in a way that does not excuse them, for example, if they were told that the truth is in such-and-such, but they said, "We follow what our fathers and our scholars were upon," then they are not excused.
The student: These deniers... the Day of Resurrection?
The Shaykh : No, because the context is specific to a certain group of people.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : If they are ignorant in a way that excuses them, such that the truth was not made clear to them, then their matter is left to Allah; that is what we know. But if they are ignorant in a way that does not excuse them, for example, if they were told that the truth is in such-and-such, but they said, "We follow what our fathers and our scholars were upon," then they are not excused.
The student: These deniers... the Day of Resurrection?
The Shaykh : No, because the context is specific to a certain group of people.
The student: ...