The Ruling on One Who Performs Acts of Shirk While Ignorant
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Question:
What is the ruling on one who swears by other than Allah, circumambulates graves, and practices acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah), but is ignorant?
Answer:
He is to be taught. He is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and is to be taught, like the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). He is commanded to repent until he does so.
Q: And if he dies in that state, is he a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
A: If he worshipped the graves, he dies a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). He is not to be prayed over, not washed, and not buried with the Muslims.
Q: Even if he was ignorant?
A: Even if he was ignorant, the worshippers of al-Badawi and their like are kafirun (disbelievers).
What is the ruling on one who swears by other than Allah, circumambulates graves, and practices acts of shirk (associating partners with Allah), but is ignorant?
Answer:
He is to be taught. He is a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah) and is to be taught, like the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) of the jahiliyyah (the pre-Islamic age of ignorance). He is commanded to repent until he does so.
Q: And if he dies in that state, is he a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah)?
A: If he worshipped the graves, he dies a mushrik (one who associates partners with Allah). He is not to be prayed over, not washed, and not buried with the Muslims.
Q: Even if he was ignorant?
A: Even if he was ignorant, the worshippers of al-Badawi and their like are kafirun (disbelievers).
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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