Takfir and the Excuse for Ignorance
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDULLAAH BIN 'ABDUR-RAHMAAN ABAA BUTAYN
If they were not ignorant they would not do it
Shaykh 'Abdullaah Abaa Butayn
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDULLAH BIN MUHAMMAD BIN HUMAID
Do we say that the one who makes Tawāf around the grave and asks the dead for help is a disbeliever or that his action is disbelief?
Shaykh 'Abdullah bin Humaid
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDUL-MUHSIN BIN HAMAD AL-'ABBAAD
Is there excuse for ignorance in matters of 'Aqeedah?
Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin al-'Abbaad
If a person is found seeking deliverance from other than Allah, supplicating to other than Allah and slaughtering for other than Allah; then this is shirk and he is a disbeliever
Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin al-'Abbaad
A man slaughters for other than Allah. Is he excused for his ignorance?
Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin al-'Abbaad
The ruling on those who fall into Major Shirk out of ignorance before the establishment of the proof
Shaykh 'Abdul-Muhsin al-'Abbaad
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDUL-'AZEEZ AAL ASH-SHAYKH
What is the type of disbelief for which the person who commits it is excused for ignorance?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh
The worship of other than Allah is disbelief, and we say that his action is disbelief and we judge him accordingly!
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez Aal ash-Shaykh
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH SAALIH AAL ASH-SHAYKH
When is a person who offers sacrifices at a grave ruled as being a Mushrik?
Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh
Are the graveworshippers disbelievers even before the establishment of the proof?
Shaykh Saalih Aal ash-Shaykh
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH SAALIH BIN MUHAMMAD AL-LUHAYDAAN
Regarding the statement that whoever speaks about excuse for ignorance is a concealed Haddaadee
Shaykh Saalih Al-Luhaydaan
Does the utterance of La Illaha illa Allah benefit, while it is clearly being violated in the worship of other than Allah?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Luhaydaan
We have some people who say that he who commits major shirk is considered a Muslim as long as he did that out of ignorance. Is this their speech correct?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Luhaydaan
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH MUHAMMAD BIN SAALIH AL-'UTHAYMEEN
Is it permissible to give the zakat to a "Muslim" who commits Shirk?
Shaykh Muhammad bin Saalih al-'Uthaymeen
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDUL-'AZEEZ AR-RAAJIHI
Individual takfeer can be made in clear matters without returning back to the scholars
Shaykh 'Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihi
Clarification of the statement: "the one who worships the idol (i.e. the tomb) which is on (the grave of) Al-Badawi, then verily I don't make takfeer on him"
Shaykh 'Abdul-‘Azeez ar-Raajihi
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH MUQBIL BIN HAADEE AL-WAADI'EE
Is it a must to establish the proof on the one who curses the Lord before making Takfir on him?
Shaykh Muqbil bin Haadee al-Waadi'ee
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH SAALIH BIN SA'D AS-SUHAYMEE
Do we consider a person who professes Islām but falls into major Shirk while he is ignorant a Mushrik?
Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee
His relative who used to offer sacrifices for other than Allah passed away
Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee
Is the Hajj of a person who commits major shirk unknowingly valid?
Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH SAALIH BIN FAWZAAN AL-FAWZAAN
Someone says that you excuse the general folk of the Raafidah for ignorance
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Some of the present day students of knowledge say that those who regard as disbelievers the ones who make Tawāf around the graves are Takfīris
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Intention is not a condition for the disbelief of the mushrik!
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
O Teacher of Tawheed, can you please explain the issue of 'excuse for ignorance' to us?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is it permissible for him to pray over and inherit from his dead father who was illiterate and ignorant and used to commit major Shirk?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
The difference between declaring specified and unspecified people as disbelievers
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Explaining the third nullifier of Islam
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
A salafi scholar excuses the graveworshippers for ignorance?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is the one who says that a graveworshipper is excused for ignorance counted as a Murji without exception?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Someone claims that you hold that the one who performs Shirk al-Akbar remains a Muslim as long as he is ignorant
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
From the tremendous merits of Tawheed
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
What is the ruling of the one who does not make takfir on the graveworshippers or has doubt about their disbelief?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
If I see a person performing the acts of shirk how do I treat him? As a Muslim, or a kafir?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Concerning making Tawaf around (circumambulating) the graves
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Those who call upon the dead in the graves and ask them; do we eat their slaughterings (meat) and marry from them?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is everyone who worships the graves considered as being a disbeliever?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Those who excuse the polytheists are the ignorant ones, not the graveworshippers!
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Whosoever openly manifests Shirk is a Mushrik
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
When a Muslim falls into Shirk; do we say he encompasses both Tawheed and Shirk?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is the issue of Excuse for Ignorance a matter of disagreement (khilafiyya)?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is Takfeer for everyone including the Beginners among the Students of Knowledge, or is it confined to the Senior Scholars alone?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Many of those who ascribe themselves to Islam fall into Major Shirk because they take their religion from the Sufis. How should we deal with them?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
My grandmother used to make sacrifices for the awliyaa and swear by them. Is it permissible for me to perform the Hajj on her behalf?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
Is it true that you retracted from the Takfir of the one who falls into Major Shirk, and that you made as a condition the Establishment of the Proof, with the Excuse of Ignorance?
Shaykh Saalih Al-Fawzaan
FATAAWA BY SHAYKH 'ABDUL-'AZEEZ BIN 'ABDULLAH BIN BAAZ
In some Islamic countries there are people who circumambulate graves not knowing that this is wrong
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
The consequences of committing major shirk
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
People say that those who visit graves and appeal to those buried therein commit a major Shirk but are not Mushriks, is this right?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Are the Muslims who live in an Islamic country and beseech other than Allah for help excused due to their ignorance?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
He was told that his father used to slaughter sacrifices to other than Allah. He now wants to give Sadaqah and perform Hajj on his behalf, as his father did that because there were no scholars or people to guide and advise him.
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Can I pray for my dead father who used to ask for help from dead people and offer sacrifices to them?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Common people from among the Sufis attend the celebration of the Prophet's birth and travel to shrines and graves, believing that this constitutes true Islam. What is the ruling on this?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Is it permissible to grant the reward of good deeds to a dead person who used to slaughter animals for others than Allah during his life?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
The Ruling on those who make Tawaf of Graves and seek the help of the Dead buried therein
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
No excuses are accepted regarding the Fundamentals of Tawhid!
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Will a Muslim be excused when doing acts of Shirk out of ignorance?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
What is the ruling on a person who dies in a state of Shirk without knowing that he is in a state of Shirk?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
In some Islamic countries, there are people who circumambulate graves not knowing that this is wrong. What is the religious ruling on those people?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Explanation of being excused due to ignorance
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
What is the opinion of your Eminence on excusing persons for their ignorance, particularly creedal issues?
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
Clarifying those excused for ignorance in matters of `Aqidah and Fiqh
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
The ruling on giving Excuse for Ignorance in matters related to `Aqidah
Shaykh 'Abdul-'Azeez bin Baaz
FATAAWA BY THE PERMANENT COMMITTEE FOR SCHOLARLY RESEARCH AND IFTA'
Who are Ahl Al-Fatrah (people having no access to Divine Messages)? Is it true that some of them exist now?
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
I used to sacrifice animals to the Jinn; is my previous Hajj valid?
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Invoking Allah's Forgiveness for someone who used to slaughter animals to other than Allah out of ignorance
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Performing Hajj on behalf of someone who draws nearer to Jinn
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Seeking forgiveness for a Mushrik
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
The establishment of evidence is just to excuse them before applying the punishment, and not to call them Kuffar. Indeed, they are called Kuffar once they worship other than Allah!
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Are Muslims to be excused for ignorantly performing acts of Kufr and Shirk?
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Seeking Healing from Soothsayers
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Ignorance of the Mukallaf of the fundamentals of Iman is no excuse
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Following the Funeral of Grave-Worshippers
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Violating ‘Aqidah out of Ignorance
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Excusing someone who doesn't know about Tawhid
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Being excused for not knowing the principles and rulings of Islam
Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'