Is knowledge of the matters of the Divine Names and Attributes considered among the duties required of a Muslim, or is it more appropriate to spend time on more important and beneficial matters, especially for the common Muslims? And is a Muslim sinful if he dies without knowing the actual physical location of Allah the Almighty?
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A servant is only questioned about the knowledge that has reached him and what his tools enabled him to examine. It is not necessarily true that everyone who is ignorant of something or errs in it is sinful. This varies according to the person's condition and the extent to which they have received the light of prophethood and the guidance of the message. The legally responsible person must believe in Allah and His Messenger and affirm everything that the Messenger brought. However, regarding hadiths that have not reached him and about which he could not acquire knowledge, he is not punished for not acting upon them in detail.
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