Allah’s Authorities and Means of Justification of Accountability in People

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Hajjal from Tha‘laba ibn Maymun from ‘Abd al-A‘la ibn ’A‘yan who said the following: “Once I asked abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, ‘If a person does not know, will he be held responsible?’ He said, ‘No, he will not be held responsible.’”