We hear on the satellite channels calls for freedom of belief, citing the saying of Allah the Exalted: (There is no compulsion in religion)!

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on calling for freedom of belief, which many preachers on satellite channels are harping on about these days, and they cite the saying of the Exalted

Answer:
Freedom of belief means that there is no command, no prohibition, no messengers, and no books. Everyone is free. If this statement were true, Allah would not have sent the messengers, nor revealed the books, nor rebuked the worshippers of idols for their worship. This is a false statement that contradicts reason and contradicts the Shari'ah.
If people were free in their beliefs, we would not have needed messengers or books; each person would believe whatever he wants. This is false without a doubt. Allah has rejected this; He rejected false beliefs, disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), and atheism. He sent down the books and dispatched the messengers to reject this and to guide to what is correct and true. In reality, this is a rejection of the Shari'ah (Islamic sacred law) and a rejection of the sending of the messengers, implying that people remain as they are: atheists, disbelievers, wicked, polytheists, or believers in their own delusion. This is not correct. Allah the Exalted says: . They say, "Are we free to worship whatever we wish?" And He legislated for those who worship other than Allah that they be fought: "Kill the polytheists wherever you find them." He says, "Are we free?" . Then, if they repent, meaning they return to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the worship of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, . In the other verse, "your brothers in religion," the meaning of this is that it invalidates jihad, invalidates the Shari'ah, and invalidates the sending of the messengers, and that all people are free in their beliefs and no one is restricted. This means they are not servants of Allah; they are servants of their desires and servants of whoever they wish. They are not servants of Allah who return to the worship of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, who created them and provided for them. This is a false and abominable statement.
As for His saying, the Exalted: . Some scholars say this was in the beginning. That in the beginning, jihad was not legislated. So when jihad was legislated, this verse was abrogated. It was abrogated by the verse of jihad. And some scholars say this is specific to the Jews and the Christians.
If they pay the jizyah (the tax on protected non-Muslims), they are left on their religion. They are left on their religion and are not forced to enter Islam, if they offer the jizyah and submit to the rule of Islam and become humbled under the rule of Islam and pay the jizyah, they remain on their religion. This is specific to the People of the Book only. As for others, no, they are not left. Kill all for Allah. Yes.