Is it true that it is better for one who is coerced into disbelief to adhere to the default ruling rather than the dispensation?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Some people cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadithJami` at-Tirmidhi 2624Sahih (Darussalam). They say it is better for the coerced person not to utter the word of disbelief and to adhere to the default ruling. Is this correct?
Answer:
No, that is not correct. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:[An-Nahl 16:106]. Therefore, coercion regarding the utterance only, while his heart is at rest in faith, in order to escape the coercion, is a dispensation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is a dispensation from Allah (Mighty and Majestic). And acting upon the dispensation is better than acting upon the default ruling. Yes. And acting upon the dispensation when there is a need for it is better than acting upon the default ruling. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Some people cite the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in the hadith
Narrated Anas bin Malik: that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "There are three things for which whomever has them, then he has tasted the sweetness of faith: The one for whom Allah and His Messenger are more beloved than anything else; whoever loves someone and he does not love him except for the sake of Allah, and whoever hates to return to disbelief after Allah has saved him from it, just as he hates to be thrown into fire."
حلاوه الايمان وان يكره ان يعود في الكفر بعد اذ انقذه الله منه كما يكره ان يقذف في النارAnswer:
No, that is not correct. Allah (Mighty and Majestic) said:
except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2799- 4717] هل صحيح أن الأفضل للمكره على الكفر الأخذ بالعزيمة لا بالرخصة؟ — youtube.com
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