What is the difference between coercion and fear of the disbelievers?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the difference between the one who is coerced and the one who fears the disbelievers, even though the one who is coerced is driven to obey the disbelievers by fear?
Answer:
No, mere fear is not sufficient; they must threaten him. According to some scholars, they must threaten him. As you heard from the apparent wording of Imam Ahmad, it is not sufficient until the threat is made; it is necessary that they begin to torture him; it is necessary that they start torturing him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the difference between the one who is coerced and the one who fears the disbelievers, even though the one who is coerced is driven to obey the disbelievers by fear?
Answer:
No, mere fear is not sufficient; they must threaten him. According to some scholars, they must threaten him. As you heard from the apparent wording of Imam Ahmad, it is not sufficient until the threat is made; it is necessary that they begin to torture him; it is necessary that they start torturing him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما الفرق بين الإكراه والخوف من الكفار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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