Combining the saying of Allah the Exalted: (There is no compulsion in religion) with the hadith (I have been commanded to fight the people…)

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, how do you reconcile the saying of the Exalted with the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) ?

Answer:
This is not compulsion. "I have been commanded to fight the people until they testify that there is no god but Allah" is not compulsion, no. As for His saying , it was said that it is specific to the People of the Book. It was also said that this was the initial ruling and was later abrogated regarding jihad.
And the correct view, and Allah knows best , is that one cannot compel anyone to enter Islam. Guidance is in the hand of Allah; guidance is in the hand of Allah, and no one possesses it except Allah. One cannot compel anyone regarding the guidance of his heart. Rather, you fight them and call them to Allah, but putting faith in his heart is something only Allah the Exalted possesses.