Reconciling the Verse on Compulsion with the Hadith “Do Not Associate Partners with Allah”
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The questioner:
How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted:[An-Nahl 16:106]?
The Shaykh:
Yes, except for the one who is compelled, yes.
The questioner:
And the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. Shirk (associating partners with Allah) is never permissible to agree upon. The one who brought a fly into the Fire, the one who brought a fly into the Fire. So regarding shirk, no one is forgiven for it, ever. Rather, it is the words, the words that are less than shirk, the social pleasantries, the diplomatic handling.[Ali 'Imran 3:28] Fighting is not done except by those who [An-Nahl 16:106]. So this diplomatic handling is permitted in cases of dire necessity where there is no shirk. As for shirk, no, no one permits it, ever.
How do you reconcile the saying of Allah the Exalted:
except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِThe Shaykh:
Yes, except for the one who is compelled, yes.
The questioner:
And the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not associate partners with Allah, even if you are tortured or burned.
لا تشرك بالله ولو عذبت أو حرقت.The Shaykh:
Yes, indeed. Shirk (associating partners with Allah) is never permissible to agree upon. The one who brought a fly into the Fire, the one who brought a fly into the Fire. So regarding shirk, no one is forgiven for it, ever. Rather, it is the words, the words that are less than shirk, the social pleasantries, the diplomatic handling.
except when taking precaution against them
إِلَّا أَن تَتَّقُوا مِنْهُمْexcept 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»، كيف الجمع بين قوله تعالى ﴿إلّا من أكره وقلبه مطمئنّ بالإيمان﴾ و«لا تشرك بالله ولو عذّبت... — youtube.com
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