How is coercion an excuse while fear is not?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this Sami says: It is unclear to us that fear is not an excuse for displaying obedience to the disbelievers, whereas coercion is an excuse. How is this the case, with an example? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is a difference between fear and coercion. In coercion, they force him and threaten him with death. They hold him, threaten him with death, and raise their weapons against him. As for fear, perhaps he fears them while they are in their land, and he has not seen them or met them. But he hears the talk and hears the threats, so he fears them and apostatizes from his religion. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this Sami says: It is unclear to us that fear is not an excuse for displaying obedience to the disbelievers, whereas coercion is an excuse. How is this the case, with an example? May Allah reward you.
Answer:
There is a difference between fear and coercion. In coercion, they force him and threaten him with death. They hold him, threaten him with death, and raise their weapons against him. As for fear, perhaps he fears them while they are in their land, and he has not seen them or met them. But he hears the talk and hears the threats, so he fears them and apostatizes from his religion. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، كيف يكون الإكراه عذراً ولا يكون الخوف كذلك؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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