The claim that Islam did not spread except by the sword
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is this claim correct that Islam did not spread except by the sword?
Answer:
Islam spread by da'wah (calling others to Islam) and by the sword. It spread by both. A call to Allah with wisdom and good exhortation. And it also spread by the sword against those who were obstinate. The one who accepts the call and responds, praise be to Allah. As for the one who is obstinate after the proof has been established against him, nothing remains for him but the sword to check his evil.
The presenter:
Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, is this claim correct that Islam did not spread except by the sword?
Answer:
Islam spread by da'wah (calling others to Islam) and by the sword. It spread by both. A call to Allah with wisdom and good exhortation. And it also spread by the sword against those who were obstinate. The one who accepts the call and responds, praise be to Allah. As for the one who is obstinate after the proof has been established against him, nothing remains for him but the sword to check his evil.
The presenter:
Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 88 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الجهاد|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:24)
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