Coercion to perform an act of disbelief, such as prostrating to other than Allah
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Question:
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if this Muslim is coerced to commit an act of disbelief, such as prostrating to other than Allah, is he considered a disbeliever, or is coercion only applicable to speech?
Answer:
Coercion is only reported in relation to speech, and coercion to perform an act is not reported. Therefore, one does not commit shirk (associating partners with Allah). In the hadith, it is not permissible for a person to commit shirk with Allah, prostrate to other than Allah, or slaughter for other than Allah. Two men passed by an idol that no one passed without slaughtering for it; they forced them to do so, to slaughter for this idol and then pass by. Two men passed by this idol, and they said to one of them, “Offer a sacrifice.” He said, “I have nothing to offer.” They said, “Offer a sacrifice, even if it is a fly.” He offered a fly and entered the Fire. They said to the other, “Offer a sacrifice.” He said, “I would never offer anything to anyone other than Allah.”
Look at the answer: they killed him, and he entered Paradise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 30:492 They said, “O Messenger of Allah, how is that?”
They said to one of them, “Offer a sacrifice,” and they said to the other, “Offer a sacrifice.” So the answer was between the two: this one said, “I have nothing,” meaning that if he had something, he would offer it. The other said, “No, even if I had something, I would not offer anything to anyone other than Allah.” They killed him, and he entered Paradise.
A questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, if this Muslim is coerced to commit an act of disbelief, such as prostrating to other than Allah, is he considered a disbeliever, or is coercion only applicable to speech?
Answer:
Coercion is only reported in relation to speech, and coercion to perform an act is not reported. Therefore, one does not commit shirk (associating partners with Allah). In the hadith,
Do not associate partners with Allah, even if you are killed or burned.
لا تشركوا بالله وإن قتلتم وإن حرقتمLook at the answer: they killed him, and he entered Paradise. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,
A man entered Paradise because of a fly, and a man entered the Fire because of a fly.
دخل رجل الجنة في ذباب، ودخل رجل النار في ذبابHe said: Two men passed by a people who had an idol, and no one passed by it without offering a sacrifice to it.
قال مر رجلان على قوم لهم صنم لا يمر به أحد حتى يقرب له،
Source
لقاء مفتوح 11-07-1433هـ — alfawzan.live (21:58)
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