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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is there evidence in the saying of Allah the Exalted: {Your religion is yours and my religion is mine} for what is called freedom of religions?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. What is the interpretation of the statement
For you is your religion, and for me is my religion."لَكُمْ دِينُكُمْ وَلِيَ دِينِ
[Al-Kafirun 109:6]
Does it contain an indication of what is called freedom of religion?

Answer:
No. This has a specific reason. When they said to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), "We will worship your god for a year, and you will worship our god for a year," Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said to him: "Your religion is yours
(1) Say, "O disbelievers, (2) I do not worship what you worship. (3) Nor are you worshippers of what I worship.قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ لَا أَعْبُدُ مَا تَعْبُدُونَ وَلَا أَنتُمْ عَابِدُونَ مَا أَعْبُدُ
[Al-Kafirun 109:1-3]
... Your religion is yours and my religion is mine." This is a declaration of disavowal; it does not mean freedom of religions. Disavowal means declaring disavowal of them and their religion. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2832 -3022] هل في قوله تعالى: {لكم دينكم ولي دين} دليل على ما يسمى بحرية الأديان؟ — youtube.com

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