The ruling on the hadith: “I was sent with the sword before the Hour”

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. There are those who weaken the hadith of Ibn 'Umar, “I was sent with the sword before the Hour,” out of fear of the criticism of the disbelievers, meaning that they might say that Islam is a religion of violence. Is this opinion sound?

Answer:
This is because it is weak; it is weak, and his creed is weak. He wants to weaken the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). This is not a weak hadith; the other hadith is in the authentic collections. The other hadith is authentic: “I was commanded to fight the people until they say there is no god but Allah, or until they testify that there is no god but Allah.” And Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said: We do not seek to please the polytheists; we seek to please Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. We seek to please Allah by angering the polytheists and making the polytheists angry. We draw near to Allah by doing so. Yes.