Is there a difference between being coerced to utter disbelief and being coerced to commit it?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is there a difference between a Muslim being coerced to utter disbelief and being coerced to commit disbelief?
Answer:
The verse is regarding speech; the verse only came regarding speech, in the story of 'Amir ibn Yasir. As for the act, if they coerced him to prostrate to an idol, he would not prostrate to the idol. If they coerced him to slaughter for other than Allah, he would not slaughter for other than Allah, like the story of the one who killed the fly in obedience to them, and he entered the Fire, may Allah protect us from that. Yes, coercion is only regarding speech. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is there a difference between a Muslim being coerced to utter disbelief and being coerced to commit disbelief?
Answer:
The verse is regarding speech; the verse only came regarding speech, in the story of 'Amir ibn Yasir. As for the act, if they coerced him to prostrate to an idol, he would not prostrate to the idol. If they coerced him to slaughter for other than Allah, he would not slaughter for other than Allah, like the story of the one who killed the fly in obedience to them, and he entered the Fire, may Allah protect us from that. Yes, coercion is only regarding speech. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل هناك فرق بين الإكراه على قول الكفر والإكراه على فعله؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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