What is the stronger position on the issue of compulsion: is it applicable to both speech and action, or to speech only?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the stronger position on the issue of compulsion? Is it applicable to both speech and action, or to speech only?
Answer:
What is mentioned in the Qur'an is compulsion regarding speech, but the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab indicates that it extends to action as well. It indicates that one is not excused by compulsion regarding action; rather, one is only excused by compulsion regarding speech. This is the apparent meaning of the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab: that one is not excused by compulsion. It indicates that one is not excused by compulsion regarding speech or action. The verse indicates speech, and the hadith of Tariq indicates compulsion by action and that it is not an excuse. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the stronger position on the issue of compulsion? Is it applicable to both speech and action, or to speech only?
Answer:
What is mentioned in the Qur'an is compulsion regarding speech, but the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab indicates that it extends to action as well. It indicates that one is not excused by compulsion regarding action; rather, one is only excused by compulsion regarding speech. This is the apparent meaning of the hadith of Tariq ibn Shihab: that one is not excused by compulsion. It indicates that one is not excused by compulsion regarding speech or action. The verse indicates speech, and the hadith of Tariq indicates compulsion by action and that it is not an excuse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [175 -939] ما القول الراجح في مسألة الإكراه أيكون على القول والفعل أم على القول فقط؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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