Is one excused for disbelief if he is coerced in all circumstances?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is one excused for disbelief if he is coerced into something in any circumstance?
Answer:
The evidence came regarding being coerced into speech, as for action, this requires consideration, because coercion was only mentioned regarding speech, that he says what they force him to say to escape from them, while he remains upon his belief, like what happened to 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when they forced him to insult Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he insulted him in order to escape from them, then he regretted it and came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: O Messenger of Allah, they did not let me go until I spoke about you. He said: What do you find in your heart?
He said: It is at rest with faith. He said: If they return to it, return to it. Then Allah the Exalted revealed:[An-Nahl 16:106-107] disbelief upon faith. This is clear. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, he says: Is one excused for disbelief if he is coerced into something in any circumstance?
Answer:
The evidence came regarding being coerced into speech, as for action, this requires consideration, because coercion was only mentioned regarding speech, that he says what they force him to say to escape from them, while he remains upon his belief, like what happened to 'Amir ibn Yasir (may Allah be pleased with him) when they forced him to insult Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), so he insulted him in order to escape from them, then he regretted it and came to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), saying: O Messenger of Allah, they did not let me go until I spoke about you. He said: What do you find in your heart?
He said: It is at rest with faith. He said: If they return to it, return to it. Then Allah the Exalted revealed:
(106) Whoever disbelieves in Allah after his belief... except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith. But those who [willingly] open their breasts to disbelief, upon them is wrath from Allah, and for them is a great punishment; (107) That is because they preferred
مَن كَفَرَ بِاللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ إِيمَانِهِ إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالْإِيمَانِ وَلَٰكِن مَّن شَرَحَ بِالْكُفْرِ صَدْرًا فَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌ مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ عَظِيمٌ ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمُ اسْتَحَبُّوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [589 -939] هل يعذر على الكفر من أكره في كل الأحوال؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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