What is the answer to those who cite the saying of Allah the Exalted, “There is no compulsion in religion,” to argue that a person has freedom in his religion?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Baqarah 2:256], some people use it as evidence that a person has absolute freedom in his religion. Is this statement correct?
Answer:
If it were correct, we would not have needed the sending of the messengers, the revelation of the books, or the legislation of jihad in the path of Allah, with everyone being free to worship whatever they please and no need for any of that. This is a false statement.[Al-Baqarah 2:256] No one puts faith in a person’s heart except Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. No one puts faith and love for faith in a person except Allah. No one possesses the hearts to act upon them. This is the meaning of [Al-Baqarah 2:256]. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the saying of Allah the Exalted,
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِAnswer:
If it were correct, we would not have needed the sending of the messengers, the revelation of the books, or the legislation of jihad in the path of Allah, with everyone being free to worship whatever they please and no need for any of that. This is a false statement.
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِThere shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [370 -560] ما الجواب على من يستدل بقوله تعالى (لا إكراه في الدين) على أن للإنسان الحرية في دينه؟ — youtube.com
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