Is there a contradiction between the saying of Allah the Exalted: (There is no compulsion in religion) and His saying (peace and blessings be upon him):
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : A question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:Sunan Abi Dawud 2682Sahih (Al-Albani) and the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): Sunan an-Nasa'i 3983Sahih (Darussalam) how is the verse and the hadith reconciled?
The Shaykh : Do you not know that there are three rulings in the Shari'ah: either Islam, or the payment of the jizyah from the hand while in a state of humiliation, or fighting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know this?
The questioner: I know.
The Shaykh : Fine, do not stop at one hadith; take the rulings from a collection of hadiths. If you know that there is a jizyah, that means the disbeliever remains on his religion, so there is no contradiction with the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:256] He is only compelled to pay the jizyah if he chooses to remain on his religion. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no contradiction.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : A question.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : Regarding the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
Let there be no compulsion in religion
لا إكراه في الدينI have been commanded to fight the people until they bear witness to La ilaha illallah
أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يشهدوا ألا إله إلا اللهThe Shaykh : Do you not know that there are three rulings in the Shari'ah: either Islam, or the payment of the jizyah from the hand while in a state of humiliation, or fighting?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know this?
The questioner: I know.
The Shaykh : Fine, do not stop at one hadith; take the rulings from a collection of hadiths. If you know that there is a jizyah, that means the disbeliever remains on his religion, so there is no contradiction with the saying of Allah the Exalted:
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion
لا إكراه في الدينThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : So there is no contradiction.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of that.
The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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