Discussion of the types of coercion.
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The student: .......?
The Shaykh : What is meant by being coerced is that he is beaten, or imprisoned ... for example, having his head shaved.......
The student: ... hardship.
The Shaykh : .. The hardship will end, so let him be patient and let him seek reward from his religion, and the saying of Allah the Exalted does not apply to this: [Al-Nahl:106] because he owes nothing, because some scholars say this applies to verbal faith, which originates from the tongue, whereas the correct view is that it includes even practical faith and practical disbelief, meaning the verse is general, so for example, if one is coerced into prostrating or something similar, then abandoning a religious obligation, this is not possible to abandon, so there is a difference between an action where one is forced to commit a sin, for example, disbelief, in which case one is excused, and abandoning an obligation, such as the obligation to let the beard grow, which is not permissible, if you are told: leave the prayer, for example, you cannot leave it ... pray even if you are harmed by beating and shaving, there is no preventer.
The student: .....?
The Shaykh : Eating carrion ... like eating carrion if you are in dire necessity for it, because if you eat from it ... your life, whereas this is not the case, this is where one may be threatened with beating and not beaten, and one may be beaten and be patient and seek reward, this is not ... mentioned Allah, ... as long as we said that if a person is harmed in the cause of Allah, it is permissible for him to leave what Allah commanded ... there is a benefit, there must be a trial and a test
The Shaykh : What is meant by being coerced is that he is beaten, or imprisoned ... for example, having his head shaved.......
The student: ... hardship.
The Shaykh : .. The hardship will end, so let him be patient and let him seek reward from his religion, and the saying of Allah the Exalted does not apply to this:
except for one who is forced [to renounce his religion] while his heart is secure in faith
إِلَّا مَنْ أُكْرِهَ وَقَلْبُهُ مُطْمَئِنٌّ بِالإِيمَانِThe student: .....?
The Shaykh : Eating carrion ... like eating carrion if you are in dire necessity for it, because if you eat from it ... your life, whereas this is not the case, this is where one may be threatened with beating and not beaten, and one may be beaten and be patient and seek reward, this is not ... mentioned Allah, ... as long as we said that if a person is harmed in the cause of Allah, it is permissible for him to leave what Allah commanded ... there is a benefit, there must be a trial and a test