Was the Verse of the Sword an abrogation of the verse {There is no compulsion in religion}?
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Question:
Is the verse [al-Baqarah:256] abrogated by the Verse of the Sword?
Answer:
It was said: It is abrogated. And it was said: It is specific to the People of the Book.
There are two opinions regarding it:
One is that it applies to the People of the Book and the Zoroastrians; they are not compelled, but rather they are given the choice between Islam and the jizyah. If they do not pay the jizyah and do not accept Islam, they are fought. As for the rest of the people, there is no choice: either Islam, or the sword.
Others said: Rather, it is abrogated. This was the initial ruling, then Allah prescribed fighting and jihad; because of His saying, the Exalted: [al-Anfal:39], so it was abrogated by this verse and what came with its meaning.
Is the verse
There shall be no compulsion in [acceptance of] the religion
لَا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِAnswer:
It was said: It is abrogated. And it was said: It is specific to the People of the Book.
There are two opinions regarding it:
One is that it applies to the People of the Book and the Zoroastrians; they are not compelled, but rather they are given the choice between Islam and the jizyah. If they do not pay the jizyah and do not accept Islam, they are fought. As for the rest of the people, there is no choice: either Islam, or the sword.
Others said: Rather, it is abrogated. This was the initial ruling, then Allah prescribed fighting and jihad; because of His saying, the Exalted:
And fight them until there is no fitnah and [until] the religion, all of it, is for Allah
وَقَاتِلُوهُمْ حَتَّى لَا تَكُونَ فِتْنَةٌ وَيَكُونَ الدِّينُ كُلُّهُ لِلَّهِ
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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