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Sunan Abi Dawud 2682 (Book 15, Hadith 206) #22972
No Compulsion in Religion

SUMMARY: This hadith explains that there should be no compulsion in religion and truth stands out clear from error.

Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas: When the children of a woman (in pre-Islamic days) did not survive, she took a vow on herself that if her child survives, she would convert it a Jew. When Banu an-Nadir were expelled (from Arabia), there were some children of the Ansar (Helpers) among them. They said: We shall not leave our children. So Allah the Exalted revealed; "Let there be no compulsion in religion. Truth stands out clear from error". Abu Dawud said: Muqlat means a woman whose children do not survive.
حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، - يَعْنِي السِّجِسْتَانِيَّ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ، وَهَذَا، لَفْظُهُ ح وَحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، قَالَ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَكُونُ مِقْلاَتًا فَتَجْعَلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا إِنْ عَاشَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ أَنْ تُهَوِّدَهُ فَلَمَّا أُجْلِيَتْ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا لاَ نَدَعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏{‏ لاَ إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَىِّ ‏}‏ قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ الْمِقْلاَتُ الَّتِي لاَ يَعِيشُ لَهَا وَلَدٌ

TOPICS
religion  *  compulsion  *  truth  *  error

QUICK LESSONS:
Respect other's beliefs even if they are different from your own

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of religious freedom and how it should not be forced upon anyone. It was narrated by Abdullah ibn Abbas, who was a companion of Prophet Muhammad. The story behind this hadith is that some women used to make a vow to convert their children to Judaism if they survived, but when Banu an-Nadir were expelled from Arabia, these children refused to leave with them. In response, Allah revealed the verse “Let there be no compulsion in religion” which means that people should not be forced into any particular religion or belief system. This verse also states that truth stands out clear from error which means that it is easy for people to distinguish between right and wrong without being told what to do or believe. Therefore, this hadith teaches us the importance of religious freedom and how we should respect other people’s beliefs even if they are different from our own.

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