Hadith 2682

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُمَرَ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْمُقَدَّمِيُّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا أَشْعَثُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ يَعْنِي السِّجِسْتَانِيَّ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ بَشَّارٍ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عَدِيٍّ وَهَذَا لَفْظُهُ . ح وحَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ، قَالَ : حَدَّثَنَا وَهْبُ بْنُ جَرِيرٍ ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ ، عَنْ أَبِي بِشْرٍ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ، قَالَ : كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ تَكُونُ مِقْلَاتًا فَتَجْعَلُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا إِنْ عَاشَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ أَنْ تُهَوِّدَهُ فَلَمَّا أُجْلِيَتْ بَنُو النَّضِيرِ كَانَ فِيهِمْ مِنْ أَبْنَاءِ الأَنْصَارِ فَقَالُوا : لَا نَدَعُ أَبْنَاءَنَا فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ : لا إِكْرَاهَ فِي الدِّينِ قَدْ تَبَيَّنَ الرُّشْدُ مِنَ الْغَيِّ سورة البقرة آية 256 ، قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُد : الْمِقْلَاتُ الَّتِي لَا يَعِيشُ لَهَا وَلَدٌ .
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.
Hadith Reference سنن ابي داود / كتاب الجهاد / 2682
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Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
There is no meaning in compulsion or coercion regarding the acceptance of Islam.
The command of jihad and its practice are for the purpose of removing obstacles in the path of the propagation of Islam, not to force people to accept Islam.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 2682