Did the Prophet of Allah Sulaymaan (peace be upon him) force the queen of Saba’ to become Muslim?
Question

                If it is haraam in islaam to force others to accept this religion then how did sulaymaan pbuh force the queen of saba to accept it.
Praise be to Allah.
	The Prophet of Allah Sulaymaan (peace be upon him) did not 
	force Balqees the queen of Saba’ (Sheba) to become Muslim; rather she became 
	Muslim voluntarily, as Allah, may He be exalted, tells us in the verse in 
	which He, may He be glorified and exalted, says (interpretation of the 
	meaning):

	“She said: ‘My Lord! Verily, I 
	have wronged myself, and I submit (in Islam, together with Sulaymaan 
	(Solomon), to Allah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that 
	exists)”

	[an-Naml 27:44].

	She stated that she had wronged herself by worshipping the 
	sun instead of Allah, then she voluntarily affirmed Islam and submitted with 
	Sulaymaan to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds. If she had been forced to become 
	Muslim, she would not have said that.

	With regard to the words of the Prophet of Allah Sulaymaan 
	(peace be upon him), “Go 
	back to them. We verily shall come to them with hosts that they cannot 
	resist, and we shall drive them out from there in disgrace, and they will be 
	abased” [an-Naml 27:37],

	this comes under the heading of jihad which is necessary to 
	spread the religion of Allah; it does not have anything to do with forcing 
	anyone to enter Islam. Jihad was only prescribed so that the word of Allah 
	might be supreme, and so as to take away authority of kingdoms that stand 
	between the people and the religion of Allah.

	Moreover, Sulaymaan was a king, to whom Allah had granted 
	sovereignty on earth, as more than one of the early generations stated, so 
	no one had the right to decide any of the affairs of his kingdom without his 
	consent, especially with regard to the greatest matter concerning which 
	jihad was prescribed and for which kingdoms were established. 
	

	Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allah have mercy on him) said:

	Jihad of the Muslims against the disbelievers is not for the 
	purpose of making them become Muslim. Allah, may He be glorified, says 
	(interpretation of the meaning): “There 
	is no compulsion in religion” [al-Baqarah 
	2:256]. Rather jihad is 
	so that the word of Allah may be supreme, and so that dominance may belong 
	to the religion of Islam.

	End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa wa Rasaa’il al-‘Uthaymeen 
	(25/303).

	Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan (may Allah preserve him) said:

	It is not possible to force anyone to enter Islam, for 
	entering Islam is something that comes from the heart, based on conviction 
	in the heart, and it is not possible for us to control hearts or make them 
	believe. That is in the hand of Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, for 
	He is the Controller of the hearts, and it is He Who guides whomever He 
	wills and leaves astray whomever He wills. But our duty is to call people to 
	Allah, may He be glorified and exalted, and to explain the truth, and to 
	strive in jihad for the sake of Allah against those who are stubborn and 
	recognise the truth but obstinately reject it after coming to know it. This 
	is the one against whom we must strive in jihad, but as for the idea of 
	forcing him to enter Islam and instilling faith in his heart by force, this 
	is not for us to do, rather that is up to Allah, may He be glorified and 
	exalted.

	End quote from Majmoo‘ Fataawa ash-Shaykh Saalih ibn 
	Fawzaan (1/209)

	The fact that the queen of Saba’ became Muslim and admitted 
	having wronged her self when she disbelieved clearly indicates that she was 
	content with faith and became Muslim voluntarily, and was not forced to do 
	so.

	Please see also the answers to questions no.
	178756 and 82613.

	And Allah knows best.