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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the treaty of a disbeliever state with all Islamic states become void if it invades one of them?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: What is the ruling if a disbeliever state invades a Muslim state? Does the treaty of this disbeliever state with all the other Islamic states become void?

Answer:
No, no.
And if they seek help of you for the religion, then you must helpوَإِنِ اسْتَنصَرُوكُمْ فِي الدِّينِ فَعَلَيْكُمُ النَّصْرُ
[Al-Anfal 8:72]
except for a people, look at the condition:
except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treatyإِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ
[Al-Anfal 8:72]
and you have recently learned that what a Muslim state is upon does not bind another state. So, if the ruler of a region or kingdom makes a contract or treaty with them, it is permissible for another Muslim ruler to attack them, and this is not considered a violation of the custom because he did not make a treaty with them.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2875] هل ينتقض عهد الدولة الكافرة مع جميع الدول الإسلامية إذا غزت إحداها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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