Meaning: They have what we have, and we have what they have, in the rights of citizenship

Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. We resume the questions that were selected for Your Excellency the Shaykh in this blessed meeting. This questioner says: I read an article by Your Excellency titled "The Rights of Citizenship," and you said regarding non-Muslims, "They have what we have, and we have what they have," and I did not understand what is meant.

Answer:
"They have what we have, and we have what they have" refers to rights, specifically the maintenance of security, and that we guarantee their safety in their blood, their wealth, and their honor, just as we guarantee the safety of a Muslim in his blood, his wealth, and his honor. It means that we do not encroach upon them, and we prevent anyone who encroaches upon them. They are like us in terms of security, not being treated with ill will, and not being wronged. This is the meaning of "They have what we have, and we have what they have." Yes.