The Ruling on Buying Free People and Enslaving Them

Question:
He says: In some countries, they cut off what amounts to about eight thousand riyals. Is it permissible to buy them or make them slaves, as was done previously?

Answer:
This is not permissible. They are not to be enslaved, and it is not permissible to enslave free people except through a lawful path, which is the path of jihad in the cause of Allah. If jihad in the cause of Allah is waged against the disbelievers, and we take possession of their women and children, then they become slaves due to jihad and the striving in the cause of Allah. As for enslaving without the path of jihad in the cause of Allah, this is not permissible. Enslaving without right and without a lawful path is not permissible. If lawful slavery is established over them, it continues in their branches and descendants unless they are freed; it does not cease except through manumission. If lawful slavery is established, it does not cease except through manumission.