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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: “So kill the mushrikeen (those who associate partners with Allah) wherever you find them”?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: What is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
kill the polytheists wherever you find themفَاقْتُلُوا الْمُشْرِكِينَ حَيْثُ وَجَدتُّمُوهُمْ
[At-Tawbah 9:5]


Answer:
Those who have no treaty. Mushrikeen (those who associate partners with Allah) who have no treaty. When the command for jihad (struggle in the path of Allah) was revealed to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), Allah commanded him to fulfill the treaties. To fulfill the treaties. So when the treaties expire, he fights them. He announced this to them. A declaration of disavowal from Allah and His Messenger to those with whom you made treaties among the mushrikeen (those who associate partners with Allah)
So travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four monthsفَسِيحُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ
[At-Tawbah 9:2]
Allah gave them a respite of four months to arrange their affairs and consider their circumstances. The Messenger did not ambush them by canceling the treaty; rather, Allah commanded him to give them a reprieve. So this applies to the disbelievers who are not under treaty; they are to be fought. “So kill the mushrikeen (those who associate partners with Allah)” means those who are not under treaty. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما معنى قوله تعالى ﴿فاقْتلوا الْمشْركين حيْث وجدْتموهمْ﴾؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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