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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on killing disbelievers in the same manner in which they killed Muslims

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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Is it permissible to kill disbelievers in the same way they killed Muslims?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. Is it permissible to kill disbelievers in the same way they killed Muslims?

The Shaykh:
From the perspective of retaliation, there is nothing wrong with it. If this is a matter of retaliation, there is nothing wrong with it. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said
Indeed Allah has decreed Ihsan in everything. So when you kill, then do the killing well, and when you slaughter, then do the slaughtering well.إن الله كتب الإحسان على كل شيء فإذا قتلتم فأحسنوا القتلة وإذا ذبحتم فأحسنوا الذبحة
Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1409Sahih (Darussalam)
regarding humans and animals. One should dispatch him, dispatching the victim and the sacrificial animal in the easiest way possible.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2792] حكم قتل الكفار بنفس الطريقة التي قتلوا بها المسلمين - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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