The ruling on killing the group that carried out terrorist acts
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Question:
I am a member of the security forces, and praise be to Allah. My question is: Is it permissible for us to kill this group that carried out the terrorist acts? Some people say this is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and that it is not permissible to kill them because they are Muslims.
Answer:
This is a false statement. The one who says it is not permissible to kill them is speaking falsely. Perhaps he is one of them or sympathizes with them. The one whose evil cannot be repelled except by killing is to be killed. If their evil cannot be repelled except by killing, then they are to be killed to repel their evil. Their evil is upon you, not just upon the security forces, but upon the entire society. If these people resist, if they resist and brandish their weapons, then it is obligatory to kill them.
As for if they surrender and do not brandish their weapons and surrender, then it is not permissible to kill them. Rather, they are to be presented to the courts and their case is to be examined. But if they brandish their weapons, then it is obligatory to kill them[Al-Baqarah 2:191]. It was mentioned in the hadith of al-Sa'il that if [the evil] cannot be repelled except by killing, then he is to be killed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
I am a member of the security forces, and praise be to Allah. My question is: Is it permissible for us to kill this group that carried out the terrorist acts? Some people say this is a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and that it is not permissible to kill them because they are Muslims.
Answer:
This is a false statement. The one who says it is not permissible to kill them is speaking falsely. Perhaps he is one of them or sympathizes with them. The one whose evil cannot be repelled except by killing is to be killed. If their evil cannot be repelled except by killing, then they are to be killed to repel their evil. Their evil is upon you, not just upon the security forces, but upon the entire society. If these people resist, if they resist and brandish their weapons, then it is obligatory to kill them.
As for if they surrender and do not brandish their weapons and surrender, then it is not permissible to kill them. Rather, they are to be presented to the courts and their case is to be examined. But if they brandish their weapons, then it is obligatory to kill them
But if they fight you, then kill them. Such is the recompense of the disbelievers.
فَإِن قَاتَلُوكُمْ فَاقْتُلُوهُمْ كَذَٰلِكَ جَزَاءُ الْكَافِرِينَThe presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز لرجال الأمن قتل الإرهابيين؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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