Kidnapping Hostages and Foreigners in Retaliation Against the Enemy

Question:
He says that some people are carried away by enthusiasm and support certain actions by groups claiming affiliation with Islam, such as kidnapping foreign hostages and prisoners, blinding them, filming them, and broadcasting them on television channels. They claim that this is a response to the enemy, a means of intimidating them, and a retaliation for what the enemies are doing to our brothers in the prisons.

Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says: If the disbelievers have done wrong and committed aggression, it is not permissible to take the musta'min (non-Muslims granted safe conduct) and those with whom treaties have been made who are in the lands of the Muslims, to imprison them and intimidate them. This is not permissible. This is betrayal. And you, who have done nothing, how can you approve of the actions of others? "No soul shall bear the burden of another." This is from one aspect. The other aspect is that this is a betrayal of the covenant, because these people have a covenant with them, a guarantee of safety for them, and a pledge of protection. Therefore, it is not permissible to take them as hostages, nor is it permissible to kidnap them. Rather, it is obligatory, it is obligatory that they be made safe until they return to their lands.
As long as they are in the lands of the Muslims, they have the rights of Muslims, and they are subject to the obligations of Muslims. It is obligatory to fulfill their rights. These actions are not from Islam. They are either from ignorant people who do not know Islam, or from people of evil who want to tarnish Islam with these deeds. Islam is innocent of them. Yes.