Some have not put down their weapons because they doubt the government's pardon for them, and some are hesitant to put down their weapons

Question : As I just said, the government granted the pardon, and many of them remained in the mountains on the basis that they do not give the government their trust, because they do not trust it. That is, they do not feel safe with it. However, the government promised that it would not harm them, and it has fulfilled this for those who came down, meaning it did not harm them. It is only saying, "Put down your weapons and return to your normal lives." So many of them are hesitant and say, "We need a fatwa from our shaykhs so that either we come down or we stay." Some of them have come down, praise be to Allah, especially after the fatwa of Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him) was broadcast on television, and the fatwa of Shaykh Al-Albani (may Allah have mercy on him) stating that this matter is not permissible. So some are still doubtful about this matter. What do you say, O Shaykh?

Answer : We hold that it is obligatory for them to put down their weapons and to lay down their arms. Otherwise, all the consequences that follow, such as killing, looting of wealth, and the violation of women, they are accountable for them before Allah (Mighty and Majestic). It is obligatory for them to return, and we have heard, praise be to Allah, that many of them have returned. This is what is obligatory. We thank the state for the general pardon, and we thank them also for putting down their weapons. Do not doubt this at all. Let them return to their normal lives. Yes.