What is the ruling on a resident non-Muslim if it is revealed that he is a spy?
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Question:
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: The resident non-Muslim who came to the lands of the Muslims, and in reality his matter is that he is a spy. He says: May Allah reward you. If a resident non-Muslim comes to the lands of the Muslims and in reality his matter is that he is a spy, what is his ruling if he breaks the covenant with the Muslims? Is he considered a fighter, or what?
Answer:
This is a matter for the one in authority. The rulers have their precautions and they have means by which they know the spies from others. This is among their affairs. Yes.
May Allah reward you. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: The resident non-Muslim who came to the lands of the Muslims, and in reality his matter is that he is a spy. He says: May Allah reward you. If a resident non-Muslim comes to the lands of the Muslims and in reality his matter is that he is a spy, what is his ruling if he breaks the covenant with the Muslims? Is he considered a fighter, or what?
Answer:
This is a matter for the one in authority. The rulers have their precautions and they have means by which they know the spies from others. This is among their affairs. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1675- 4717] ما حكم المعاهد إذا تبين أنه جاسوس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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