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Is one who threatens people on the roads with knives to take their money considered among the bandits?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, there are some gangs in some neighborhoods who threaten people with knives and take their money. Are they thieves or bandits?

Answer:
These are among the bandits who threaten people with weapons, take their money, or violate their honor, or attack them in their homes, or on the roads, or in the desert. These are bandits, and they have a different ruling.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [2363 -2802] من يتهدد الناس في الطرقات بالسكاكين لأخذ أموالهم هل يعتبر من جملة قطاع الطرق؟ — youtube.com

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