The ruling on the spy who conveys the news of the Muslims to the enemy
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Question:
The questioner says: Is it permissible to declare as a disbeliever and apostate the one who aided the Jews against the Muslims by conveying their military and secret information and exposing their weaknesses? This spy who spied on the Muslims and conveyed their news to the enemy,
Answer:
This does not imply that he is a disbeliever, because he may not consider it permissible in itself, nor consider it permissible for the Jews, but rather he does this for the sake of the greed that they give him. However, if he loves them, is friendly toward them, and supports them against the Muslims, then he is a disbeliever. But if he does it because he loves the greed that they give him, then this is considered a major sin from the major sins, and it is permissible to kill him. It is permissible for the one in authority to kill him. Killing the spy is well known in Islam.
The questioner says: Is it permissible to declare as a disbeliever and apostate the one who aided the Jews against the Muslims by conveying their military and secret information and exposing their weaknesses? This spy who spied on the Muslims and conveyed their news to the enemy,
Answer:
This does not imply that he is a disbeliever, because he may not consider it permissible in itself, nor consider it permissible for the Jews, but rather he does this for the sake of the greed that they give him. However, if he loves them, is friendly toward them, and supports them against the Muslims, then he is a disbeliever. But if he does it because he loves the greed that they give him, then this is considered a major sin from the major sins, and it is permissible to kill him. It is permissible for the one in authority to kill him. Killing the spy is well known in Islam.
Source
إعانة اليهود على المسلمين — alfawzan.live
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