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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Criterion for Non-Muslims Entering the Rulings of Muslims

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Question:
And you, Shaykh (may Allah preserve you), what is the criterion for non-Muslims entering the rulings that apply to Muslims?

Answer:
The criterion is the covenant and safe conduct, the covenant and safe conduct. So whoever has a covenant, such as the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab) among the Jews and Christians and the Majus, has what Muslims have and is subject to what Muslims are subject to. Likewise, the one who enters the lands of the Muslims with safe conduct also has what Muslims have and is subject to what Muslims are subject to, until his contract ends and he goes to his land. This is based on the saying of Allah the Exalted:
And if any one of the polytheists seeks your protection, then grant him protectionوَإِنْ أَحَدٌ مِّنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ اسْتَجَارَكَ فَأَجِرْهُ
[At-Tawbah 9:6]
so that he may hear the words of Allah. Then deliver him to his place of safetyحَتَّىٰ يَسْمَعَ كَلَامَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ أَبْلِغْهُ مَأْمَنَهُ
[At-Tawbah 9:6]
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That is because they are a people who do not know.ذَٰلِكَ بِأَنَّهُمْ قَوْمٌ لَّا يَعْلَمُونَ
[At-Tawbah 9:6]
. So the criterion is the covenant and safe conduct. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad and upon his family and his Companions.
Source ضابط دخول غير المسلمين في أحكام المسلمين — alfawzan.live

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