The Ruling on Enslaving Free People and Selling Slaves
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The questioner:
The questioner says: It is reported that in some countries, people are enslaving free people. Is this permissible, and does it apply to them as it did to those before them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: In some countries, they are doing what contradicts our benefit, just as they did with the ancients. Is it permissible to buy them and make them slaves as was done previously?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. These are free people, and it is not permissible to enslave free people except through a lawful path, which is the path of jihad in the cause of Allah. If jihad in the cause of Allah is waged against the disbelievers, and their women and children are taken captive, then they become slaves due to the jihad and captivity in the cause of Allah. As for enslaving without the path of jihad in the cause of Allah, this is not permissible. Enslaving without right and without a lawful path is not allowed. If lawful slavery is established for them, it continues in their descendants and offspring unless they are freed. It does not cease except through manumission. If lawful slavery is established, it does not cease except through manumission.
The questioner says: It is reported that in some countries, people are enslaving free people. Is this permissible, and does it apply to them as it did to those before them?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
The questioner says: In some countries, they are doing what contradicts our benefit, just as they did with the ancients. Is it permissible to buy them and make them slaves as was done previously?
The Shaykh:
This is not permissible. These are free people, and it is not permissible to enslave free people except through a lawful path, which is the path of jihad in the cause of Allah. If jihad in the cause of Allah is waged against the disbelievers, and their women and children are taken captive, then they become slaves due to the jihad and captivity in the cause of Allah. As for enslaving without the path of jihad in the cause of Allah, this is not permissible. Enslaving without right and without a lawful path is not allowed. If lawful slavery is established for them, it continues in their descendants and offspring unless they are freed. It does not cease except through manumission. If lawful slavery is established, it does not cease except through manumission.
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