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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on killing innocent disbelievers in retaliation for the disbelieving forces if they kill innocent Muslims

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: Are innocent disbelievers to be killed in retaliation for the disbelieving forces when they kill innocent Muslims, based on the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: “If they transgress against you”
assault him in the same way that he has assaulted youعَلَيْكُمْ فَاعْتَدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِمِثْلِ مَا اعْتَدَىٰ عَلَيْكُمْ
[Al-Baqarah 2:194]
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Answer:
“If they transgress against you,” as in the verse. Yes. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of anotherوَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
[Al-An'am 6:164]
. A disbeliever is not killed for the sin of another. So if the disbelievers transgress against the Muslims, we do not kill the innocent disbelievers for the crime of others.
and no bearer of burdens will bear the burden of anotherوَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ
[Al-An'am 6:164]
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
No criminal commits a crime but he brings. (the punishment for that) upon himself.لا يجني جان إلا على نفسه
Sunan Ibn Majah 2669Hasan (Darussalam)
This is the religion of Islam, which is justice. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2420] حكم قتل الأبرياء من الكفار ردا على القوات الكافرة إذا قتلت أبرياء من المسلمين — youtube.com

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