Conditions of treaties with disbelievers and who concludes and terminates them
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Question:
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, asks: Are there specific conditions for the mu'ahid (one under a treaty)? And this other one says: Some who transgress against certain mu'ahids in our country claim that they are not mu'ahids, arguing that the conditions of the treaty were not applied to them. What is your guidance and response to these claims?
Answer:
If the wali al-amr (ruler) of the Muslims concludes a treaty with the disbelievers. This is the first treaty. A mu'ahid is one with whom the wali al-amr of the Muslims has concluded a treaty to cease fighting, to exchange interests and resources, and to exchange diplomatic representation for the benefit of the Muslims' interests. This is the mu'ahid. This continues until the time comes for the wali al-amr to conclude treaties with the disbelievers if he sees it in the interest of the Muslims and if the Muslims need it. The Muslims, the Muslims today, as you see, are weak and humiliated, so they need to conclude treaties with the disbelievers to be safe from their evil and to benefit from their expertise and industries. If there is an interest for the Muslims in this, and the one who looks into this is the wali al-amr of the Muslims. Of course, that is it. And you say the truthful one. And the one who...
And the one who terminates the treaty if the disbelievers commit a violation is the wali al-amr. It is not the individuals of the people who terminate it. The one who terminates the treaty that is being violated is the wali al-amr, and the one who terminates it is the wali al-amr. "And if you fear treachery from a people, then throw it back to them on equal terms." This is an address to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the wali al-amr. Allah did not address all the people. "And those from whom you fear treachery, then throw it back to them." He did not say this. He said, "And if you fear," which is an address to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the wali al-amr.
[Al-Anfal 8:58] Treaties have sanctity, and the Muslims are the most deserving to fulfill their treaties, the most deserving to fulfill their treaties as long as they remain in effect. If one of the conditions is violated, the one who takes charge of this is the wali al-amr of the Muslims. Not the individuals of the people. Matters are not chaos. Islam is a religion of discipline. If it were a religion of chaos, and everyone did what they wanted, if everyone acted in politics, the matter would not be right, and the matter would not be straight. Yes.
This questioner, may Allah preserve you, asks: Are there specific conditions for the mu'ahid (one under a treaty)? And this other one says: Some who transgress against certain mu'ahids in our country claim that they are not mu'ahids, arguing that the conditions of the treaty were not applied to them. What is your guidance and response to these claims?
Answer:
If the wali al-amr (ruler) of the Muslims concludes a treaty with the disbelievers. This is the first treaty. A mu'ahid is one with whom the wali al-amr of the Muslims has concluded a treaty to cease fighting, to exchange interests and resources, and to exchange diplomatic representation for the benefit of the Muslims' interests. This is the mu'ahid. This continues until the time comes for the wali al-amr to conclude treaties with the disbelievers if he sees it in the interest of the Muslims and if the Muslims need it. The Muslims, the Muslims today, as you see, are weak and humiliated, so they need to conclude treaties with the disbelievers to be safe from their evil and to benefit from their expertise and industries. If there is an interest for the Muslims in this, and the one who looks into this is the wali al-amr of the Muslims. Of course, that is it. And you say the truthful one. And the one who...
And the one who terminates the treaty if the disbelievers commit a violation is the wali al-amr. It is not the individuals of the people who terminate it. The one who terminates the treaty that is being violated is the wali al-amr, and the one who terminates it is the wali al-amr. "And if you fear treachery from a people, then throw it back to them on equal terms." This is an address to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), who is the wali al-amr. Allah did not address all the people. "And those from whom you fear treachery, then throw it back to them." He did not say this. He said, "And if you fear," which is an address to the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the wali al-amr.
fear from a people betrayal, throw [their treaty] back to them, [putting you] on equal terms. Indeed, Allah does not like traitors.
مِن قَوْمٍ خِيَانَةً فَانبِذْ إِلَيْهِمْ عَلَىٰ سَوَاءٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ الْخَائِنِينَ
Source
الفوزان - لقاء مفتوح - الجديد في الإرهاب — archive.org (25:12)
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