If the disbelievers mutilate the Muslims, is it permissible for them to treat them in kind?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the disbelievers mutilate the Muslims, is it permissible for them to treat them in kind?
Answer:
No, they should not treat them in kind.[An-Nahl 16:126] Mutilation is not fitting. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1650Hasan (Darussalam) … up to the point where he said, “Do not mutilate.” Therefore, mutilation is not permissible because it is forbidden. Mutilating a slain enemy is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. If the disbelievers mutilate the Muslims, is it permissible for them to treat them in kind?
Answer:
No, they should not treat them in kind.
And if you punish [an enemy, O believers], punish with an equivalent of that with which you were harmed
وَإِنْ عَاقَبْتُمْ فَعَاقِبُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا عُوقِبْتُم بِهِThen fight in the cause of Allah
اغزوا في سبيل الله
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1032 -2802] إذا مَثَل الكُفار بالمسلمين فهل لهم أن يُعاملوهم بالمثل؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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