The Ruling on Killing a Prisoner with a Saw and Clarifying the Meaning of Breaking the Covenant of Protection
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The questioner:
What is the ruling on slaughtering with a saw? Is there any implementation? One person slaughters a captive with a saw.
The Shaykh:
So what are the matters? The evil is torture. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Command that tranquility be shown.” Tranquility is a good thing. Showing it is also required. It is not permissible to modify [the method]. If you present it to him, it should be with something good and strong, iron that does not have anything that hinders it. Yes. Breaking the covenant of protection means giving them covenants and then breaking them, betraying them after having given them the covenant. This is not permissible; rather, it is obligatory to fulfill the covenant of protection. Yes.
What is the ruling on slaughtering with a saw? Is there any implementation? One person slaughters a captive with a saw.
The Shaykh:
So what are the matters? The evil is torture. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “Command that tranquility be shown.” Tranquility is a good thing. Showing it is also required. It is not permissible to modify [the method]. If you present it to him, it should be with something good and strong, iron that does not have anything that hinders it. Yes. Breaking the covenant of protection means giving them covenants and then breaking them, betraying them after having given them the covenant. This is not permissible; rather, it is obligatory to fulfill the covenant of protection. Yes.
Source
شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، تابع أحاديث في الجهاد - 1 — islamhouse.com (15:40)
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