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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Killing a Person under a Treaty and Its Effect

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Question:
And the last hadith, the last hadith was narrated. Whoever kills a person under a treaty.

Answer:
The hadith about whoever kills a person under a treaty and the people of Paradise appear. This is a warning against killing those under a treaty. If this treaty has been established for a person, he must not be killed. If the one in authority returns and enters into a trust, or gives him a treaty, or agrees to a jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims) from him, he is not to be killed. Rather, the treaty must be honored for him, and they must proceed according to their terms. It is obligatory not to break the treaty. For this reason, it is said that whoever kills a person under a treaty, this is a great warning. It is obligatory for the one in authority who has given a treaty of protection, whether with a jizyah or without, not to break it, and to maintain his treaty and protection until he breaks it. As for [the rest], it is obligatory for the one in authority to gather the treaties and not to break them until the period for which they were agreed upon has passed.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب السبق والرمي — islamhouse.com (1:23)

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