Killing the Woman and the Elderly Man Among the Disbelievers
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned a criterion regarding fighting the disbelievers or killing the disbelievers, which is that a disbeliever is not fought unless his disbelief extends to others. So, is the woman or the elderly man killed if his disbelief extends?
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for her if the woman has an opinion and strategy in the war. Likewise, the elderly man is killed if he has an opinion and strategy that constitutes disbelief. The Companions killed Duraib ibn al-Sinah, who was an elderly man, because he was one of the knights of the Arabs, had an opinion and strategy, and people would take advice from him while he was in his litter, being carried in his litter because he could not walk. They killed him in the Battle of Hunayn. So, if he has a strategy and an opinion in the war, he is to be killed.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, you mentioned a criterion regarding fighting the disbelievers or killing the disbelievers, which is that a disbeliever is not fought unless his disbelief extends to others. So, is the woman or the elderly man killed if his disbelief extends?
Answer:
Yes, it is prescribed for her if the woman has an opinion and strategy in the war. Likewise, the elderly man is killed if he has an opinion and strategy that constitutes disbelief. The Companions killed Duraib ibn al-Sinah, who was an elderly man, because he was one of the knights of the Arabs, had an opinion and strategy, and people would take advice from him while he was in his litter, being carried in his litter because he could not walk. They killed him in the Battle of Hunayn. So, if he has a strategy and an opinion in the war, he is to be killed.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الجهاد — islamhouse.com (1:00:39)
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