Is sending vanguard units into enemy territory considered espionage?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible in warfare to spread Muslim spies in the lands of their enemies?
Answer:
What they call spies are called vanguard units and scouts; they are not called spies. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: Is it permissible in warfare to spread Muslim spies in the lands of their enemies?
Answer:
What they call spies are called vanguard units and scouts; they are not called spies. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2105] هل يعد إرسال الطلائع في بلاد العدو من التجسس؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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