If the Muslims wage war against the polytheists and some of the polytheists surrender themselves, what is to be done with them?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: If the Muslims wage war against the polytheists and some of them surrender themselves, what is to be done with them, given that they are not from the People of the Book? Are they required to pay the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims)?

Answer:
It is referred to the wali al-amr (the one in authority) of the Muslims. If this war was ordered by the wali al-amr of the Muslims, that is one thing; otherwise, they have no standing if they fight on their own initiative without a wali al-amr who plans for them, orders them, and leads them. Jihad is tied to the wali al-amr, my brothers. It is not according to the whims of people and groups. No, it is tied to the wali al-amr of the Muslims; otherwise, it is corruption, not jihad. It is shedding of blood with no benefit in it.