How can there be a covenant with disbelievers when they are killing Muslims?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: How can there be a covenant with disbelievers when they are killing Muslims in every place?
The Shaykh:
A covenant must necessarily prevent killing; what is the benefit of a covenant? If they kill Muslims, their covenant is void. The covenant is intended to prevent fighting. Yes.
The questioner:
But are the Muslims able to fight the disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
It is not possible for the Muslims to fight the disbelievers now. The Muslims must have a strength that matches, equals, or exceeds the strength of the disbelievers.[Al-Anfal 8:60] The Muslims must have the readiness. If they do not have the readiness, they must be patient and endure until Allah makes readiness and relief easy for them. Yes.
May Allah reward you. This questioner says: How can there be a covenant with disbelievers when they are killing Muslims in every place?
The Shaykh:
A covenant must necessarily prevent killing; what is the benefit of a covenant? If they kill Muslims, their covenant is void. The covenant is intended to prevent fighting. Yes.
The questioner:
But are the Muslims able to fight the disbelievers?
The Shaykh:
It is not possible for the Muslims to fight the disbelievers now. The Muslims must have a strength that matches, equals, or exceeds the strength of the disbelievers.
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [77/186] كيف يكون للكفار عهد وهم يقتلون المسلمين؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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