The Ruling on Soldiers and Governors Who Collude with Highway Robbers

The questioner : He did not give them permission, and they divided up the wealth. He did not give the soldiers permission, and they divided up the wealth. He owes a right to a shaykh by virtue of his excellence.

The Shaykh : Yes, indeed, this is exactly the ruling for highway robbers. These soldiers who were sent out and colluded with the highway robbers so that the wealth would not be returned to its owner, and they divide it up, the soldiers with the highway robbers, saying, "We will satisfy the owner of the wealth with whatever is available." These people have their hands cut off, and we hope for their repentance from the opposite side. These people are more severe than those who assist thieves and corrupt like them.

The questioner : The Shaykh did not give them permission.

The Shaykh : The one who was sent.

The questioner : And what is the ruling for the one who covered up for them? He did not give them permission and covered up for them.

The Shaykh : And what? No, he does not cover up for them. It is obligatory that if they did it and he shared the wealth with them, he became an oppressor like them. But do you know who the governor is who establishes the evidence against them?

The questioner : But legally, it is valid to disclose the punishment.

The Shaykh : He deserves the punishment, yes, he deserves it before Allah, Mighty and Majestic.