The ruling on fighting a highway robber or a thief who seeks to take one's wealth
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a Muslim is confronted by a highway robber or a thief who wants to take his money, is it permissible to fight him and kill him?
Answer:
What is this? This is the assailant, and you have heard that he defends himself by the easiest means; if he cannot be repelled except by killing him, then he kills him. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a Muslim is confronted by a highway robber or a thief who wants to take his money, is it permissible to fight him and kill him?
Answer:
What is this? This is the assailant, and you have heard that he defends himself by the easiest means; if he cannot be repelled except by killing him, then he kills him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 61 من 69/شرح أخصر المختصرات/كتاب الحدود/دفع الصائل,المرتد,التوبة/الشيخ صالح الفوزان/فقه/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (52:11)
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