The disbeliever who is in the lands of the Muslims and manufactures weapons that kill them: is he considered a combatant or a person granted safe conduct?
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Question:
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the disbeliever who is in the lands of the Muslims and whose work is preparing some of the weapons by which the Muslims are killed considered a combatant or a person granted safe conduct? How can the Muslims allow him to be in their lands and let him manufacture weapons to kill them? That is not conceivable.
Answer:
The Muslims cannot allow him to manufacture weapons to kill the Muslims in the lands of the Muslims. Yes.
We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the disbeliever who is in the lands of the Muslims and whose work is preparing some of the weapons by which the Muslims are killed considered a combatant or a person granted safe conduct? How can the Muslims allow him to be in their lands and let him manufacture weapons to kill them? That is not conceivable.
Answer:
The Muslims cannot allow him to manufacture weapons to kill the Muslims in the lands of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1079 -2802] الكافر الذي يكون في بلاد المسلمين ويصنع أسلحة تقتلهم، هل يعتبر حربيا أم مستأمنا؟ — youtube.com
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