Is concluding a truce with a disbeliever state not necessary, or is it based on what is in the public interest?
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The questioner : It was mentioned in your speech that ... the jizyah or concluding a treaty, and this is not necessary according to the interest of the state.
The Shaykh : What is necessary is according to the interest of the Muslim state, but for us, the important thing is that it must be either a dhimmi status, a treaty, or war.
The questioner : The first thing is that they are invited to Islam, or the jizyah, or fighting.
The Shaykh : But before inviting them, the state's situation might be such; that is a second matter of policy. In any case, this has no relation to our main topic, and I do not want it to be said that the Muslim state must conclude a treaty with any disbeliever state; perhaps this returns to its own interest.
The Shaykh : What is necessary is according to the interest of the Muslim state, but for us, the important thing is that it must be either a dhimmi status, a treaty, or war.
The questioner : The first thing is that they are invited to Islam, or the jizyah, or fighting.
The Shaykh : But before inviting them, the state's situation might be such; that is a second matter of policy. In any case, this has no relation to our main topic, and I do not want it to be said that the Muslim state must conclude a treaty with any disbeliever state; perhaps this returns to its own interest.