Repelling the Aggressor

The questioner : The conditions that Muslims are living in today involve disturbances, particularly regarding the agreements that took place between Bush and Saddam, the president of Iraq, concerning the war. As most of the brothers know, in the past, in the seventies, when a war occurred here, some Muslims would enter houses. Some would steal from these houses, some would violate the honor of the inhabitants, and so on. So what is obligatory for a Muslim if one of the people, a Muslim, enters his house to raid his home or his honor, or something similar?

The Shaykh : The hadith on this matter is explicit, namely his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): There is another hadith in Sahih Muslim where a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, a man comes wanting to take my wealth." He said: He said, "He does not stop." He said: He said, "I am unable to." He said: We observe in this hadith a sequence in repelling the evil of this oppressor who intended to attack this Muslim. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did not order them to kill him directly, but rather to take the means to prevent him and deter him from injustice. When the man concluded that he could neither repel him with the best manner nor raise the matter to the ruler, and the ruler was... and the ruler... at that time, he told him, "Fight him. Prevent him from entering your house to plunder your wealth or violate your honor. If you kill him, he is in the Fire, and if he kills you, you are in Paradise." This is the ruling for the aggressor if he intends to plunder the Muslim's wealth or honor. Other than that.