What are the points of difference in fighting disbelievers, fighting apostates, fighting rebels, and fighting the Khawarij, with regard to taking women captive and taking spoils of war?

The Shaykh : This is the answer to your first question.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, the second question: What are the points of difference in fighting disbelievers, fighting apostates, fighting rebels, and fighting the Khawarij, with regard to taking women captive, taking spoils of wealth, killing the wounded, and other matters?

The Shaykh : First, repeat the question for me. Fighting the mushrikin and fighting the rebels, where did this man go?

The questioner : What are the points of difference in fighting disbelievers, fighting apostates, fighting rebels, and fighting the Khawarij?

The Shaykh : The Khawarij.

The questioner : The Khawarij, and with regard to taking women captive, taking spoils of wealth, killing the wounded, and other matters?

The Shaykh : You mentioned four types, but they reduce to two types, because disbelievers and mushrikin are one type, apostates are one type, and rebels and Khawarij are one type. The Khawarij are the rebels; the Khawarij are those who rebel against the Muslim ruler and rise up against him. So here there are two types: those who were mushrikin originally and those who apostatized from their religion. The second type are those who became mushrikin. Their ruling is one, with no disagreement. The rebels and the Khawarij also have one ruling. As for the first group, namely the original mushrikin and the apostates, their ruling is one: their blood, wealth, and women are made lawful. As for the other group, which you divided into two, the Khawarij and the rebels, they are fought until they return to the truth, but their women are not taken captive, their wealth is not made lawful, and the wounded are not killed to finish them off. It is not permissible in Islam. This is the difference between these groups, or these two groups.