Does the prohibition of water include the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) in the application of the threat?
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The questioner : Is there a difference between the disbeliever and the Muslim?
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : In withholding water?
The Shaykh : If he is a combatant, and he stops you and says, "Give me water," then I would give him from his blood. But if he is a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), then give him water. This is the apparent ruling, because the general term for the traveler includes this, as the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), the one under a treaty, and the one granted safe conduct are all protected.
The Shaykh : In what?
The questioner : In withholding water?
The Shaykh : If he is a combatant, and he stops you and says, "Give me water," then I would give him from his blood. But if he is a dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), then give him water. This is the apparent ruling, because the general term for the traveler includes this, as the dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection), the one under a treaty, and the one granted safe conduct are all protected.