regarding analogical reasoning and enslavement?
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The Shaykh : If analogical reasoning is valid, it is adopted; if it is defective, it is rejected. There is no analogical reasoning in opposition to an explicit text.
The questioner : ... from the worship of the servants to the worship of the Lord of the servants ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Because these people worship their kings, believing their kings to be like a deity who manages them as they please.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If we fight the disbelievers, their women and children are taken as captives, becoming the property of the Muslims. As for the fighting men among them, the imam has the choice regarding them between killing, taking ransom, enslaving, or granting them immunity without anything. He has the choice among four things. This is for those who fight.
The questioner : Do you mean if they become Muslims?
The Shaykh : And how?
The questioner : Do you mean if they become Muslims?
The Shaykh : If they become Muslims before being enslaved, we do not enslave them. But if they remain as they are, yes. In fact, the scholars said that if they become Muslims, enslavement becomes necessary, meaning killing is forbidden. We do not kill them if they become Muslims. We do not kill them if they become Muslims. Do you understand?
The questioner : ... from the worship of the servants to the worship of the Lord of the servants ...
The Shaykh : Yes, that is correct.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : Because these people worship their kings, believing their kings to be like a deity who manages them as they please.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : If we fight the disbelievers, their women and children are taken as captives, becoming the property of the Muslims. As for the fighting men among them, the imam has the choice regarding them between killing, taking ransom, enslaving, or granting them immunity without anything. He has the choice among four things. This is for those who fight.
The questioner : Do you mean if they become Muslims?
The Shaykh : And how?
The questioner : Do you mean if they become Muslims?
The Shaykh : If they become Muslims before being enslaved, we do not enslave them. But if they remain as they are, yes. In fact, the scholars said that if they become Muslims, enslavement becomes necessary, meaning killing is forbidden. We do not kill them if they become Muslims. We do not kill them if they become Muslims. Do you understand?
