The hostile governments to Muslims that kill Muslims: what is the ruling on stealing their money?
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The questioner : Stealing from the enemies of Islam, such as governments that kill and imprison Muslims, if a Muslim steals from the enemies of Islam?
The Shaykh : Those between us and whom there is war, they are not respected, neither they nor their wealth. Those between us and whom there is war have no sanctity, so it is permissible for you to take from their wealth, and nothing is upon you, and it is lawful for you.
The questioner : I mean, Muslimized governments that claim Islam but they fight Islam. Suppose, I mean, these who oppress, if they stole from this state, is it permissible for them?
The Shaykh : If they stole from this state, their heads would be cut off, not their hands. But if they came to seek judgment from you, you would teach them.
The questioner : He stole by deception...
The Shaykh : The important thing, may Allah bless you, is that this state, the money in its hands is not for it; it is for the interests of the Islamic lands. It is... spent on roads, it builds schools with it, it buys weapons with it. Yes.
The questioner : It buys wine with it as well.
The Shaykh : And perhaps it buys wine with it; we do not know about them.
The Shaykh : Those between us and whom there is war, they are not respected, neither they nor their wealth. Those between us and whom there is war have no sanctity, so it is permissible for you to take from their wealth, and nothing is upon you, and it is lawful for you.
The questioner : I mean, Muslimized governments that claim Islam but they fight Islam. Suppose, I mean, these who oppress, if they stole from this state, is it permissible for them?
The Shaykh : If they stole from this state, their heads would be cut off, not their hands. But if they came to seek judgment from you, you would teach them.
The questioner : He stole by deception...
The Shaykh : The important thing, may Allah bless you, is that this state, the money in its hands is not for it; it is for the interests of the Islamic lands. It is... spent on roads, it builds schools with it, it buys weapons with it. Yes.
The questioner : It buys wine with it as well.
The Shaykh : And perhaps it buys wine with it; we do not know about them.