The Ruling on Severing Ties with Disbelievers Settled in Islamic Lands and Deeming It Permissible to Kill Them and Plunder Their Property

Question: Some of the youth believe that severing ties with disbelievers—whether they are settled in Islamic lands or are visitors to them—is part of the Shari'ah. Consequently, some of them deem it permissible to kill them and plunder their property if they see from them what they disapprove of.

Answer: It is not permissible to kill a settled disbeliever or a visitor who has been granted safe conduct by the state, nor is it permissible to kill sinners or to transgress against them. Rather, the wrongs they commit are to be referred to the Shari'ah ruling, and what the Shari'ah courts deem sufficient is what is required.