Tawba 5
5- THEN WHEN THE SACRED MONTHS ARE OVER, FIGHT THE IDOLATERS WHEREVER YOU FIND THEM, AND TAKE THEM AND RESTRICT THEIR MOVEMENTS, AND BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THEM EVERYWHERE, BUT IF THEY REPENT, BE STEADFAST IN SALAH, AND PAY THE ZAKAH, THEN LET THEM BE FREE, FOR ALLAH IS MOST FORGIVING AND MOST COMPASSIONATE.
There is an assertion in this Ayah of not fighting during the sacred months, which are four lunar months. They are Rejab, Zo El-Keda, Zo El-Heja, and Moharam.
During these months, Allah the Highest commanded us not to fight the idle worshippers, and we are not commanded to fight the people of the book, meaning the Christians and Jews unless they fight us.
We are also commanded to limit and restrict the movements of the idle worshippers, and to be always on the lookout for them and their actions and movements wherever they are.
Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “I have been commanded to fight people until they say: “There is no god other than Allah, and that Mohamed is his messenger, be steadfast in Salah, and give the Zakah”. (B: Eman, 25 & M: Eman; 36)
We are commanded to live in peace with the people of the book, the Christians and Jews, but not to tolerate idle worshipping and not to live with it, have it in our land or tolerate it.
We note that paying the Zakah goes hand in hand with being steadfast in Salah. When Abu Bakr became a Khalifa, and some of the Muslim tribes refused to give the Zakah saying that it was a form of tax they paid to Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him and although they did not denounce Islam or stop praying the Salah, Abu Bakr fought them until they gave the Zakah.
I should note that when a Muslim country has guests who are idle worshippers such as tourists, embassy staff, trade or company personnel, we are all responsible for their safety and security. The permission to let them enter the country is a covenant of safety and security for them, which all of us should honour and respect. Allah’s messenger prayer and peace upon him said: “The trust and honour of the believers is but like that of the one and the same person, and it is due to the least of them”.
Meaning that if the least of the believers in wealth or status, gives sanctuary to a person even an Idolater, the rest of the Muslims should honour it.
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