The Ideal Way to treat the Thimmi
Question :
What is the ideal way to treat the Thimmi?Should we treat them in a normal way?
Answer:
The ideal way for the Muslims to treat the Thimmi is to discharge our obligations to him as a person living under our protection, based upon the (Qur'anic) Verses and Hadiths which order us to fulfill our covenant with him, to be kind to him and to treat him with fairness, as Allah, the Most High says:
Allah does not forbid you to deal justly and kindly with those who fought not against you on account of religion, nor drove you out of your homes. Verily, Allah loves those who deal with equity.
We should also speak kindly to them and treat them well, except what has been forbidden in Islamic law, such as initiating greetings of peace with them, marrying Muslim women to them, and allowing them to inherit from Muslims and such things which have been forbidden by the religion. For more detail in this matter, refer to the book Ahkam Ahl Ath- Thimmah by Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyyah - may Allah have mercy on him- and the sayings of other scholars.
Source:
The Permanent Committee
Fatawa Islamiyah, Vol. 1 Pages 248-249
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