The Islamic Personality by Sheikh Taqīuddīn An-Nabahānī

The “M'ustamin” with a “kasra” in the “meem” is the one seeking security. He is the one entering the homeland of another with a security i.e. the one who enters another’s country with a security whether he was a Muslim or belligerent. If the Muslim enters the war homeland (Dar al-Harb) with a security, it is forbidden for him to oppose anything from them as Muslims are bound by their conditions. If he leaves with anything of their property which he did not take by force such as he took by guile or theft, his possession of these is a forbidden ownership and he must give them as sadaqa. Whereas if he seizes by force, it is returned to them since seizure by force is ensured for the one seized from; it is returned to him whether he was a disbeliever or a Muslim. Just as a Muslim’s entry into the kufr land is allowed with a security, the belligerent is allowed to enter the Muslims’ land with a security. The Messenger of Allah (saw) did give security to the disbelievers on the day of the conquest of Makkah and said:

He guaranteed security to the envoys of the polytheists and forbade betrayal of the one given security. From Abu Said who said: The Messenger of Allah (saw) said:

However the belligerent with a security is not enabled to dwell in the Muslims’ land for years. He is given security for a month or two or more but is not given for more than one year. If he is given an unrestricted security without a determined period, the convention is a year as it is allowed for him to reside in the Islamic State without jizyah so he is given a year. If he exceeds this, he is given a choice between residence and being compelled with the jizyah or leaving Dar al Islam. If he stays after a year, it is considered that he accepted the jizyah and the dhimmah is imposed upon him so he becomes a dhimmi and jizyah is taken from him because it is not permitted for a disbeliever to remain in the Islamic land without jizyah. The jizyah due falls from him and the dhimmah becomes compelled upon him. If he leaves at the end of the year or before it, jizyah does not fall due from him. If he leaves, his previous security is invalidated so if he wishes to enter a second time he requires a new security.

Supporting the musta’min is obliged upon the Khalifah as long as he is in Dar al-Islam, so his rule is like the rule of the people of dhimmah. If the musta’min commits what obliges a punishment, all punishments are undertaken against him like the people of dhimmah except the obligatory punishment of alcohol as the Dar al-Islam is the place for enforcing the Shari’ah rules so the Shari’ah rules are enforced upon everyone within it among Muslims, dhimmis or musta’mineen. The Messenger of Allah (saw) wrote to the pledge of Najran and they were Christians:

Riba is from the Islamic rules so the Messenger’s implementation of no pledge upon riba from the people of dhimmah is an evidence for commanding with the rules, and the musta’min is dealt with the dealing of the dhimmi.

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If the musta’min takes a security for himself, this security is (also) a security for his property with him even if he did not take a security for it. So his property is protected as is his body and the Muslim ensures the value of his alcohol and pig if he destroyed them. Blood money is obliged upon him if he kills accidentally and he is killed for him if he kills him deliberately. It is obligatory to abstain from harming the musta’min and backbiting behind him is forbidden since he is dealt with like the dhimmi is dealt with. If the musta’min dies in Dar al-Islam and his heirs are in Dar al-Harb, his property is preserved and the evidence is taken whether from the Muslims or the people of dhimmah as it is protected property so it is handed over to its owners who inherit him. In short all who request security y from Muslims, it is allowed for the Muslims to give them security due to Allah’s statement:

And because the security is giving the dhimmah and covenant and the Messenger (saw) says:

However this security is restricted to their submission to the rules of Islam and by their giving the jizyah when it becomes due from them due to Allah’s statement:

I.e. killing is not lifted from them nor is they given security from killing except if they give the jizyah and submit to the rules of Islam. Their accepting submission to the rules of Islam while residing in Dar al-Islam is sufficient to provide them security. If they dwell a period for which jihad becomes due from them which is a year, they are requested to leave. If they refuse then jizyah is imposed upon them and they become dhimmis.