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- The Research and Fatwa Department of the Islamic State (ISIS) has released a
- pamphlet on the topic of female captives and slaves. The pamphlet, which is
- dated Muharram 1436 (October/November 2014) and was printed by ISIS's
- publishing house, Al-Himma Library, is titled_ Su'al wa-Jawab fi al-Sabi wa-
- Riqab_ ("Questions and Answers on Taking Captives and Slaves"). It was
- presumably released in response to the uproar caused by the many reports this
- summer that ISIS had taken Yazidi girls and women as sex slaves. Written in
- the form of questions and answers, it clarifies the position of Islamic law
- (as ISIS interprets it) on various relevant issues, and states, among other
- things, that it is permissible to have sexual intercourse with non-Muslim
- slaves, including young girls, and that it is also permitted to beat them and
- trade in them.
- **_The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI's Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information, [click here.][1]_**
- The following are excerpts from the pamphlet, which was posted on a pro-ISIS
- Twitter account.[[1]][2]
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- **"Question 1: What is a_l-sabi_?**
- "Al-Sabi is a woman from among _ahl al-harb_ [the people of war] who has been
- captured by Muslims.
- **"Question 2: What makes a_l-sabi_ permissible?**
- "What makes _al-sabi_ permissible [i.e., what makes it permissible to take
- such a woman captive] is [her] unbelief. Unbelieving [women] who were captured
- and brought into the abode of Islam are permissible to us, after the imam
- distributes them [among us]."
- **"Question 3: Can all unbelieving women be taken captive?**
- "There is no dispute among the scholars that it is permissible to capture
- unbelieving women [who are characterized by] original unbelief [_kufr asli_],
- such as the _kitabiyat_ [women from among the People of the Book, i.e. Jews
- and Christians] and polytheists. However, [the scholars] are disputed over
- [the issue of] capturing apostate women. The consensus leans towards
- forbidding it, though some people of knowledge think it permissible. We [ISIS]
- lean towards accepting the consensus…"
- **"Question 4: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female captive? **
- "It is permissible to have sexual intercourse with the female captive. Allah
- the almighty said: '[Successful are the believers] who guard their chastity,
- except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands
- possess, for then they are free from blame [Koran 23:5-6]'..."
- **"Question 5: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female captive immediately after taking possession [of her]? **
- "If she is a virgin, he [her master] can have intercourse with her immediately
- after taking possession of her. However, is she isn't, her uterus must be
- purified [first]…"
- **"Question 6: Is it permissible to sell a female captive? **
- "It is permissible to buy, sell, or give as a gift female captives and slaves,
- for they are merely property, which can be disposed of [as long as that
- doesn't cause [the Muslim ummah] any harm or damage."
- **"Question 7: Is it permissible to separate a mother from her children through [the act of] buying and selling? **
- "It is not permissible to separate a mother from her prepubescent children
- through buying, selling or giving away [a captive or slave]. [But] it is
- permissible to separate them if the children are grown and mature."
- **"Question 8: If two or more [men] buy a female captive together, does she then become [sexually] permissible to each of them?**
- "It is forbidden to have intercourse with a female captive if [the master]
- does not own her exclusively. One who owns [a captive] in partnership [with
- others] may not have sexual intercourse with her until the other [owners] sell
- or give him [their share]."
- **"Question 9: If the female captive was impregnated by her owner, can he then sell her?**
- "He can't sell her if she becomes the mother of a child..."
- **"Question 10: If a man dies, what is the law regarding the female captive he owned? **
- "Female captives are distributed as part of his estate, just as all [other
- parts] of his estate [are distributed]. However, they may only provide
- services, not intercourse, if a father or [one of the] sons has already had
- intercourse with them, or if several [people] inherit them in partnership."
- **"Question 11: May a man have intercourse with the female slave of his wife? **
- "A man may not have intercourse with the female slave of his wife, because
- [the slave] is owned by someone else."quot;
- **"Question 12: May a man kiss the female slave of another, with the owner's permission?**
- "A man may not kiss the female slave of another, for kissing [involves]
- pleasure, and pleasure is prohibited unless [the man] owns [the slave]
- exclusively."
- **"Question 13: Is it permissible to have intercourse with a female slave who has not reached puberty?**
- "It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't
- reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse; however if she is not fit for
- intercourse, then it is enough to enjoy her without intercourse."
- **"Question 14: What private parts of the female slave's body must be concealed during prayer? **
- "Her private body parts [that must be concealed] during prayer are the same as
- those [that must be concealed] outside [prayer], and they [include] everything
- besides the head, neck, hands and feet."
- **"Question 15: May a female slave meet foreign men without wearing a hijab? **
- "A female slave is allowed to expose her head, neck, hands, and feet in front
- of foreign men if _fitna_ [enticement] can be avoided. However, if fitna is
- present, or of there is fear that it will occur, then it [i.e. exposing these
- body parts becomes] forbidden."
- **"Question 16: ****Can two sisters be taken together while taking slaves?**
- "It is permissible to have two sisters, a female slave and her aunt [her
- father's sister], or a female slave and her aunt [from her mother's side]. But
- they cannot be together during intercourse, [and] whoever has intercourse with
- one of them cannot have intercourse with the other, due to the general
- [consensus] over the prohibition of this."
- **"Question 17: What is a_l-'azl_?**
- "_Al-'azl_ is refraining from ejaculating on a woman's pudendum [i.e. coitus
- interruptus]."
- **"Question 18: May a man use the a_l-'azl_ [technique] with his female slave? **
- "A man is allowed [to use] _al-'azl_ during intercourse with his female slave
- with or without her consent."
- **"Question 19: Is it permissible to beat a female slave? **
- "It is permissible to beat the female slave as a [form of] _darb_ _ta'deeb_
- [disciplinary beating], [but] it is forbidden to [use] _darb al-takseer_
- [literally, breaking beating], [_darb_]_ al-tashaffi _[beating for the purpose
- of achieving gratification], or [_darb_] al-_ta'dheeb _[torture beating].
- Further, it is forbidden to hit the face."
- **Question 20: What is the ruling regarding a female slave who runs away from her master? **
- "A male or female slave's running away [from their master] is among the
- gravest of sins…"
- **"Question 21: What is the ****earthly p****unishment of a female slave who runs away from her master? **
- "She [i.e. the female slave who runs away from her master] has no punishment
- according to the shari'a of Allah; however, she is [to be] reprimanded [in
- such a way that] deters others like her from escaping."
- **"Question 22: Is it permissible to marry a Muslim [slave] or a _kitabiyya_ [i.e. Jewish or Christian] female slave?**
- "It is impermissible for a free [man] to marry Muslim or _kitabiyat_ female
- slaves, except for those [men] who feared to [commit] a sin, that is, the sin
- of fornication…"
- **"Question 24: If a man marries a female slave who is owned by someone else, who is allowed to have intercourse with her? **
- "A master is prohibited from having intercourse with his female slave who is
- married to someone else; instead, the master receives her service, [while] the
- husband [gets to] enjoy her [sexually]."
- **"Question 25: Are the _huddoud_ [Koranic punishments] applied to female slaves? **
- "If a female slave committed what necessitated the enforcement of a _hadd_ [on
- her], a _hadd_ [is then] enforced on her - however, the _hadd_ is reduced by
- half within the _hudud_ that accepts reduction by half…"
- **"Question 27: What is the reward for freeing a slave girl?**
- "Allah the exalted said [in the Koran]: 'And what can make you know what is
- [breaking through] the difficult pass [hell]? It is the freeing of a slave.'
- And [the prophet Muhammad] said: 'Whoever frees a believer Allah frees every
- organ of his body from hellfire.'"
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