{"id":5907,"date":"2024-07-10T07:41:44","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/weapons-of-mass-destruction\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T13:27:08","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T13:27:08","slug":"weapons-of-mass-destruction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/weapons-of-mass-destruction\/","title":{"rendered":"Weapons Of Mass Destruction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/h3>\n

What does Islam says about nuclear and atomic warfare? I am asking this question because some Muslim countries have such weapons. Also can we keep such weapons as deterrents?<\/p>\n

Answer<\/h3>\n

According to the war ethics thatIslam upholds a Muslim state should wage war against the combatants among the enemy only. They have no right to target innocent civilians during a war. Consequently, weapons which cause mass destruction must never be used because they result in the death of civilians.<\/p>\n

Keeping such weapons as deterrents should also be avoided because as part of wartime ethics, it should be a declared policy of Muslim states that come what may, they would never use weapons which kill civilians.<\/p>\n

Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-21<\/p>\n