{"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":"<h3>Question<\/h3>\n<p>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<h3>Answer<\/h3>\n<p>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<p>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<p><strong>Answered by:<\/strong> Dr. Shehzad Saleem<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date:<\/strong> 2015-03-21<\/p>\n<button class=\"simplefavorite-button\" data-postid=\"5907\" data-siteid=\"1\" data-groupid=\"1\" data-favoritecount=\"0\" style=\"\">Favorite <i class=\"sf-icon-star-empty\"><\/i><\/button>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does Islam says about  nuclear and atomic warfare? I am asking this question because some  Muslim countries have such weapons. 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