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2660. It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbâs that the Prophet ﷺ said: "A believer should not be killed in retaliation for the murder of a disbeliever, and a person who has a treaty should not be killed during the time of the treaty." (Sahih)
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Security of non-Muslim minorities living in an Islamic state is the duty of the state.
A non-Muslim living in a Muslim state under a treaty should not be killed, until and unless he commits a crime which breaks the treaty, like dishonoring the Noble Qur'an or disgracing the Noble Prophet ﷺ. (Allâh forbid us)