War Booty
Slavery/War booty in Islam?
Does anyone have any knowledge, or more importantly proof, that taking females as war booty has been banned in Islam? I know the rules of war booty and such,and i know at one point it was practiced... i just want to know if there was ever a point in time when it was banned, or if theoretically it could be practiced today.
No it cannot be practiced today under any circumstance, there is only two provision to deal with prisoners of war, return them against compensation (ransom, exchange ) or set them free.
Fml: God was never Ok with it, an immediate ban would have been a unimaginable social upheaval, just imagine if a total ban on servants is announced today, what will happen to millions right now under the economic protection of the employers. It is not a 100% analogy from a moral perspective but conveys the sense as to what can happen to a social structure when new laws are introduced out of the blue. By banning the practice of taking slaves in wars, God effectively choked the main source of taking slaves.
Here is the related verse explained by Asad:
NOW WHEN you meet [in war] those who are bent on denying the truth, [Sc., "and on barring [others] from the path of God" - thus connecting with verse 1 and laying down the fundamental condition which alone justifies physical warfare: namely, a defense of the Faith and of freedom (cf. in this connection see note on 2:190). In other words, when "those who are bent on denying the truth" try to deprive the Muslims of their social and political liberty and thus to make it impossible for them to live in accordance with the principles of their faith, a just war (jihad) becomes allowable and, more than that, a duty. The whole of the above verse relates to war actually in progress (cf. note on the first part of 2:191); and there is no doubt that it was revealed after 22:39-40, the earliest Quranic reference to physical warfare.] smite their necks until you overcome them fully, and then tighten their bonds; [Lit., "tighten the bond". According to almost all the commentators, this expression denotes the taking of prisoners of war. In addition, it may also refer to any sanctions or safeguards which would make it unlikely that the aggression could be resumed in the foreseeable future.] but thereafter [set them free,] either by an act of grace or against ransom, so that the burden of war may be lifted: [Lit., "so that (hatta) the war may lay down its burdens". The term "ransom" comprises also, in this context, a mutual exchange of prisoners of war (Zamakhshari, quoting an opinion of Imam Ash-Shafi).] thus [shall it be]. And [know that] had God so willed, He could indeed punish them [Himself]; but [He wills you to struggle] so as to test you [all] by means of one another. [I.e., so as to enable the believers to prove by actual deeds the depth of their faith and their readiness for self-sacrifice, and to enable the aggressors to realize how wrong they have been, and thus to bring them closer to the truth.] And as for those who are slain in God's cause, never will He let their deeds go to waste: Quran 47:04
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