[2021] Even if any of the combatant enemies sought asylum (istijārah), he would be granted it; the person would be delivered the Message of the Qur’an but not coerced into accepting it. Thereafter, if he chose not to accept it, he would be set free under a cover of security to reach the land where he felt safe (cf. al-Ṭabarī, al-Qurṭubī, Ibn Kathīr, al-Saʿdī).
[2022] Their belligerence and animosity stem from the fact they know nothing about the religion of God (cf. al-Wāḥidī, al-Basīṭ, Ibn Kathīr, al-Shinqīṭī, al-ʿAdhb al-Namīr); people are enemies to what they do not know!