They should be granted protection and security. Following are among the rights that non-Muslims in a Muslim society should enjoy according to the teachings of Islam: 1- Protection from outside aggression: Muslims and non-Muslims have equal rights with regard to protection. By virtue of the executive and military power invested in him by the Islamic Law, the leader of the Islamic State should provide protection to all civilians regardless of race, religion, color or class. Ibn Taymiyya, who was one of the great scholars of Islam, adopted the correct attitude in this regard. He went as an emissary to Qatlo Shah, a Tartar invader of Syria, to negotiate the release of all prisoners of war. The Tartar commander agreed to free only the Muslim prisoners of war. Ibn Taymiyyah insisted on the release of non-Muslims as well because they were under Muslim protection.
Ang paulit-ulit na pagbigkas nito ay kusang naghahatid sa sinuman sa ilalim ng relihiyong Islam at ang matapat na paniniwala rito ay may katiyakan sa Paraiso. Kaya naman ang pinakahuling Propeta ng Islam ay iniulat na nagsabi: “Ang sinuman na nagsabi: Walang ibang diyos maliban sa Allāh at namatay na pinanghahawakan ang paniniwalang yaon ay makakapasok sa Paraiso” (iniulat ni Abu Darr at inipon ni Imam Al Bukhari at Imam Muslim).