Human Rights in an Islamic State : The Security of Life and Property

1. The Security of Life and Property:  In the address which the Prophet delivered on the occasion of the Farewell Hajj, he said:  "Your lives and properties are forbidden to one another till you meet your Lord on the Day of Resurrection".  The Prophet has also said about the dhimmis (the non-Muslim citizens of the Muslim state):  "One who kills a man under covenant (i.e., Dhimmi) will not even smell the fragrance of Paradise".