The Islamic State has rules for when “owners” of female slaves can and cannot rape their captives, according to a Reuters report.
According to the report, ISIS issued the fatwa to help prevent so-called “violations” of Sharia law in the treatment of female slaves.
The fatwa was among documents captured by U.S. Special Forces during a raid in May, where commandos targeted a top ISIS official in Syria.
According to the document, the “Fatwa Number 64” was issued on Jan. 29, 2015 and lists guidelines of when having intercourse with a female slave is permitted.
“Some of the brothers have committed violations in the matter of the treatment of the female slaves. These violations are not permitted by Sharia law because these rules have not been dealt with in ages,” reads a portion of the fatwa. “Are there any warnings pertaining to this matter?”
Among the “rules,” issued by Islamic State’s Committee of Research and Fatwas, is that the “owner of a female captive should show compassion towards her, be kind to her, not humiliate her…”
Abortions are also a violation of Sharia law.
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“If the owner of a female captive, who has a daughter suitable for intercourse, has sexual relations with the latter, he is not permitted to have intercourse with her mother and she is permanently off limits to him. Should he have intercourse with her mother then he is not permitted to have intercourse with her daughter and she is to be off limits to him,” reads another “rule.”
In Sept. 2014, Islamic scholars from around the world issued an open letter to ISIS, refuting the group’s religious claims to justify its actions, Reuters reported.
Professor Abdel Fattah Alawari, dean of Islamic Theology at Al-Azhar University in Egypt, told Reuters that the Islamic State “was deliberately misreading centuries-old verses and sayings that were originally designed to end, rather than encourage, slavery.”
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