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Bayhaqi Q18426 — A captive whose help the polytheists seek in fighting

قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللهُ: قَدْ قِيلَ يُقَاتِلُهُمْ، قَدْ قَاتَلَ الزُّبَيْرُ وَأَصْحَابٌ لَهُ بِبِلَادِ الْحَبَشَةِ مُشْرِكِينَ عَنْ مُشْرِكِينَ، وَلَوْ قَالَ قَائِلٌ: يَمْتَنِعُ عَنْ قِتَالِهِمْ لِمَعَانٍ ذَكَرَهَا الشَّافِعِيُّ كَانَ مَذْهَبًا، وَلَا نَعْلَمُ خَبَرَ الزُّبَيْرِ رَضِيَ اللهُ عَنْهُ يَثْبُتُ، وَلَوْ ثَبَتَ كَانَ النَّجَاشِيُّ مُسْلِمًا كَانَ آمَنَ بِرَسُولِ اللهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ..
Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: "It has been said that he may fight them, (because) Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) and some of his companions fought in the land of Abyssinia on behalf of polytheists against (other) polytheists. And if someone were to say that he should refrain from fighting them for the reasons that Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned, that too would be a (valid) position. And we do not know the report about Sayyiduna al-Zubayr (may Allah be pleased with him) to be established; and even if it were established, the Negus was a Muslim: he had believed in the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) offered the funeral prayer for him."
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب السير / Q18426