Last updated 21:52, December 14 2014
CAPTOR'S GUIDE: The Islamic State's rules on sex slavery say non-Muslim female captives are "merely property, which can be disposed of".
The Islamic State has released a pamphlet detailing guidelines for treating non-Muslim female slaves in the militant group's custody, according to a group that monitors violent extremism worldwide.
The Middle East Media Research Institute says the Research and Fatwa Department of the Islamic State released the document titled "Questions and Answers on Taking Captives and Slaves," which it claims was printed by the militant group's publishing house.
The pamphlet - which MEMRI says was posted on a pro-Islamic State Twitter account - answers more than 20 questions and states, among other things, that it is okay to have sex with non-Muslim slaves, including adolescents, and that it is also acceptable to beat and trade them.
The pamphlet's guidelines make clear that those held captive are under complete control of the extremists. Much of the document focuses around having sex with female slaves, including those who are still adolescents.
On the question of whether it is allowable to have sex with a slave who has not reached puberty, the document states: "It is permissible to have intercourse with the female slave who hasn't reached puberty if she is fit for intercourse; however if she is not fit for intercourse, then it is enough to enjoy her without intercourse."
The document also says it is okay to buy, sell or trade a female captive because they are "merely property, which can be disposed of." However, the pamphlet says a woman can't be sold if she becomes pregnant by her owner.
It also says it is permissible to beat a slave so long as it's a form of disciplinary beating. However, it is forbidden to hit the face.
In some of its answers, the document cites the Koran to back up its claims. In answering whether it's okay to have sex with a captive, the pamphlet states, "It is permissible to have sexual intercourse with the female captive. Allah the almighty said: '(Successful are the believers) who guard their chastity, except from their wives or (the captives and slaves) that their right hands possess, for then they are free from blame (Koran 23:5-6).'"
In terms of when it's okay to have sex with a captive, the document states that if she is a virgin, her "master" can have sex with her immediately. "However, is she isn't, her uterus must be purified (first)..."
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