What is the ruling if only some members of the enemy group violate the truce while others remain silent?
General Chapter
Al-Mughni
Book of Jihad
Primary text
If some violate the pact and the remaining members remain silent, offering no apparent rejection, making no communication to the Imam declaring their dissociation, then all parties are considered violators. This is established by the precedent when Banu Bakr, allied with Quraysh, attacked Khuza'a, allied with the Prophet, peace be upon him. The silence of the remaining Quraysh implied their consent, making the entire group violators, leading the Messenger of Allah to march against them.
Supporting text
If those who did not violate the pact denounce the violators through clear speech or action, or by withdrawing, or by corresponding with the Imam asserting their adherence to the covenant and repudiation of the violator's actions, then the covenant remains intact for them. The Imam must order them to separate themselves so the violator can be dealt with alone. If they refuse separation or if the violator converts to Islam, then the non-violators also become violators because they obstruct the just action against the violator, taking on a similar standing.