|
2
– Jihad in self-defence.
If
the kuffaar attack and occupy a Muslim country, or they prepare to attack the
Muslims, then it is obligatory for the Muslims to fight them so as to ward off
their evil and foil their plots. Jihad in self-defence is fard ‘ayn (an
individual obligation) upon the Muslims, according to scholarly consensus.
Al-Qurtubi
(may Allaah have mercy on him) said in his Tafseer (8/15):
When
jihad becomes inevitable because the enemy has overrun one of the (Muslim)
regions, then it becomes obligatory for all the people of that region to
mobilize and to go out to fight, whether they are light (being healthy, young
and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), each according to his
abilities, with or without the permission of his parents. No one who is able
to go out, warrior or helper, should stay behind. If the people of that
country are unable to fight their enemy, then those in nearby and neighbouring
countries have to go out to fight, in whatever numbers are required to show
support, so that they will know that they have the strength to stand up to
them and ward them off. Similarly everyone who knows of their weakness in the
face of their enemies and knows that he can go and help them must also go out
and fight. All of the Muslims should be united against their enemies. If the
people of the area where the enemy has invaded and occupied fight off the
enemy themselves, then the others are relieved of that duty. If the enemy
approaches the Muslim lands but does not enter, the Muslims must still go out
to confront them so that the religion of Allaah will prevail and in order to
protect the Muslim homeland and humiliate the enemy. There is no scholarly
dispute on this point.
Shaykh
al-Islam (28/358-359) said:
If
the enemy wants to attack the Muslims then resisting becomes obligatory on all
those who are under threat, and those who are not under threat are obliged to
help them, as Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
“but
if they seek your help in religion, it is your duty to help them except
against a people with whom you have a treaty of mutual alliance”
[al-Anfaal
8:72]
And the Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) also commanded us to help other
Muslims. This is obligatory upon each person as much as possible, by fighting
himself or by giving financial support, as was the case at the time of al-Khandaq,
when Allaah did not grant any concession to anyone not to fight. Rather the
Qur’aan condemns those who asked the Prophet for permission [not to fight]
on the grounds that their houses were vulnerable when that was not the case,
rather they just wanted to flee the battle. This fighting is in order to
protect the relihion, and protect lives and honour, and this is absolutely
essential.
This is the ruling on physical jihad in
Islam, whether that is taking the initiative to call the kuffaar to enter this
religion and subjugate them to the rule of Islam, or jihad to defend the
religion and honour of the Muslims.
We ask Allaah to bring the Muslims back to
their religion.
And Allaah knows best.
Question #34830:
Is it
obligatory for every Muslim to go out for jihad?
Answer :
Physical jihad is the pinnacle of Islam,
and some scholars regarded it as the sixth pillar of Islam.
The
Muslims have neglected jihad for a long time, so they deserve the punishment
of Allaah, to be humiliated, belittled and defeated. That humiliation will
never be lifted from them until they come back to their religion as the
Prophet
(peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “When you enter into the
‘aynah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are content with farming, and
give up jihad, Allaah will cause humiliation to prevail over you, and will not
withdraw it until you return to your commitment to Islam.” Narrated by Abu
Dawood, 2956; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
[Translator’s note: ‘Aynah
transaction means to sell a product for a known price with deferred payment
and then buy it back from the purchaser for a lesser price, so the purchaser
will still have to pay the difference in the future]
One of the strangest things to note is
that we are living in a time when some of the Muslims are embarrassed to quote
the verses and ahaadeeth on jihad in front of their kaafir friends. Their
faces turn red because they are too shy to mention the rulings on the jizyah,
slavery and killing prisoners of war. They wish that they could erase
these verses and ahaadeeth from the Qur’aan and Sunnah so that they would
not be criticized by this world with its backward principles despite its
claims to be civilized. If they cannot erase them then they try to
misinterpret them and distort their meanings so that they suit the whims and
desires of their masters. I will not say so that they suit their whims and
desires, for they are too weak to have their own whims and desires, and too
ignorant. Rather it is the whims and desires of their masters and teachers
among the missionaries and colonialists, the enemies of Islam.” ‘Umdat
al-Tafseer, 1/46.
The
result of that is that we hardly hear anything nowadays apart from the
following phrases: world peace … peaceful coexistence … safe borders … a
new world order … the calamities of war…
Those
who proclaim the verses and ahaadeeth of jihad nowadays are subject to a
number of accusations. They are called terrorists, extremists, enemies of
peace and bloodthirsty, and are accused of wanting to destroy twentieth
century civilization.
This
is the unfortunate reality in which the Muslim ummah is living nowadays. That
is because we have given up supporting our religion and doing the duties that
Allaah has enjoined upon us.
Allaah
has commanded us to support His religion and to wage jihad against His
enemies.
There
are so many verses that enjoin jihad against the mushrikeen and fighting them
until all submission is for Allaah alone; they clearly state that it is
obligatory and is prescribed and is compulsory. Allaah says:
“Jihaad
holy fighting in Allaah’s Cause) is ordained for you (Muslims)
though you dislike it, and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good
for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allaah knows but you
do not know” 2:216
This is Islam’s ultimatum to the world. Islam or else!
“Prepare against the infidels all the weapons you can of
power to strike terror into the hearts of the enemies of Allah and your enemies,
and other enemies whom you do not know. Whatever you spend in Allah’s cause
will be repaid to you, and no wrong will be done to you.” 8:60
“The unbelieving infidels are allies. Unless you
[Muslims] aid each other fighting as one united block to make Allah’s religion
victorious, there will be confusion and mischief. Those who accepted Islam, left
their homes to fight in Allah’s cause [jihad] as well as those who give them
asylum, shelter and help – these are all believers – they all are allies of
each other. For them is Allah’s pardon and great riches in paradise.” 8:72-73
A speech by Iranian President-Elect Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad,
which aired July 25, 2005 on Iranian Channel 1. In it, he praises martyrdom
operations and states that Islam will conquer the world. To view this clip,
visit: MEMRI
#782
Iranian President-Elect Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad: "Is
There Art that Is More Beautiful, More Divine, and More Eternal than the Art of
Martyrdom?"
Page 1 | 2
| 3 | 4
|
