Supporting the people of a town under attack in defensive jihad
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding defensive jihad: if the people of a town under attack do not have the ability to repel the enemy, is it obligatory for all Muslims to support them, or only for those who are their neighbors?
Answer:
And if they call for your help, it is obligatory for you to help them. If they call for the help of Muslims, it is obligatory for Muslims to respond to them.[Al-Anfal 8:72] If the ones they are calling for help against have a treaty with us, it is not permissible for us to break the treaty. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding defensive jihad: if the people of a town under attack do not have the ability to repel the enemy, is it obligatory for all Muslims to support them, or only for those who are their neighbors?
Answer:
And if they call for your help, it is obligatory for you to help them. If they call for the help of Muslims, it is obligatory for Muslims to respond to them.
except against a people between yourselves and whom is a treaty
إِلَّا عَلَىٰ قَوْمٍ بَيْنَكُمْ وَبَيْنَهُم مِّيثَاقٌ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 047 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجهاد / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (59:03)
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