Questions on the Explanation of the Book of Nullifiers of Islam
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Question:
Is the dislike of jihad in the path of Allah due to fear of being killed or wounded, or of parting from one's family, considered apostasy from the religion of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
Answer:
No, we have clarified this. We said that this does not lead to apostasy. This is a psychological matter: you may dislike injury or dislike killing, but you must not hate jihad in the cause of Allah, nor hate the legitimacy of jihad. If you hate the legitimacy of jihad and hate this, that is apostasy. But if you hate the act of jihad itself because it was imposed on you or because you feel burdened by it,[At-Tawbah 9:38] “when you are weighed down to the earth,” this is evidence that there is something in the souls, meaning some reluctance. [At-Tawbah 9:38] [At-Tawbah 9:39] He did not rule that they are disbelievers; He threatened them with a warning.
They were threatened with a warning: “If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a severe punishment.” So this is not disbelief. Disbelief would be if one denied the origin of jihad or the legitimacy of jihad. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:[At-Tawbah 9:24] He did not rule that they are disbelievers, but He ruled that they are under threat, warning them in these matters. This thing in the souls, this thing in the souls, is removed only by strong faith. Strong faith and certainty remove this thing. But if faith is weak, some of this may exist, but it does not necessitate disbelief. It necessitates blame and warning.
Is the dislike of jihad in the path of Allah due to fear of being killed or wounded, or of parting from one's family, considered apostasy from the religion of Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He)?
Answer:
No, we have clarified this. We said that this does not lead to apostasy. This is a psychological matter: you may dislike injury or dislike killing, but you must not hate jihad in the cause of Allah, nor hate the legitimacy of jihad. If you hate the legitimacy of jihad and hate this, that is apostasy. But if you hate the act of jihad itself because it was imposed on you or because you feel burdened by it,
O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah,
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ انفِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِAre you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.
أَرَضِيتُم بِالْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا مِنَ الْآخِرَةِ فَمَا مَتَاعُ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا فِي الْآخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌIf you do not go forth, He will punish you
إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا يُعَذِّبْكُمْThey were threatened with a warning: “If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a severe punishment.” So this is not disbelief. Disbelief would be if one denied the origin of jihad or the legitimacy of jihad. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
Say, [O Muhammad], "If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your relatives, wealth which you have obtained, commerce wherein you fear decline, and dwellings with which you are pleased are more beloved to you than Allah and His Messenger and jihad in His cause, then wait
قُلْ إِن كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهَادٍ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 116من279/اسئلة شرح كتاب نواقض الاسلام/هل كراهة الجهاد يعتبر ردة/صالح الفوزان/كبار العلماء/عقيدة — youtube.com
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