What is the ruling on donating to the Afghan mujahideen?
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The questioner : What is the ruling on donations to the Afghan mujahideen? Is it an individual obligation or recommended?
The Shaykh : It is part of jihad in the cause of Allah. Jihad in the cause of Allah may be an individual obligation, a collective obligation, or recommended. I do not think it reaches the level of an individual obligation; at most, it is a collective obligation. Paying zakah for this, meaning for assisting the Afghans in jihad in the cause of Allah, is permissible, because they are one of the eight categories.
The Shaykh : It is part of jihad in the cause of Allah. Jihad in the cause of Allah may be an individual obligation, a collective obligation, or recommended. I do not think it reaches the level of an individual obligation; at most, it is a collective obligation. Paying zakah for this, meaning for assisting the Afghans in jihad in the cause of Allah, is permissible, because they are one of the eight categories.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 17 - 17 - دروس وفتاوى المسجد الحرام للعام 1403 هـ - الدرس السابع عشر - الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين — youtube.com (33:56)
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