The Ruling on Fighting in Defense of One’s Self, Property, and Honor
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is fighting to defend one’s self, property, and family not an individual obligation?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is fighting to defend one’s self, property, and family not an individual obligation?
The Shaykh:
If the questioner is being attacked, then yes, he fights for his self, his property, and his honor. But if this is in a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among Muslims, it is better not to fight; indeed, it is obligatory not to fight, but to withdraw and not add to the fitnah or make the evil worse. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Is fighting to defend one’s self, property, and family not an individual obligation?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
Is fighting to defend one’s self, property, and family not an individual obligation?
The Shaykh:
If the questioner is being attacked, then yes, he fights for his self, his property, and his honor. But if this is in a fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among Muslims, it is better not to fight; indeed, it is obligatory not to fight, but to withdraw and not add to the fitnah or make the evil worse. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2017] حكم القتال دفاعًا عن النفس والمال والعرض - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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