The Difference Between Defensive Jihad and Offensive Jihad
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Question:
May Allah reward you. We ask for clarification on the difference between defensive jihad and offensive jihad?
Answer:
Defensive jihad means that the enemy besieges the lands of the Muslims, so it is obligatory for everyone who is capable of jihad to fight. Likewise, in defensive jihad, if one is present at the battlefield, it is not permissible for him to flee from the enemy; rather, he must fight. This is defensive jihad. As for offensive jihad, it means raiding, raiding the disbelievers in their lands. They have not raided us in our lands, but we raid them in their lands. This is offensive jihad. Defensive jihad is an individual obligation for every Muslim who is able, whereas offensive jihad is a collective obligation. If a sufficient number of people perform it, the sin is lifted from the rest.
May Allah reward you. We ask for clarification on the difference between defensive jihad and offensive jihad?
Answer:
Defensive jihad means that the enemy besieges the lands of the Muslims, so it is obligatory for everyone who is capable of jihad to fight. Likewise, in defensive jihad, if one is present at the battlefield, it is not permissible for him to flee from the enemy; rather, he must fight. This is defensive jihad. As for offensive jihad, it means raiding, raiding the disbelievers in their lands. They have not raided us in our lands, but we raid them in their lands. This is offensive jihad. Defensive jihad is an individual obligation for every Muslim who is able, whereas offensive jihad is a collective obligation. If a sufficient number of people perform it, the sin is lifted from the rest.
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