Denial of the Fatwa on Participating in the War Against Muslims

Question:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, this questioner says: Some newspapers and some internet sites have reported that you, may Allah keep you safe, issued a fatwa permitting participation in the war against Muslims with the coalition forces and under their flag, which caused confusion among many people. Is it true that you issued this fatwa to this newspaper and others on this matter?

Answer:
The one who says this is a liar. I did not issue a fatwa that Muslims fight alongside disbelievers. I recall being asked about those who were ordered, about the soldiers who were ordered to head to the borders, to the borders of the Kingdom, or were ordered to head to Kuwait from the Shield of the Peninsula. I told them that the default is obedience and compliance; the default is that obedience and compliance are obligatory. That is the default. Yes, that is what I said. And whoever attributes anything else to me is a liar, and may Allah protect us from that. I am innocent of what he says. I do not say that Muslims fight alongside disbelievers. So his sin is upon him, and his burden is upon himself. Yes.