The Ruling on Going Out with the Tabligh Group and the Rulings of Jihad

The questioner:
If jihad is a matter that takes precedence over dutifulness to parents.

The Shaykh:
If it is stipulated that it takes precedence over everything. For example, if the enemy attacks the town, or if one is between the two battle lines, or if the imam calls for mobilization. This is an individual obligation in these three situations: if the enemy attacks the town, it is obligatory for everyone to fight to repel them according to their ability; or if the imam calls for mobilization, it is obligatory for them to fight; or if one is present between the two battle lines, he does not turn away and does not turn his back.

The presenter:
May Allah keep you.

The questioner:
A large group says that going out with them is jihad in the cause of Allah.

The Shaykh:
Da'wah (calling others to Islam).

The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh:
Da'wah (calling others to Islam) is a form of jihad (struggle in the path of Allah), but it may be obligatory or it may not be. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: . Whoever fights them with his hand is one of them, and whoever fights them with his tongue is one of them, and whoever fights them with his heart is one of them, and there is no love or return beyond that. So calling to Allah and enjoining good and forbidding evil is jihad, according to one's ability. You see, it may be with the hand, you see, it may be with the tongue, you see, it may be with the heart. And going out in the da'wah to Allah to the tribes, the Bedouins, the villages, and the towns to change the call of Allah, this is from jihad. It may be obligatory upon one who is able, and it may not be obligatory, according to one's ability. With the knowledge that, it is necessary to have knowledge; one must have knowledge. The missionary groups include people who are discerning and knowledgeable, and among them are people who are not so. Among our brothers in Pakistan and India, there are people of insight and there are people who are not people of insight. So it is obligatory that the participation be with people of insight, knowledge, and correct, sound creed.

The presenter:
We ask Allah for you regarding the known going out of the Tabligh group, this specific one.

The Shaykh:
This is according to one's ability. You go for a month, you go for two months, you go for a month. Everyone is for the sake of the gold; they put down the gold, they take the gold, that is enough for them. When they do not know how to go, it is necessary to go for forty days, two months, three months, a year, according to their ability and according to their agreement. There is no harm if everyone agrees. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent the callers to the tribes and the cities. He sent the callers and dispatched the messengers, may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. So if the group goes out, or if they intend to go for a month, or forty days, or two months, or thirty days, and they go for that, that is good. May Allah reward you with good. But it must be with knowledge and insight. . As for if they are ignorant or people of a deviant creed, there is no connection.

The presenter:
Allah to them, do they not start with tawhid (the oneness of Allah) on the excuse that tawhid divides people?

The Shaykh:
This is from ignorance. It is obligatory for the one who is calling disbelievers to start with tawhid, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) started with tawhid. And he ordered Mu'adh to start with tawhid for them if the da'wah is for disbelievers. But if the da'wah is for people of Islam, he advises them regarding what they have neglected of prayer or other things. But if he is calling disbelievers who have not entered Islam, he starts with tawhid before everything.

The presenter:
Allah to you, they go to the worshippers of graves in Pakistan or in India, and they call them to the etiquettes and morals of Islam, and they say we do not call them to.

The Shaykh:
No, these are ignorant, these are ignorant. Some of the Tabligh group are ignorant and have no discernment. Rather, the worshippers of graves in Pakistan and in India are nothing. The point is the Tabligh group who have discernment, who have knowledge, who have guidance; they are the role models. As for those, no, the people of graves are marginalized.

The presenter:
Most of the time in the mosque, how is your going out?

The Shaykh:
In this, they sit in the mosque for their needs. They sit, do they call the people of the mosque, or do they preach to the mosque? The people of the mosque may be one group, a sermon.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.

The Shaykh:
Glory be to You, O Allah, and bless. But the point is the Tabligh group are two categories: a category who are discerning and have discernment, these are the ones with whom one cooperates. And a category of worshippers of graves, no, they are nothing. In India and Pakistan, they are nothing.

The presenter:
May Allah guide them.