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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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What is the response to those who do not see the necessity of fighting the disbelievers on the grounds that the call to Islam has not reached them?

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Question:
May Allah be far from you. One of the brothers says that there is a shaykh of a sect of Muslims who does not see jihad in the path of Allah. He says, "You have not called them to Allah, and if you are at war, how can you fight them when you have not called them to Allah?" If jihad is undertaken, it begins with the call; the call is conveyed to them. If they persist in falsehood, they are fought. The call comes before fighting.

Answer:
So if authority is established in any land and the disbelievers are invaded, they are first called to the religion of Allah, taught, and guided with clarity. If they understand and refuse, they are fought, unless they are from the People of the Book (Ahl al-Kitab)—the Jews, the Christians, and the Zoroastrians—who are called to pay the jizyah (tax on protected non-Muslims). If they pay the jizyah, their blood and wealth are spared, and they are bound by the conditions of the jizyah. If they are not from those who are subject to it, or if they refuse the jizyah, they are killed. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) taught the commanders this. Yes.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ ابن باز Alsheikh Binbaz»، 48 ما الرد على من لا يرى ضرورة لمحاربة الكفار بحجة أن الدعوة لم تصلهم؟ للإمام ابن باز — youtube.com

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