I am from Yugoslavia, and there is a state of war here. There are Arab Muslim students and Yugoslav Muslims. Is it permissible for them to leave the country, or is this considered fleeing?
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The Shaykh : Yes?
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you.
The questioner : Is the address of Professor Muhammad al-Nasir al-Albani available?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : By Allah, we want to ask a question. I live in Yugoslavia, and we want to ask a question about religion, if that is possible?
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : The question here is about the state of war in Yugoslavia.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And there are many young Muslim students here.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And there are Muslims from among the Yugoslavs.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : So the young people, the Muslims from among the Yugoslavs, are currently in a state of war, and the Arab students present in Yugoslavia want to ask: are they able to leave? If they leave Yugoslavia, is it considered fleeing from the war or not?
The Shaykh : When the war is declared as an Islamic war, it is not permissible. But when it is a national war, it is permissible.
The questioner : Is it permissible to leave, then?
The Shaykh : You did not take from my answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You did not take from my answer except the word "permissible"? I gave you "permissible" and I gave you "not permissible," and the important thing is to know the detail. Did you understand the detail?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what is it? And what is it?
The questioner : The detail is that if they declare jihad as an Islamic one.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not permissible to withdraw.
The questioner : It is not permissible to withdraw.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Even if the students here do not carry weapons, do not know how, and do not know how?
The Shaykh : Are you talking about the students here or the ones there?
The questioner : No, the students in Yugoslavia.
The Shaykh : Are you talking about the Yugoslavs here? We told you: there, if jihad is declared, it is not permissible for them to flee or leave. So if the declaration is not of jihad, but rather local or regional, then it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : Peace and mercy of Allah be upon you.
The questioner : Is the address of Professor Muhammad al-Nasir al-Albani available?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : By Allah, we want to ask a question. I live in Yugoslavia, and we want to ask a question about religion, if that is possible?
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : The question here is about the state of war in Yugoslavia.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And there are many young Muslim students here.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : And there are Muslims from among the Yugoslavs.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : So the young people, the Muslims from among the Yugoslavs, are currently in a state of war, and the Arab students present in Yugoslavia want to ask: are they able to leave? If they leave Yugoslavia, is it considered fleeing from the war or not?
The Shaykh : When the war is declared as an Islamic war, it is not permissible. But when it is a national war, it is permissible.
The questioner : Is it permissible to leave, then?
The Shaykh : You did not take from my answer.
The questioner : ...
The Shaykh : You did not take from my answer except the word "permissible"? I gave you "permissible" and I gave you "not permissible," and the important thing is to know the detail. Did you understand the detail?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : And what is it? And what is it?
The questioner : The detail is that if they declare jihad as an Islamic one.
The Shaykh : Yes, it is not permissible to withdraw.
The questioner : It is not permissible to withdraw.
The Shaykh : Yes, I do.
The questioner : Even if the students here do not carry weapons, do not know how, and do not know how?
The Shaykh : Are you talking about the students here or the ones there?
The questioner : No, the students in Yugoslavia.
The Shaykh : Are you talking about the Yugoslavs here? We told you: there, if jihad is declared, it is not permissible for them to flee or leave. So if the declaration is not of jihad, but rather local or regional, then it is permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings.