You stated that if an enemy raids a Muslim country, it is obligatory for all Muslims to repel it. Is this obligation conditional on anything?

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : May Allah forgive you. I said: It is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) for the Muslims. Is there a distinction regarding this, whether the enemy is in the front, in the middle, or at the farthest point of the world, or the nearest?

The Shaykh : In my belief, the distinction, whether near or far, is based on ability. For a near person may not be able to, while a far person may be able to. So, everyone who is able and does not fulfill the individual obligation (fard 'ayn) by those who went, by those who went, has not fulfilled the individual obligation (fard 'ayn). After that, it is upon all able people to respond.