Is jihad an individual obligation for both men and women?

The questioner: The individual obligation does not extend to women.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: The individual obligation does not extend to women.

The Shaykh: The individual obligation with regard to women.

The questioner: It does not extend to women, otherwise.

The Shaykh: She says it is included.

The questioner: It does not extend.

The Shaykh: It does not extend. Yes, this is what confused me. I spoke about this this morning and refuted the statement of some who heard it, claiming that this individual obligation also includes women. We said this is an error from a jurisprudential perspective, because jihad for women is not like it is for men, as evidenced by: On one hand, and on the other hand, what we know of the early jihad in Islam is that women did not go out as men did; rather, some of them went out to give water and treat the wounded, as you know from the Prophetic biography. This does not mean that jihad is an individual obligation for women as it is for men. And I said, in part of what I said, and this is a matter I consider important for understanding the issue correctly: jihad as an individual obligation is required of a group of women based on the assessment of the Muslim ruler. He estimates, for example, that they need only one thousand women to treat the sick, under the known conditions, of course, such as the prohibition of mixing, modesty, and covering, and so on. But a general mobilization, as is obligatory for men, is among the most dangerous things said in this time.

The questioner : ... .

The Shaykh: I mentioned it earlier in the previous detail, if the situation requires it.