What is the ruling on jihad in Afghanistan given the parents' need for their son or being occupied with seeking knowledge and da'wah?
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The questioner: That is to say, in your overall opinion, jihad is currently an individual obligation in theory, but in practice, every person who does not have a need in his country for himself, for his mother and father, or for his wife, or for something like your Excellency's work in spreading Islamic knowledge or da'wah.
The Shaykh: I did not say that, nor do I say it. Seeking Islamic knowledge is a collective obligation. I only say that the dire necessity that surrounds a person, as I gave you an example withThe Shaykh : the two elderly people, where there is no one to serve them except this only son. As for seeking knowledge, its scope is broad, and it is a collective obligation; if some people fulfill it, it drops off the rest. But I say, in detail as mentioned before, the general mobilization, which is impossible in this age due to the current conditions in Arab countries today, is impossible even in theory. But we say that the individual obligation is upon every Muslim. Otherwise, if I say about myself that it is not obligatory for me because there are others who do it, and another person says the same as I said about myself, and so on, then the individual ruling becomes suspended due to this hesitation from one person to another. But the general mobilization requires the Muslim community to move from all their countries to one country. Food cannot be provided for them there, let alone weapons, let alone the organization, which is very essential in overcoming the enemy, especially the enemy who is expert in knowing the methods of fighting and modern war today. But the legal ruling must remain as it is, as the jurists said: if an Islamic country is invaded, it is obligatory for everyone to mobilize to liberate that country. If a group from them rises and the country is liberated, praise be to Allah, that is what we hope for. If it is not sufficient and they go, for example, as martyrs in the path of Allah, then the reinforcements must continue until Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) grants victory. As for knowledge, seeking knowledge is never an excuse for me. So everyone who is able to do jihad must do it, except in very narrow circumstances, as I gave an example to clarify, not intended for its own sake.
The questioner: The limit of dire necessity or the limit of pressing need.
The Shaykh: Dire necessity. Yes, yes. What do you have?
The Shaykh: I did not say that, nor do I say it. Seeking Islamic knowledge is a collective obligation. I only say that the dire necessity that surrounds a person, as I gave you an example withThe Shaykh : the two elderly people, where there is no one to serve them except this only son. As for seeking knowledge, its scope is broad, and it is a collective obligation; if some people fulfill it, it drops off the rest. But I say, in detail as mentioned before, the general mobilization, which is impossible in this age due to the current conditions in Arab countries today, is impossible even in theory. But we say that the individual obligation is upon every Muslim. Otherwise, if I say about myself that it is not obligatory for me because there are others who do it, and another person says the same as I said about myself, and so on, then the individual ruling becomes suspended due to this hesitation from one person to another. But the general mobilization requires the Muslim community to move from all their countries to one country. Food cannot be provided for them there, let alone weapons, let alone the organization, which is very essential in overcoming the enemy, especially the enemy who is expert in knowing the methods of fighting and modern war today. But the legal ruling must remain as it is, as the jurists said: if an Islamic country is invaded, it is obligatory for everyone to mobilize to liberate that country. If a group from them rises and the country is liberated, praise be to Allah, that is what we hope for. If it is not sufficient and they go, for example, as martyrs in the path of Allah, then the reinforcements must continue until Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He) grants victory. As for knowledge, seeking knowledge is never an excuse for me. So everyone who is able to do jihad must do it, except in very narrow circumstances, as I gave an example to clarify, not intended for its own sake.
The questioner: The limit of dire necessity or the limit of pressing need.
The Shaykh: Dire necessity. Yes, yes. What do you have?
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