As long as jihad in Afghanistan is obligatory, why is not jihad in Palestine also obligatory?
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The Shaykh : I mean, jihad in Palestine is like jihad in Eritrea, like jihad in the Philippines, like jihad in Afghanistan, in terms of the legal ruling, is that right?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, but a person must be rational, not emotional.
And as I say, let us take it as a given: is going to support the oppressed Filipino Muslims easy, as is the case in Afghanistan? Is jihad in Turkey obligatory? This is a legal ruling, but is it obligatory, I mean, is it possible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, now the question is repeated in sequence so that we reach Palestine: is jihad in Palestine possible?
The questioner : All right, let me.
The Shaykh : No, I will not let you, why would I let you waste my time and yours? Give the short answer and take a lecture I delivered.
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : All right, a point.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Now you have conceded that jihad in Afghanistan and the Philippines does not equal jihad in Palestine in the sense that jihad in Palestine is more obligatory than jihad in Afghanistan and jihad in the Philippines.
The Shaykh : I am now going to follow you until we reach the goal by the shortest path: more obligatory, is that so? I sign a blank check for you: more obligatory?
The questioner : I mean, is my statement correct that it is more obligatory?
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct, but let us assume that is the case, because we do not want to conduct a theoretical inquiry, we want to conduct a practical inquiry.
The questioner : Yes, we want, from a legal perspective, in terms of blessed lands, lands in which the Al-Aqsa is.
The Shaykh : I explained to you just now that jihad in the Philippines is legally obligatory; do not tell me now that jihad in Palestine is obligatory because it is a sacred land, there is no need, there is no need. But after we agreed on the obligation of jihad in all lands where Muslim lands are attacked, we finished with that and returned to ask: is jihad in Palestine possible? Your answer was no.
The questioner : Yes, at this time, no.
The Shaykh : The inquiry is that at this time, no.
The questioner : But I am able to.
The Shaykh : We said that jihad in Afghanistan is easy for whoever wishes, and the proof is that each of you prepares himself and trains with weapons, one with the intention of jihad in Palestine and the other with the intention of fighting there, and then if jihad in Palestine becomes easy for him, he fights, and what is that? He took the means: training in Afghanistan. This is possible, but in Palestine, is jihad possible? You said no. So: jihad in Palestine and jihad in Afghanistan are obligatory in terms of the legal ruling, but in Palestine it is not possible and in Afghanistan it is possible, so since it is possible plus obligatory, it takes precedence over: obligatory plus not possible.
We are done now, what do you want? We plan.
The questioner : Yes, how did we operate in Afghanistan.
The Shaykh : Be patient, Afghanistan did not do what your story is about; Afghanistan was forced out, as happened in Syria, but the Afghan group, Allah knows, were people of firm conviction, whether by faith in the religion or because they had some psychological or military preparations, strength, we do not know the reason, but the original matter is like what we were surprised by in Syria: the communist regime, so they rose up against the presidents like Sayyaf and others, and Allah the Exalted gave them strength from Himself and weapons from some Islamic countries in regions, and they continued for ten years fighting until they expelled the harshest state from their lands, and their money remained there.
So jihad there is possible and jihad in Palestine is not possible, it is not on the table. Your question: as long as jihad in Afghanistan is obligatory, why is not jihad in Palestine also obligatory? No one says this.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : All right, but a person must be rational, not emotional.
And as I say, let us take it as a given: is going to support the oppressed Filipino Muslims easy, as is the case in Afghanistan? Is jihad in Turkey obligatory? This is a legal ruling, but is it obligatory, I mean, is it possible?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, now the question is repeated in sequence so that we reach Palestine: is jihad in Palestine possible?
The questioner : All right, let me.
The Shaykh : No, I will not let you, why would I let you waste my time and yours? Give the short answer and take a lecture I delivered.
The questioner : It is not possible.
The Shaykh : That is it.
The questioner : All right, a point.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Now you have conceded that jihad in Afghanistan and the Philippines does not equal jihad in Palestine in the sense that jihad in Palestine is more obligatory than jihad in Afghanistan and jihad in the Philippines.
The Shaykh : I am now going to follow you until we reach the goal by the shortest path: more obligatory, is that so? I sign a blank check for you: more obligatory?
The questioner : I mean, is my statement correct that it is more obligatory?
The Shaykh : No, it is not correct, but let us assume that is the case, because we do not want to conduct a theoretical inquiry, we want to conduct a practical inquiry.
The questioner : Yes, we want, from a legal perspective, in terms of blessed lands, lands in which the Al-Aqsa is.
The Shaykh : I explained to you just now that jihad in the Philippines is legally obligatory; do not tell me now that jihad in Palestine is obligatory because it is a sacred land, there is no need, there is no need. But after we agreed on the obligation of jihad in all lands where Muslim lands are attacked, we finished with that and returned to ask: is jihad in Palestine possible? Your answer was no.
The questioner : Yes, at this time, no.
The Shaykh : The inquiry is that at this time, no.
The questioner : But I am able to.
The Shaykh : We said that jihad in Afghanistan is easy for whoever wishes, and the proof is that each of you prepares himself and trains with weapons, one with the intention of jihad in Palestine and the other with the intention of fighting there, and then if jihad in Palestine becomes easy for him, he fights, and what is that? He took the means: training in Afghanistan. This is possible, but in Palestine, is jihad possible? You said no. So: jihad in Palestine and jihad in Afghanistan are obligatory in terms of the legal ruling, but in Palestine it is not possible and in Afghanistan it is possible, so since it is possible plus obligatory, it takes precedence over: obligatory plus not possible.
We are done now, what do you want? We plan.
The questioner : Yes, how did we operate in Afghanistan.
The Shaykh : Be patient, Afghanistan did not do what your story is about; Afghanistan was forced out, as happened in Syria, but the Afghan group, Allah knows, were people of firm conviction, whether by faith in the religion or because they had some psychological or military preparations, strength, we do not know the reason, but the original matter is like what we were surprised by in Syria: the communist regime, so they rose up against the presidents like Sayyaf and others, and Allah the Exalted gave them strength from Himself and weapons from some Islamic countries in regions, and they continued for ten years fighting until they expelled the harshest state from their lands, and their money remained there.
So jihad there is possible and jihad in Palestine is not possible, it is not on the table. Your question: as long as jihad in Afghanistan is obligatory, why is not jihad in Palestine also obligatory? No one says this.