To whom is the individual obligation directed: to governments or to individuals?
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The questioner : May Allah reward you. To whom is the individual obligation directed?
The Shaykh : To every capable person.
The questioner : Governments or individuals?
The Shaykh : In principle, it is directed at governments. But if the governments do not fulfill their duty, and the individuals are among those capable of performing this duty, it does not fall off them.
Another questioner : What is... capability, O Shaykh?
The questioner : O Shaykh, I asked "Hakimyar."
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : "Hakimyar"... an Islamic party there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The largest... there.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And I asked him whether...? He told me, and... from standing in one council, "Burhanuddin Rabbani"... approximately, and "Hakimyar" said recently, about a month ago: We do not need men!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does this change the ruling regarding the judgment you mentioned?
The Shaykh : No, it does not change it; because in reality, I said I do not know whether it is here or in the city; because one of the students said to me: What do you think? These mujahideen go there, and one of them spends a month or two, then returns as if the matter is one of relaxation or entertainment?
I say: Those who go to jihad sincerely and truthfully; these people should not act in a personal manner. They must submit their leadership to their leaders and commanders there. If the commander—for example—of a battalion or company, call it what you will, sees that a new number of mujahideen has arrived, he may see, from a political standpoint, that the majority of the Muslim world, unfortunately, is not accustomed or trained in jihad in the path of Allah. Most of them do not know how to fire a single bullet. The commander—for example—the one responsible for the company or group may decide to make an exchange, meaning that now, for example, one hundred mujahideen have arrived, so he makes room for one hundred previous mujahideen to return to their countries and their families. Why? For the reason you mention. But this does not mean that they are not in need of the continued supply of individuals and persons.
The questioner : The obligation... the individual obligation is upon him even in the absence of need. I go and someone comes in my place, is this correct?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if I do not go, will something befall me?
The Shaykh : If it is true that the current number is sufficient in terms of fulfilling the individual obligation; then I say: the individual obligation has been lifted from the others; because the individual obligation is to the extent that the obligation is fulfilled. If the responsible parties, who are naturally more knowledgeable than us, we are now ruling it an individual obligation because we do not know the opinion you are conveying from the responsible party, and then I do not know if this opinion represents the opinion of all the commanders there or the opinion of one commander. This is a matter we are too weak to delve into in detail. But let us assume that if all the commanders there agree sincerely, and they are extremely eager to expel the disbeliever from their lands, and that they are not in need of one individual, but rather in need of equipment and money.
The questioner : And the callers to Allah.
The Shaykh : And the callers to Allah, good. In that case, I say: the individual obligation falls off, and the collective obligation remains. The individual obligation falls off regarding the individual mujahideen, but the individual obligation does not fall off regarding supplying them with money and everything they need, especially since this money is converted into weapons, and weapons often run out, so what is necessary? Renewal and replacement. But I return to say my opinion: As long as there is bravery, there is bravery in jihad in the path of Allah; I do not imagine that the individual obligation stops with these persons; because many of them are martyred. So are they not in need of replacement? If there is no supply to support those who went as martyrs in the path of Allah; it means the number that we claimed fulfilled the individual obligation has decreased.
The questioner : Meaning the original ruling is now based on the need there, so if the need decreases.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It becomes an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : ... Likewise.
Another questioner : A question that imposes itself.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The Shaykh : To every capable person.
The questioner : Governments or individuals?
The Shaykh : In principle, it is directed at governments. But if the governments do not fulfill their duty, and the individuals are among those capable of performing this duty, it does not fall off them.
Another questioner : What is... capability, O Shaykh?
The questioner : O Shaykh, I asked "Hakimyar."
The Shaykh : Who?
The questioner : "Hakimyar"... an Islamic party there.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : The largest... there.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And I asked him whether...? He told me, and... from standing in one council, "Burhanuddin Rabbani"... approximately, and "Hakimyar" said recently, about a month ago: We do not need men!
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Does this change the ruling regarding the judgment you mentioned?
The Shaykh : No, it does not change it; because in reality, I said I do not know whether it is here or in the city; because one of the students said to me: What do you think? These mujahideen go there, and one of them spends a month or two, then returns as if the matter is one of relaxation or entertainment?
I say: Those who go to jihad sincerely and truthfully; these people should not act in a personal manner. They must submit their leadership to their leaders and commanders there. If the commander—for example—of a battalion or company, call it what you will, sees that a new number of mujahideen has arrived, he may see, from a political standpoint, that the majority of the Muslim world, unfortunately, is not accustomed or trained in jihad in the path of Allah. Most of them do not know how to fire a single bullet. The commander—for example—the one responsible for the company or group may decide to make an exchange, meaning that now, for example, one hundred mujahideen have arrived, so he makes room for one hundred previous mujahideen to return to their countries and their families. Why? For the reason you mention. But this does not mean that they are not in need of the continued supply of individuals and persons.
The questioner : The obligation... the individual obligation is upon him even in the absence of need. I go and someone comes in my place, is this correct?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : But if I do not go, will something befall me?
The Shaykh : If it is true that the current number is sufficient in terms of fulfilling the individual obligation; then I say: the individual obligation has been lifted from the others; because the individual obligation is to the extent that the obligation is fulfilled. If the responsible parties, who are naturally more knowledgeable than us, we are now ruling it an individual obligation because we do not know the opinion you are conveying from the responsible party, and then I do not know if this opinion represents the opinion of all the commanders there or the opinion of one commander. This is a matter we are too weak to delve into in detail. But let us assume that if all the commanders there agree sincerely, and they are extremely eager to expel the disbeliever from their lands, and that they are not in need of one individual, but rather in need of equipment and money.
The questioner : And the callers to Allah.
The Shaykh : And the callers to Allah, good. In that case, I say: the individual obligation falls off, and the collective obligation remains. The individual obligation falls off regarding the individual mujahideen, but the individual obligation does not fall off regarding supplying them with money and everything they need, especially since this money is converted into weapons, and weapons often run out, so what is necessary? Renewal and replacement. But I return to say my opinion: As long as there is bravery, there is bravery in jihad in the path of Allah; I do not imagine that the individual obligation stops with these persons; because many of them are martyred. So are they not in need of replacement? If there is no supply to support those who went as martyrs in the path of Allah; it means the number that we claimed fulfilled the individual obligation has decreased.
The questioner : Meaning the original ruling is now based on the need there, so if the need decreases.
The Shaykh: No.
The questioner : It becomes an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : ... Likewise.
Another questioner : A question that imposes itself.
The Shaykh: Yes.
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