Is zakah permissible for Iraq now?
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The questioner : Is zakah permissible for Iraq now?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Zakah.
The Shaykh : It is necessary, because Iraq is now, subhan Allah, amidst the trials of this time. At a time when Iraq was the aggressor, it has now become the one against whom aggression is committed, because it had rebelled against the Kuwaitis. So, instead of returning it to its borders, meaning to Iraq, they began to destroy Iraq and claim that Kuwait is occupied by the Iraqi army. Therefore, subhan Allah, as came in the authentic hadith:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 2197Hasan (Darussalam). And on this basis, it is obligatory to help the Iraqis as a people, not as a government; because the government is Ba'athist, whereas the people are a Muslim people, just like the Syrian people. The Syrian people are Muslim, but the government is Ba'athist, and there is no difference between one Ba'athist and another. And as the scholars say: "Disbelief is one religion." But part of the trial is that the Saudis sought the aid of disbelievers in order to repel the danger of the Iraqi Ba'ath, and then they brought the Syrian Ba'ath into their lands. And thus the trial becomes [complete]. We ask Allah to protect us from its evil.
The questioner : Does helping with one's person now mean with Iraq?
The Shaykh : How? There is no helping with one's person now, unless there is a government that fights and goes to Iraq with its weapons. In that case, whoever is able to fight in the path of Allah must do so. But individual jihad? Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
Another questioner : Even if they left Kuwait? Even if they also left Kuwait, is it the same condition? And they have not left Kuwait now, is it the same condition?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Under a government and under [another].
The Shaykh: Ah, yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, we heard from some people saying that jihad at this time has become an individual obligation for us regarding the disbelievers?
The Shaykh : What did you hear? May Allah guide you.
The questioner : I mean, jihad in general.
The Shaykh : Understand what this man is saying.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Zakah.
The Shaykh : It is necessary, because Iraq is now, subhan Allah, amidst the trials of this time. At a time when Iraq was the aggressor, it has now become the one against whom aggression is committed, because it had rebelled against the Kuwaitis. So, instead of returning it to its borders, meaning to Iraq, they began to destroy Iraq and claim that Kuwait is occupied by the Iraqi army. Therefore, subhan Allah, as came in the authentic hadith:
Fitan like a portion of the dark night
فتنٌ كقطع اللَّيل المظلمThe questioner : Does helping with one's person now mean with Iraq?
The Shaykh : How? There is no helping with one's person now, unless there is a government that fights and goes to Iraq with its weapons. In that case, whoever is able to fight in the path of Allah must do so. But individual jihad? Is that clear?
The questioner : Yes, yes.
Another questioner : Even if they left Kuwait? Even if they also left Kuwait, is it the same condition? And they have not left Kuwait now, is it the same condition?
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : Under a government and under [another].
The Shaykh: Ah, yes.
The questioner : Your Eminence, we heard from some people saying that jihad at this time has become an individual obligation for us regarding the disbelievers?
The Shaykh : What did you hear? May Allah guide you.
The questioner : I mean, jihad in general.
The Shaykh : Understand what this man is saying.
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