The questioner asks: Is it possible for jihad to coexist with isolating oneself from the sects?

The student: Well, does isolating oneself not work with jihad?

The Shaykh : Hmm.
The student: Does isolating oneself and jihad at the same time not work?

The Shaykh: It is your turn now, my dear.
The student : ... .

The Shaykh: It is your turn now, and you do not realize it. We said that jihad requires an amir, and now we say that it requires a caliph.
The student: No, up to now it has not been established...

The Shaykh: It is not you; we are the ones saying it now.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh: We are saying it, but you do not want this. Your Lord will hold you accountable, not me. But memorize this hadith well and record it in your mind, where it says:
The student : Praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh: The wording is not important; the fiqh is what matters.
The student: And preserve its meaning as much as possible, meaning.

The Shaykh: My brother, if there is no imam and no congregation—not multiple imams and congregations, but one imam and one congregation—what does the Muslim do?
The student: Look, our Shaykh.

The Shaykh: What does the Muslim do, in the sense of the hadith?
The student: Look, I am clear about the hadith, but it is not explicit.

The Shaykh: Clear about what?
The student: It is clear that one should isolate oneself from those sects, but the hadith is not explicit in that in this case jihad must be abandoned or that jihad is not valid.

The Shaykh: I am telling you that jihad must be abandoned.
The student: Or, for example, that jihad is not valid except with the presence of a caliph. I mean, it is not explicit; I want to understand it explicitly from the hadith.

The Shaykh: My dear, it is explicit because he was telling him to strive to fight in the path of Allah. Why not... Now, imagine a person.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh: Imagine approximately a Shaykh who follows the Messenger (peace be upon him) and a student who is eager to follow the Messenger (peace be upon him). ThisThe Shaykh : discussion takes place between him and his student, and this discussion betweenThe Shaykh : him and his student ends with him saying to him: Stick to the imam of the Muslims and their congregation. He says to him: My master,The Shaykh : there is no imam for the Muslims today, nor is there a congregation. He says to him:The Shaykh : Isolate yourself from all those sects, all those groups. What does this student do?
The student: He isolates himself.

The Shaykh: He isolates himself and goes to fight in the path of Allah.
The student: Well, can I answer you? Well, no, do not drag me into the answer by force. No.

The Shaykh : ... .
The student: Well, I am giving you examples, he...

The Shaykh: O Shaykh, O Shaykh, I am telling you now a word that you do not say, and it upsets me. Fear Allah. They say in Syria, "If your companion is made of honey, do not lick it all." If you see that I am easy-going while I am... with you, do not come and accuse me of accusations...
The student: I did not accuse you.

The Shaykh: What does the word "force" mean? What force is there? I am trying to give you a clear example. This student, when he hears the word,The Shaykh : what does he do? Does he go to fight, or does he isolate himself from the groups?
The student: Ah, he isolates himself.

The Shaykh: You must imagine, my brother, that jihad without a congregation did not exist before. This research is finished. Therefore... I said that it will be your turn. Jihad without...
The student: Well... this hadith.

The Shaykh: Wait, my brother.
The student: Can you explain this hadith to us?

The Shaykh: I am in the process of explaining it. Jihad without a congregation does not become the individual obligation (fard 'ayn) that we finished discussing. Without a congregation, it is not possible, and jihad as an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) without an amir is not possible.
The student: Without a caliph.

The Shaykh: Do not rush, my dear. Do not rush. I am... now.