Discussion on the concept of the group with which the obligation of jihad is established.

The student: Well, is it not beneficial to withdraw from the groups while engaging in jihad?

The Shaykh : Hmm.
The student: Is it not beneficial to withdraw from the groups and engage in jihad at the same time?

The Shaykh: It has become your turn, my dear.
The student : ... .

The Shaykh: It has become your turn without you realizing it. We said that jihad requires an amir, and now we say 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 this now.
The student : Yes.

The Shaykh: We are saying this, but you do not want it. 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 jurisprudence 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 group—not multiple groups, but one imam and one group—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 find the hadith clear, but not explicit.

The Shaykh: Clear about what?
The student: Clear that he should withdraw from those groups, but the hadith is not explicit in that in this case it is obligatory to abandon jihad or that jihad is not valid.

The Shaykh: I am telling you that it is obligatory to abandon jihad.
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 following the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and a student eager to follow the Messenger (peace and blessings 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 telling him to stick to the imam of the Muslims and their group. He says to him, my master,The Shaykh : there is no imam for the Muslims today, nor is there a group. He says to him,The Shaykh : withdraw from all those groups, all those factions. What does this student do?
The student: He withdraws.

The Shaykh: He withdraws and goes to fight in the path of Allah.
The student: Well, I can 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 me easy-going while I am... with you, do not come to 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 coming 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 withdraw from the groups?
The student: Ah, he withdraws.

The Shaykh: You must imagine, my brother, that jihad without a group did not exist before. This research is finished. Therefore... I said that it will become 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 group does not become the individual obligation of jihad that we finished discussing. Without a group, it is not possible, and jihad as an individual obligation without an amir is not possible.
The student: Without a caliph.

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