Is jihad now an individual obligation or a collective obligation?
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The questioner : I mean, is jihad now an individual obligation or a collective obligation?
The Shaykh : With whom are you fighting?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : With whom are you fighting in the jihad you are asking about?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With which group are you fighting?
The questioner : With which group? It is an individual obligation... for the Muslim, meaning the general public.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, O Lord of the Muslims.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, is there any doubt about the obligation of jihad in this time?
The questioner : I am asking about that.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. Is there doubt about the obligation of jihad and that it continues until the Day of Resurrection?
The questioner : I mean, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Obligatory.
The questioner : And an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : But I am asking you about something you are overlooking.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With whom is the jihad? Is the jihad only with the tongue or with the teeth? The jihad you are asking about, is it with the tongue or with the teeth?
The questioner : With the teeth.
The Shaykh : With the teeth.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know what takes the place of the teeth in this time?
The questioner : No one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : No one.
The Shaykh : These new weapons, all of them.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So who will fight with these weapons, you and me?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So my question returns: with whom is the jihad?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : I do not know, unfortunately. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good...
The Shaykh : With whom are you fighting?
The questioner : What?
The Shaykh : With whom are you fighting in the jihad you are asking about?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With which group are you fighting?
The questioner : With which group? It is an individual obligation... for the Muslim, meaning the general public.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide you, May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Amen, O Lord of the Muslims.
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, may Allah guide you, is there any doubt about the obligation of jihad in this time?
The questioner : I am asking about that.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar. Is there doubt about the obligation of jihad and that it continues until the Day of Resurrection?
The questioner : I mean, it is obligatory.
The Shaykh : Obligatory.
The questioner : And an individual obligation.
The Shaykh : But I am asking you about something you are overlooking.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : With whom is the jihad? Is the jihad only with the tongue or with the teeth? The jihad you are asking about, is it with the tongue or with the teeth?
The questioner : With the teeth.
The Shaykh : With the teeth.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you know what takes the place of the teeth in this time?
The questioner : No one.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : No one.
The Shaykh : These new weapons, all of them.
The questioner : Yes, yes.
The Shaykh : So who will fight with these weapons, you and me?
The questioner : No.
The Shaykh : So my question returns: with whom is the jihad?
The questioner : I do not know.
The Shaykh : I do not know, unfortunately. Peace be upon you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good...
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