What is your opinion on publishing a discussion with a man who believes that jihad is obligatory in this time without an imam? He discussed this issue with me, and this discussion was recorded on
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The questioner : And I discussed with him regarding the issue of jihad.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He means he believes that jihad is obligatory now in this time without an imam.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide us and him.
The questioner : But Shaykh, of course, this discussion was recorded on a tape.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : As is known, we call you or Shaykh Ibn Baz and so on.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So this tape has now reached me from someone who knows that Shaykh Abd al-Rahman is angry with me.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He is upset and says, "Why did you record this tape? Why did you record this discussion?" So what is your opinion, Shaykh, on this matter?
The Shaykh : By Allah, it is not befitting for us to force people, as He the Exalted said:[Yunus 10:99].
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for us to impose our opinion on others. If he permits its publication, then that is what should be done and published, and if
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He means he believes that jihad is obligatory now in this time without an imam.
The Shaykh : May Allah guide us and him.
The questioner : But Shaykh, of course, this discussion was recorded on a tape.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : As is known, we call you or Shaykh Ibn Baz and so on.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : So this tape has now reached me from someone who knows that Shaykh Abd al-Rahman is angry with me.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He is upset and says, "Why did you record this tape? Why did you record this discussion?" So what is your opinion, Shaykh, on this matter?
The Shaykh : By Allah, it is not befitting for us to force people, as He the Exalted said:
Then, [O Muhammad], would you compel the people in order that they become believers?
أَفَأَنْتَ تُكْرِهُ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَكُونُوا مُؤْمِنِينَThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for us to impose our opinion on others. If he permits its publication, then that is what should be done and published, and if
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