Is jihad with Saddam permissible?
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The questioner : Is jihad permissible with Saddam Hussein or not?
The Shaykh : What does the one who asks have to do?
The questioner : He is listening.
The Shaykh : He is listening, I wonder if the one in charge has the right to ask?
The questioner : Yes, he has the right.
The Shaykh : I am asking you, is Saddam fighting in jihad?
The questioner : No. He is not fighting in jihad...
The Shaykh : So how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad?
The questioner : He means, at the present time...
The Shaykh : You did not answer me, did we not agree that just as it is permissible for you to ask me, it is also permissible for me to ask you? Be patient, may Allah guide you...
The questioner : There is no power and no strength except with Allah...
The Shaykh : Yes, always say it, because it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise to say, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah," but this is between you and your Lord, not between you and us. So I asked you a question and I thanked you in my heart that you answered it, and you asked me whether Saddam is fighting in jihad, and I said no. But you did not treat my second question the way you treated my first question. Your answer to my first question was clear, with no twisting, but I have not yet heard your answer to the second question. What is it?
The questioner : In the case that it happens.
The Shaykh : Be patient. My second question was: how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Tell me the answer briefly.
The questioner : Yes, I am not fighting in jihad. In the case that he displays jihad, and if... in the future, it is possible that it becomes jihad.
The Shaykh : This is in the case that he fights in jihad. I am asking you: how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Is that valid?
The questioner : No, it is not valid with someone who is not fighting in jihad, but in the future, if he wants to fight in jihad, for example, if he fights in jihad.
The Shaykh : One by one. Now, in the end, you resorted to the case if he fights in jihad. I will answer you about this, but you have wronged me if you forced me to answer this question while I am waiting for your answer to my question, which is: if you believe that he is not fighting in jihad, is it permissible for you to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : That is enough. Now I am answering your question. See how good fairness is.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I say: when Saddam or anyone other than Saddam prepares, and there is no difference between Saddam and Saudi Arabia, or even Ba'athist Syria, if they do not declare jihad and prepare for jihad in the path of Allah, whether it is Saddam or Hafez or Fahd or any other Arab state, if they declare jihad and prepare for jihad with the lawful preparation, then it is obligatory for the Muslims to fight in jihad with these mujahideen. What do you think? Is this answer correct or not?
The questioner : The answer is correct, but there is...
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no "but." Is it correct or not?
The questioner : Yes, it is correct. Jihad continues until the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : You have done very well. Now we will say to you: what do you think? When jihad took place in Afghanistan, did the Muslims fight in jihad with Afghanistan?
The questioner : Yes, they fought in jihad.
The Shaykh : Where are they?
The questioner : Now, with the Saudis and the Americans.
The Shaykh : Now, you and those like you, why are you enthusiastic about fighting in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Be patient...
The questioner : ... It is just a legal question. We ask and say, the Shaykh said such and such.
The Shaykh : We answered you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The Shaykh : What does the one who asks have to do?
The questioner : He is listening.
The Shaykh : He is listening, I wonder if the one in charge has the right to ask?
The questioner : Yes, he has the right.
The Shaykh : I am asking you, is Saddam fighting in jihad?
The questioner : No. He is not fighting in jihad...
The Shaykh : So how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad?
The questioner : He means, at the present time...
The Shaykh : You did not answer me, did we not agree that just as it is permissible for you to ask me, it is also permissible for me to ask you? Be patient, may Allah guide you...
The questioner : There is no power and no strength except with Allah...
The Shaykh : Yes, always say it, because it is a treasure from the treasures of Paradise to say, "There is no power and no strength except with Allah," but this is between you and your Lord, not between you and us. So I asked you a question and I thanked you in my heart that you answered it, and you asked me whether Saddam is fighting in jihad, and I said no. But you did not treat my second question the way you treated my first question. Your answer to my first question was clear, with no twisting, but I have not yet heard your answer to the second question. What is it?
The questioner : In the case that it happens.
The Shaykh : Be patient. My second question was: how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Tell me the answer briefly.
The questioner : Yes, I am not fighting in jihad. In the case that he displays jihad, and if... in the future, it is possible that it becomes jihad.
The Shaykh : This is in the case that he fights in jihad. I am asking you: how do you want to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Is that valid?
The questioner : No, it is not valid with someone who is not fighting in jihad, but in the future, if he wants to fight in jihad, for example, if he fights in jihad.
The Shaykh : One by one. Now, in the end, you resorted to the case if he fights in jihad. I will answer you about this, but you have wronged me if you forced me to answer this question while I am waiting for your answer to my question, which is: if you believe that he is not fighting in jihad, is it permissible for you to fight in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : That is enough. Now I am answering your question. See how good fairness is.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I say: when Saddam or anyone other than Saddam prepares, and there is no difference between Saddam and Saudi Arabia, or even Ba'athist Syria, if they do not declare jihad and prepare for jihad in the path of Allah, whether it is Saddam or Hafez or Fahd or any other Arab state, if they declare jihad and prepare for jihad with the lawful preparation, then it is obligatory for the Muslims to fight in jihad with these mujahideen. What do you think? Is this answer correct or not?
The questioner : The answer is correct, but there is...
The Shaykh : No, no, there is no "but." Is it correct or not?
The questioner : Yes, it is correct. Jihad continues until the Day of Resurrection.
The Shaykh : You have done very well. Now we will say to you: what do you think? When jihad took place in Afghanistan, did the Muslims fight in jihad with Afghanistan?
The questioner : Yes, they fought in jihad.
The Shaykh : Where are they?
The questioner : Now, with the Saudis and the Americans.
The Shaykh : Now, you and those like you, why are you enthusiastic about fighting in jihad with someone who is not fighting in jihad? Be patient...
The questioner : ... It is just a legal question. We ask and say, the Shaykh said such and such.
The Shaykh : We answered you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
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