If a land war occurs and part of Saudi Arabia is occupied, what is the course of action?
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The questioner : In the name of Allah, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah. As for what follows: Shaykh, is there any legal impediment if a land war breaks out? Is there any impediment to Iraq occupying one of the Saudi cities? For in Baghdad, they said that he has added insult to injury by making the occupation of al-Khafji lawful. So is there...
The Shaykh : What did he add?
The questioner : He added insult to injury.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : Iraq, when it made the occupation...
Abu Layla : When Iraq, O Shaykh, took al-Khafji, why did it take it? This is adding insult to injury, as they say.
The Shaykh : Iraq—we have mentioned more than once that it is considered a rebel (baghy) merely for its occupation of Kuwait. Therefore, its occupation of anything other than Kuwait carries the same ruling as its occupation of Kuwait, meaning the initial occupation is not permissible, and any subsequent occupation, if it is able to do so, is not permissible. It is sufficient for it to defend its own land and to prevent aggression by others against its land. Even Kuwait is not permissible for it to defend, because that is not its land. Is this clear up to this point?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : What did he add?
The questioner : He added insult to injury.
The Shaykh: Who?
The questioner : Iraq, when it made the occupation...
Abu Layla : When Iraq, O Shaykh, took al-Khafji, why did it take it? This is adding insult to injury, as they say.
The Shaykh : Iraq—we have mentioned more than once that it is considered a rebel (baghy) merely for its occupation of Kuwait. Therefore, its occupation of anything other than Kuwait carries the same ruling as its occupation of Kuwait, meaning the initial occupation is not permissible, and any subsequent occupation, if it is able to do so, is not permissible. It is sufficient for it to defend its own land and to prevent aggression by others against its land. Even Kuwait is not permissible for it to defend, because that is not its land. Is this clear up to this point?
The questioner: Yes.
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