What is the ruling on staying behind from jihad without an excuse?
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The questioner : ... As for the other question: Your Eminence, what is the ruling on staying behind from jihad without an excuse? And does he commit a sin now?
The Shaykh : In my opinion, the answer to this question is understood from the details and explanations that preceded it. To summarize, we say: He commits a sin if the jihad is an individual obligation and he has no excuse. However, if the jihad is a collective obligation, or if it is an individual obligation—as we mentioned regarding the jihad in Afghanistan—then he commits a sin unless he has an excuse.
Yes.
The Shaykh : In my opinion, the answer to this question is understood from the details and explanations that preceded it. To summarize, we say: He commits a sin if the jihad is an individual obligation and he has no excuse. However, if the jihad is a collective obligation, or if it is an individual obligation—as we mentioned regarding the jihad in Afghanistan—then he commits a sin unless he has an excuse.
Yes.
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