What is the period prescribed for the mujahid to remain in the land of jihad?
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The phone is ringing.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner: If you please, regarding the obligation of jihad in Afghanistan.
The Shaykh: Do not say "obligatory"
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh
The Shaykh: "Obligatory"
The questioner: "Obligatory"
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner: How long does staying require, O Shaykh, or is it forever?
The Shaykh: It is not permissible for one who has gone out as a mujahid in the path of Allah to the land of jihad to leave except with the permission of his commander. As for making the matter like what some mujahideen do today, staying there for a month or two and then returning to his country, staying there for a month or two, and then returning to his jihad like this, this has become like a leisure trip. Rather, he must submit himself to the leadership there. If they permit him to return to his family, he returns, and they set a specific number of days for him, then he returns. So he does not go off according to his own desires. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes, very well, O Shaykh, regarding our brothers, the people of hadith, there in Pakistan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I mean our brothers, the Salafi people of hadith, in Pakistan.
The Shaykh: Yes, yes.
The questioner: With Jamil al-Rahman.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner: I mean, do they have strictness in this matter, meaning they give us a choice in the issue of going and returning?
The Shaykh: Yes, I tell you, this matter does not concern scholars and students of knowledge like us, but rather it concerns the commanders there who face the enemy. They are the ones who know how much they need the foreigners who came as mujahideen. I mean: the issue is not a matter of a fatwa ruling from me or so-and-so? Is that clear?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner: If you please, regarding the obligation of jihad in Afghanistan.
The Shaykh: Do not say "obligatory"
The questioner: Yes, Shaykh
The Shaykh: "Obligatory"
The questioner: "Obligatory"
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And you as well.
The questioner: How long does staying require, O Shaykh, or is it forever?
The Shaykh: It is not permissible for one who has gone out as a mujahid in the path of Allah to the land of jihad to leave except with the permission of his commander. As for making the matter like what some mujahideen do today, staying there for a month or two and then returning to his country, staying there for a month or two, and then returning to his jihad like this, this has become like a leisure trip. Rather, he must submit himself to the leadership there. If they permit him to return to his family, he returns, and they set a specific number of days for him, then he returns. So he does not go off according to his own desires. Is that clear?
The questioner: Yes, very well, O Shaykh, regarding our brothers, the people of hadith, there in Pakistan.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner: I mean our brothers, the Salafi people of hadith, in Pakistan.
The Shaykh: Yes, yes.
The questioner: With Jamil al-Rahman.
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner: I mean, do they have strictness in this matter, meaning they give us a choice in the issue of going and returning?
The Shaykh: Yes, I tell you, this matter does not concern scholars and students of knowledge like us, but rather it concerns the commanders there who face the enemy. They are the ones who know how much they need the foreigners who came as mujahideen. I mean: the issue is not a matter of a fatwa ruling from me or so-and-so? Is that clear?
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