It is reported that you make jihad obligatory with the Iraqi brothers. Is this correct?
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The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : It was reported that you said: that it is obligatory to fight alongside the Iraqi brothers. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct, and it is correct; because we are not speaking now of jihad in the legal sense that comes to mind; rather, it is a defense of the Iraqi people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who are being attacked by these disbelievers, at this time when we have said and continue to say: that Iraq is the one who attacked and rebelled against Kuwait, do you understand?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : But when behind this Iraqi aggression against Kuwait, there was this fierce attack from the disbelieving states; and at their head: America, and Britain, and with them some of the Islamic states -unfortunately-; where some of them joined together under the claim of restoring Kuwait to the Kuwaitis. And if the truth is revealed, it is a very serious attack to destroy the entire Iraqi people, and I do not say: the Iraqi army; and consequently I do not say: the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, and finally I do not say: to eliminate Saddam Hussein himself; rather, to eliminate the entire Iraqi people. Therefore we say: it is obligatory for the Islamic states to come to the aid of the Iraqi people, and to save them from this fierce, unjust attack. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : Yes, yes, I understood -O Shaykh!-.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Forgive us -O Shaykh! -meaning- for our ignorance and our error.
The Shaykh : No, please, we are speaking this for the benefit ofThe questioner : .
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, I do not get anything whether I hit the mark or miss; rather, I get something if I make a mistake; so I correct it and I earn its reward; but I do not wish for his mistake in order to earn its reward.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : Hello?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : A question -O Shaykh!-?
The questioner : It was reported that you said: that it is obligatory to fight alongside the Iraqi brothers. Is this correct?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is correct, and it is correct; because we are not speaking now of jihad in the legal sense that comes to mind; rather, it is a defense of the Iraqi people.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Who are being attacked by these disbelievers, at this time when we have said and continue to say: that Iraq is the one who attacked and rebelled against Kuwait, do you understand?
The questioner : Yes, I understood.
The Shaykh : But when behind this Iraqi aggression against Kuwait, there was this fierce attack from the disbelieving states; and at their head: America, and Britain, and with them some of the Islamic states -unfortunately-; where some of them joined together under the claim of restoring Kuwait to the Kuwaitis. And if the truth is revealed, it is a very serious attack to destroy the entire Iraqi people, and I do not say: the Iraqi army; and consequently I do not say: the Iraqi Ba'ath Party, and finally I do not say: to eliminate Saddam Hussein himself; rather, to eliminate the entire Iraqi people. Therefore we say: it is obligatory for the Islamic states to come to the aid of the Iraqi people, and to save them from this fierce, unjust attack. Perhaps you understood me?
The questioner : Yes, yes, I understood -O Shaykh!-.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good, and bless you.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Forgive us -O Shaykh! -meaning- for our ignorance and our error.
The Shaykh : No, please, we are speaking this for the benefit ofThe questioner : .
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : Otherwise, I do not get anything whether I hit the mark or miss; rather, I get something if I make a mistake; so I correct it and I earn its reward; but I do not wish for his mistake in order to earn its reward.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, our Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you.
The questioner : Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : Hello?
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : Peace and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : A question -O Shaykh!-?
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