Is it better for the da'iyah to call to Islam away from the battlefields, or to call the fighters?

The questioner : Well, Shaykh, since we have agreed on the call to Islam, which is better: for the da'iyah to be away from the place of war, or for him to call the fighters who claim that they are doing jihad, explaining to them Islam and its rulings...

The Shaykh : Do you mean the Arabs or Muslims in general? Do you mean the Arabs who migrated from the Arab lands to there to defend their Muslim brothers, or do you mean the mujahideen, as they claim, from the local people of those lands?

The questioner : From the local people of those lands.

The Shaykh : I do not see that this would be of any benefit; the loss would be greater. Rather, we should take advantage of the security in the rear! Yes, that is right.

The questioner : Correct.

The Shaykh : Because there you can preach to the people and teach them at a leisurely pace. But there, the battle is fully engaged, and they are also defending not for the sake of jihad, but only for the sake of nationalism, with guns and rifles, and that is the end of it. Allah is the Helper, and there is no power or might except with Allah.

The questioner : Especially since the Christians are eating away at these rear-guard elements.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Yes.