What is our current obligation regarding Bosnia?

The questioner : Well, Shaykh, does not the jihad, or rather, I will not say jihad, but the protection of the da'wah, require arming and ...?

The Shaykh : Arming by the state or by individuals?

The questioner : This is a problem, of course, there is no state.

The Shaykh : So, there is no arming without a state, my brother. This is deluding the people and misleading the people.

The questioner : Yes, meaning, either we find that it is possible with the da'wah alone.

The Shaykh : But.

The questioner : Meaning, we do not say this weapon is only for the sake of the da'wah?

The Shaykh : Whatever weapon you bring.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : They will consider that you have come as an enemy to them, and they will drag you into the battle against your will. And in that case, there is no success, because the battle is not equal, and the reason is that we have neglected many of the commands of our Lord (Mighty and Majestic), especially those related to fighting the enemies, such as . Well, where is this preparation for defending the da'wah? We say now, not about defending the oppressed, and the Muslims, and the subjugated, and those killed unjustly, oppressively, and aggressively, but rather in the way of defending these da'is who took advantage of the opportunity for these migrants to reach a safe area far from the fighting. These people take weapons to defend themselves; they cannot do this. This is fantasy within fantasy. If the safe path is found that allows these da'is to perform the obligation of calling to Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then this, as we said, is the jihad at this time. Otherwise, the field of da'wah is in the entire Muslim world, where there are no battles or fighting, and the Muslims must perform this obligation in every place. But without a doubt, the da'wah there is more obligatory. However, if fighting is presented before it and in its path, and they are not prepared for it, then it is said there: .