The authenticity of the hadith: "If an inch of Muslim land is occupied, jihad becomes an individual obligation for every Muslim"?
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The questioner : If Allah wills, this is the last point. First, regarding the hadith that says, "If an inch of Muslim land is occupied, jihad becomes an individual obligation for every Muslim," we do not know its chain of narration as far as I am concerned.
The Shaykh : This is not a hadith; it is a ruling of the jurists, and it is correct. However, unfortunately, the Muslims have unanimously abandoned it.
The questioner : So, our brother is asking, how do we reconcile this statement with the fact that you do not permit a person to infiltrate the enemy to... strike them, given that if an inch is occupied, it becomes obligatory for us to rise up? What do we say to him? Just with this...
The Shaykh : Yes, he is saying things that are not permissible about us. We tell him: You should go to Afghanistan. About an hour before you asked me, a man from Saudi Arabia called me, and the call lasted about thirty minutes regarding his seeking my ruling on going to Afghanistan. So, after I clarified the matter with him, I told him that jihad in Afghanistan is obligatory for him, and not to forget to make du'a for us there. So, the point is, tell this person you are referring to, how can you say this, andThe Shaykh : encourage people to go and fight there, because the door of jihad is open there, whereas here the door of jihad is closed. Here, one person is killed, and if not, more than him are killed, so he is certainly meeting his death. Therefore, jihad is not about firing a bullet and hitting a Jew, and then that Muslim is killed, because one Muslim is worth millions of Jews. Thus, the loss is doubled if one Muslim is killed. How much more so in operations they call suicide attacks, where they kill one or five Jews, and then a multiple of that number of Muslims are killed in return? This is not jihad. There is no power or strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Do you know who is speaking? This is al-Nabulsi, Abu Mahmud, who is never satisfied. This is Abu 'Abdullah, there is no one else like him. Are you finished?
The questioner : Yes, but I want to remind you that, if Allah wills, you will return to us with a question. Then, it is the day of expiation for the year.
The Shaykh : Write it down on a paper. Okay, listen, the brother is going to speak with you, or he will direct us to a book. Wait a moment... If we entrust you to Allah, and the answer, if Allah wills, is in a night regarding the hadith of the plague. May Allah ward off the plague from us and from you. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The Shaykh : This is not a hadith; it is a ruling of the jurists, and it is correct. However, unfortunately, the Muslims have unanimously abandoned it.
The questioner : So, our brother is asking, how do we reconcile this statement with the fact that you do not permit a person to infiltrate the enemy to... strike them, given that if an inch is occupied, it becomes obligatory for us to rise up? What do we say to him? Just with this...
The Shaykh : Yes, he is saying things that are not permissible about us. We tell him: You should go to Afghanistan. About an hour before you asked me, a man from Saudi Arabia called me, and the call lasted about thirty minutes regarding his seeking my ruling on going to Afghanistan. So, after I clarified the matter with him, I told him that jihad in Afghanistan is obligatory for him, and not to forget to make du'a for us there. So, the point is, tell this person you are referring to, how can you say this, andThe Shaykh : encourage people to go and fight there, because the door of jihad is open there, whereas here the door of jihad is closed. Here, one person is killed, and if not, more than him are killed, so he is certainly meeting his death. Therefore, jihad is not about firing a bullet and hitting a Jew, and then that Muslim is killed, because one Muslim is worth millions of Jews. Thus, the loss is doubled if one Muslim is killed. How much more so in operations they call suicide attacks, where they kill one or five Jews, and then a multiple of that number of Muslims are killed in return? This is not jihad. There is no power or strength except with Allah.
The Shaykh : Welcome. Do you know who is speaking? This is al-Nabulsi, Abu Mahmud, who is never satisfied. This is Abu 'Abdullah, there is no one else like him. Are you finished?
The questioner : Yes, but I want to remind you that, if Allah wills, you will return to us with a question. Then, it is the day of expiation for the year.
The Shaykh : Write it down on a paper. Okay, listen, the brother is going to speak with you, or he will direct us to a book. Wait a moment... If we entrust you to Allah, and the answer, if Allah wills, is in a night regarding the hadith of the plague. May Allah ward off the plague from us and from you. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
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