If a person is in the army reserve and is asked to participate in fighting the fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), should he respond or not?

The questioner : Regarding a person who was in the army reserve at this stage, for example, if they asked him, should he obey them or disobey them?

The Shaykh : Should he obey them or disobey them? He is able to disobey them; it is not a shortcoming on his part. But the problem is that one is asking about something he cannot achieve. If that is what you are asking.

The questioner : Can a person, even if he is tortured or killed in the path of Allah, refuse to obey them? He does not want to obey them.

The Shaykh : When the matter reaches that point, you will go with them because you do not know if you will reach that point or not. Do not raise your weapon against your Muslim brother. If it is unavoidable, let it be that you are the one who is killed, may Allah forbid that you be the one killed, and not that you be the one who kills, if you have no other means. And [I say]: Glory be to You, O Allah, and praise be to You. I testify that there is no god but You. I seek Your forgiveness and I repent to You.