Does one who goes to jihad in Chechnya count as a mujahid in the path of Allah?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, may Allah forgive you: Is the one who goes to Chechnya and Yugoslavia for jihad considered among the mujahideen in the path of Allah?
The Shaykh : By Allah, I heard the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1646Sahih (Darussalam) As for Chechnya, did they ask us to come to them? Because, my brothers, if they did not ask us for this, the people would become a burden on them, because everyone needs expenses, weapons, and a place, so we would be a burden on them.
Then secondly: perhaps this mujahid who went from a country other than Chechnya might be discovered by the Russian soldiers, and they would say, "So this state or republic harbors people of terrorism," and there would be harm in that. However, the right of our Chechen brothers upon us now is that we call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) at all times, because the fall of an Islamic republic at the hands of atheistic disbelievers who were expelled from it yesterday and come today as victors is not a trivial matter. Furthermore, its victory is also a seed for the victory of the other republics that the Russians have colonized. We ask Allah to cast terror into their hearts, to cause them to fail, and to turn them back from where they came.
The Shaykh : By Allah, I heard the words of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family):
Whoever fought so that the Word of Allah is supreme, then he is in Allah's cause.
من قاتل لتكون كلمة الله هي العليا فهو في سبيل اللهThen secondly: perhaps this mujahid who went from a country other than Chechnya might be discovered by the Russian soldiers, and they would say, "So this state or republic harbors people of terrorism," and there would be harm in that. However, the right of our Chechen brothers upon us now is that we call upon Allah (Mighty and Majestic) at all times, because the fall of an Islamic republic at the hands of atheistic disbelievers who were expelled from it yesterday and come today as victors is not a trivial matter. Furthermore, its victory is also a seed for the victory of the other republics that the Russians have colonized. We ask Allah to cast terror into their hearts, to cause them to fail, and to turn them back from where they came.