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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to fight alongside the people of misguidance against the disbelievers, or is it not?

Shaykh Muhammad ibn Salih al-‘Uthaymeen

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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. If a Muslim is present in the battle line.

The Shaykh : If so.

The questioner : If a Muslim is present in the battle line between the people of disbelief—meaning the Jews, the Christians, and the polytheists—and those who represent Islam, but who are from the misguided sect.

The Shaykh : What?

The questioner : From the misguided sect, so what is the position of this Muslim man regarding this battle?

The Shaykh : He must fight if he is present in the line; he must fight.

The questioner : Even if he is from the misguided sect.

The Shaykh : He is fighting for Islam, not for the misguided sect, is he not? So it is obligatory for him to stand firm, as Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah much that you may be successful. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيراً لَعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
[Al-Anfal 8:45]
And He the Mighty and Majestic said:
(15) O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight]. (16) And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company, has certainly returned with anger [upon him] from Allah, and his refuge is Hell - and wretched is the destination. يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفاً فَلا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْأَدْبَارَ * وَمَنْ يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفاً لِقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزاً إِلَى فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَاءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَمَأْوَاهُ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمَصِيرُ
[Al-Anfal 8:15-16]
And the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) informed that turning one’s back on the day of battle is among the sins that lead to destruction. Yes.
Source alathar.net

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