A young man wants to go to jihad in Bosnia; should he be advised to go there or to another country?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah’s mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : One of the brothers wants to go to jihad in Bosnia. Should he be advised to go there or to any other country?
The Shaykh : By Allah, O lover, I see that the obligatory duty of the Muslims regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina is not what they are doing today. The truth is that the Muslims have not fulfilled their duty regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is not my concern that a person is killed, or captured, or has his limbs cut off, because these are among the calamities by which Allah expiates sins, and with the intention of seeking reward, Allah raises their ranks by them. Everyone will die, and whoever does not die by such a death will die by another. But what concerns me is that an established Islamic republic, which is recognized, falls into the hands of the Christians. This is what wounds the heart and tears the liver. Where are the Muslims? How many millions of Muslims are there?
I mean a huge, large number. By Allah, if they were locusts sent upon the Serbs and Croats, they would have eaten them up. But I do not know whether the Islamic governments are incapable or what. If they are incapable, then Allah excuses them:[At-Tawbah 9:91]. If the rulers in the Islamic countries have given sincere advice to Allah and His Messenger but are incapable, then Allah has excused them. But we do not know if the two conditions are met in them?
Is it established in them that they have given sincere advice to Allah and His Messenger?
Is it established in them that they are incapable?
We do not know; Allah knows best.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The questioner : One of the brothers wants to go to jihad in Bosnia. Should he be advised to go there or to any other country?
The Shaykh : By Allah, O lover, I see that the obligatory duty of the Muslims regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina is not what they are doing today. The truth is that the Muslims have not fulfilled their duty regarding Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is not my concern that a person is killed, or captured, or has his limbs cut off, because these are among the calamities by which Allah expiates sins, and with the intention of seeking reward, Allah raises their ranks by them. Everyone will die, and whoever does not die by such a death will die by another. But what concerns me is that an established Islamic republic, which is recognized, falls into the hands of the Christians. This is what wounds the heart and tears the liver. Where are the Muslims? How many millions of Muslims are there?
I mean a huge, large number. By Allah, if they were locusts sent upon the Serbs and Croats, they would have eaten them up. But I do not know whether the Islamic governments are incapable or what. If they are incapable, then Allah excuses them:
There is not upon the weak or upon the ill or upon those who do not find anything to spend any discomfort when they are sincere to Allah and His Messenger
لَيْسَ عَلَى الضُّعَفَاءِ وَلا عَلَى الْمَرْضَى وَلا عَلَى الَّذِينَ لا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنْفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ إِذَا نَصَحُوا لِلَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِIs it established in them that they have given sincere advice to Allah and His Messenger?
Is it established in them that they are incapable?
We do not know; Allah knows best.