What should one do if he is called up to the reserve army?
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The questioner : But there are brothers who are called up to the reserve. Naturally, this matter is widespread because they do not know how this person is called up, knowing that every individual is registered in the reserve and the unit to which he will be transferred is known to be going either to the East or the West. But some people ignore these reports. So if he is called up to the reserve, if he presents himself...
The Shaykh : ...for punishment.
The questioner : ...for punishment. And if he comes, he faces the suspicion that he will be sent to the East or the West. What does such a person do if he suspects he will be sent to the East or the West?
The Shaykh : This question is not a question that can be... this.
The questioner : I mean by my question this.
The Shaykh : Then you will understand me when I direct the second question to you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : What can this person do?
The questioner : He can do two things: either he presents himself to go to the army, or he flees.
The Shaykh : Either he presents himself...
The questioner : ...to go to the army. He presents himself to the army and goes wherever they want him to go, or he flees.
The Shaykh : We are talking about the fact that this person has presented himself and they will lead him to the eastern side, the eastern front, or the western front.
The questioner : What I am talking about, my Shaykh, is that he is called up to the reserve while he is outside the army.
The Shaykh : In the reserve. Can he, like the one who is called up for compulsory service, can he...?
The questioner : ...by fleeing.
The Shaykh : ...by fleeing.
The questioner : And even if he exposes himself to punishment, but what? But he is asking the question now in the case where if he goes to the army, he suspects that they might send him to the bank and fight the Jews, but he has a suspicion that they might send him. In this case, it is permissible for him to flee from the army, provided he has the ability to flee.
The Shaykh : According to what is most likely in his opinion. If it is most likely in his opinion that he will be sent to the Jews, it is not permissible for him to flee. And if it is most likely in his opinion the other way, it is permissible.
The questioner : Is it permissible or obligatory?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory. Because your question is: is it permissible or not? I am answering you according to the scope of the question. As for my answer, he does not expose himself... to the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And sometimes the word "permissible" means that there is a leniency in fleeing from performing an obligation that is originally... as we said earlier, it is obligatory for the Muslim to train in the use of weapons. This is obligatory. So, considering that he is facing this obligation and not violating the Shari'ah, we say it is permissible for him not to perform this obligation. Do you understand how this is? So the answer is according to what is most likely in his opinion.
The Shaykh : ...for punishment.
The questioner : ...for punishment. And if he comes, he faces the suspicion that he will be sent to the East or the West. What does such a person do if he suspects he will be sent to the East or the West?
The Shaykh : This question is not a question that can be... this.
The questioner : I mean by my question this.
The Shaykh : Then you will understand me when I direct the second question to you.
The questioner: Go ahead.
The Shaykh : What can this person do?
The questioner : He can do two things: either he presents himself to go to the army, or he flees.
The Shaykh : Either he presents himself...
The questioner : ...to go to the army. He presents himself to the army and goes wherever they want him to go, or he flees.
The Shaykh : We are talking about the fact that this person has presented himself and they will lead him to the eastern side, the eastern front, or the western front.
The questioner : What I am talking about, my Shaykh, is that he is called up to the reserve while he is outside the army.
The Shaykh : In the reserve. Can he, like the one who is called up for compulsory service, can he...?
The questioner : ...by fleeing.
The Shaykh : ...by fleeing.
The questioner : And even if he exposes himself to punishment, but what? But he is asking the question now in the case where if he goes to the army, he suspects that they might send him to the bank and fight the Jews, but he has a suspicion that they might send him. In this case, it is permissible for him to flee from the army, provided he has the ability to flee.
The Shaykh : According to what is most likely in his opinion. If it is most likely in his opinion that he will be sent to the Jews, it is not permissible for him to flee. And if it is most likely in his opinion the other way, it is permissible.
The questioner : Is it permissible or obligatory?
The Shaykh : It is obligatory. Because your question is: is it permissible or not? I am answering you according to the scope of the question. As for my answer, he does not expose himself... to the Shari'ah.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And sometimes the word "permissible" means that there is a leniency in fleeing from performing an obligation that is originally... as we said earlier, it is obligatory for the Muslim to train in the use of weapons. This is obligatory. So, considering that he is facing this obligation and not violating the Shari'ah, we say it is permissible for him not to perform this obligation. Do you understand how this is? So the answer is according to what is most likely in his opinion.
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