The Ruling on Negligence in Defending Islam and the Homeland
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Question:
This questioner asks the Shaykh: What is the ruling on one who is negligent in defending the banner of Islam and defending the homeland? Is he considered a disbeliever or an apostate?
Answer:
No, he is a sinner. If he delays, he is a sinner, because it is obligatory for him to participate. Allah says: [Al-Anfal: 60], and He says: [Al-Nisa: 71], and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: , and the Lord (Exalted and Majestic is He) says: [Al-Tawbah: 39].
Therefore, it is obligatory, when the need arises for this, to mobilize and to respond to the call to mobilize from the state that is against the usurper, against the oppressor, and against the enemy. If he delays and shows cowardice, he becomes a sinner by doing so, but he does not become a disbeliever.
This questioner asks the Shaykh: What is the ruling on one who is negligent in defending the banner of Islam and defending the homeland? Is he considered a disbeliever or an apostate?
Answer:
No, he is a sinner. If he delays, he is a sinner, because it is obligatory for him to participate. Allah says:
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍTake your precautions
خُذُوا حِذْرَكُمْAnd when you are called to mobilize, then go forth
وإذا استُنْفِرْتُم فانفرواIf you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment
إِلَّا تَنْفِرُوا يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًاTherefore, it is obligatory, when the need arises for this, to mobilize and to respond to the call to mobilize from the state that is against the usurper, against the oppressor, and against the enemy. If he delays and shows cowardice, he becomes a sinner by doing so, but he does not become a disbeliever.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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