What is the ruling on jihad in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask you about the fatwa regarding jihad in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
The Shaykh : There is no jihad, my brother, there is no jihad in those lands. There is fighting, but where is the jihad? Jihad is the jihad of states, not the jihad of individuals, except in their own selves. The one who strives is the one who strives against his own self for the sake of Allah. As for jihad in the sense of fighting disbelievers who are aggressing upon Muslims, that is among the duties of rulers, not among the obligations of individuals.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Well, the fighting there is individual. For example, as an individual of the state, or as an individual among the Muslims, what is the fatwa regarding me?
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer. There is no jihad except in the selves of individuals.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : There is no jihad there. I have given you the answer.
The questioner : ...the disbelievers
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you. I have answered you, I have told you there is no jihad there.
The questioner : Fighting, fighting, fighting.
The Shaykh : There is no fighting in Islam except when it is accompanied by jihad.
The questioner : Do you mean we do not go?
The Shaykh : No, do not go. Stay in your land and strive against your own self.
The questioner : Do we let them slaughter us, then?
The Shaykh : You did not understand me, then.
The questioner : You did not understand.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, this is the duty of states.
The questioner : So, is there an Islamic state?
The Shaykh : There is no Islamic state. There are no Muslim individuals who can strive in the path of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Anfal 8:60] "It is as if you are meeting a needle." What is it that takes you, this enthusiasm and the blindness of insights and eyes? Strive, strive against your own self...
The questioner : ...from the lands of the Muslims.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide us and you. Did you understand me or not?
The questioner : I mean, there is just a bit of ambiguity for me.
The Shaykh : You have ambiguity, but understand us, and sufficient for the believers is fighting. Individual jihad is of no benefit there.
The questioner : It is of no benefit.
The Shaykh : It is of no benefit there except to increase destruction. Individual jihad is of no benefit.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : There is one who wants to ask a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : Shaykh, I want to ask you about the fatwa regarding jihad in Bosnia and Herzegovina...
The Shaykh : There is no jihad, my brother, there is no jihad in those lands. There is fighting, but where is the jihad? Jihad is the jihad of states, not the jihad of individuals, except in their own selves. The one who strives is the one who strives against his own self for the sake of Allah. As for jihad in the sense of fighting disbelievers who are aggressing upon Muslims, that is among the duties of rulers, not among the obligations of individuals.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. Well, the fighting there is individual. For example, as an individual of the state, or as an individual among the Muslims, what is the fatwa regarding me?
The Shaykh : I have given you the answer. There is no jihad except in the selves of individuals.
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : There is no jihad there. I have given you the answer.
The questioner : ...the disbelievers
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide you. I have answered you, I have told you there is no jihad there.
The questioner : Fighting, fighting, fighting.
The Shaykh : There is no fighting in Islam except when it is accompanied by jihad.
The questioner : Do you mean we do not go?
The Shaykh : No, do not go. Stay in your land and strive against your own self.
The questioner : Do we let them slaughter us, then?
The Shaykh : You did not understand me, then.
The questioner : You did not understand.
The Shaykh : I am telling you, this is the duty of states.
The questioner : So, is there an Islamic state?
The Shaykh : There is no Islamic state. There are no Muslim individuals who can strive in the path of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy
وأعدوا لهم ما استطعتم من قوة ومن رباط الخيل ترهبون به عدو الله وعدوكمThe questioner : ...from the lands of the Muslims.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah guide us and you. Did you understand me or not?
The questioner : I mean, there is just a bit of ambiguity for me.
The Shaykh : You have ambiguity, but understand us, and sufficient for the believers is fighting. Individual jihad is of no benefit there.
The questioner : It is of no benefit.
The Shaykh : It is of no benefit there except to increase destruction. Individual jihad is of no benefit.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Peace be upon you.
The questioner : There is one who wants to ask a question, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
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