21-When is Jihad an obligation on Everyone | Imam Ibn Uthaymeen

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Translation text: وحينئذ يكون الجهاد فرض عين إذا استُنفر الناس للجهاد وجب عليهم ان ينفروا وألا يتخلف منهم أحد إلا من عذره الله  Jihad (fighting in the cause of Allah) becomes Fardh ‘Ain (obligatory on everyone) if people are called to it. It’s mandatory upon them to join and no one is allowed to remain behind, except whom Allah has excused.  لقول الله تعالى (يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ ٱنفِرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۚ أَرَضِيتُم بِٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا مِنَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ ۚ فَمَا مَتَـٰعُ ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِلَّا قَلِيلٌ)  إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا۟ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْـًٔا)) [٣٩-٣٨: التوبة] This is because of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth? Are you satisfied with the life of this world rather than the Hereafter? But what is the enjoyment of worldly life compared to the Hereafter except a [very] little.” “If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all." [Al-Tawbah:38-39] المهم أنه إذا استنفر الامام (الولي على الناس) إذا استنفر الناس وجب عليهم ان ينفروا ولا يحل لاحد ان يتخلف الا من عذره الله. The important thing is that if the Imam (the ruler of the people) has ordered to go forth in the cause of Allah, it’s mandatory upon them to go. And no one is permitted to stay behind except whom Allah has excused.  وهذا أحد المواضع التي يكون فيها الجهاد فرض عين And this is one of the cases where Jihad is Fardh ‘Ain (obligatory on everyone).    الموضع الثاني: إذا حاصر بلده العدو يعني إذا جاء العدو حتى وصل الى البلد وحاصر البلد صار الجهاد فرض عين. The second situation, if the enemy besieged his country, then Jihad would become Fardh ‘Ain.  ووجب على كل أحد ان يقاتل حتى على النساء والشيوخ القادرين في هذه الحال لان هذا قتال دفاع وفرق بين قتال الدفاع وقتال الطلب  And it becomes obligatory upon everyone to fight, including women and the elderly who are able in this case. That’s because this fighting is for defense and there is a difference between fighting to defend and conquest.  فيجب في هذه الحال ان ينفر الناس كلهم للدفاع عن بلدهم So, in this case, it is obligatory upon everyone to go forth to defend their country.     الحال الثالثة: إذا الحضر الصف والتقى الصفان صف الكفار وصف المسلمين صار الجهاد حينئذ فرض عين ولا يجوز لاحد ان ينصرف The third situation: if the two rows meet each other, one row is of the disbelievers and the other is of Muslims, Jihad becomes Fardh ‘Ain, and it is not permissible for anyone to flee, as Allah said  كما قال الله تعالى : (يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ) وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ دُبُرَهُۥٓ إِلَّا مُتَحَرِّفًا لِّقِتَالٍ أَوْ مُتَحَيِّزًا إِلَىٰ فِئَةٍ فَقَدْ بَآءَ بِغَضَبٍ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ))  [١٦-١٥:الأنفال]  “O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [in battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].” “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.” [Al-Anfal:15-16] وقد جعل النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم التولي يوم الزحف من السبع الموبقات And the Prophet ﷺ included fleeing from the battlefield among the seven deadly sins.  الموضع الرابع: إذا احتيج الى الانسان بأن يكون السلاح لا يعرفه الا فرد من الأفرد وكان الناس يحتاجون الى هذا الرجل لاستعمال هذا السلاح الجديد مثلا  The fourth situation: when the person is needed to operate a weapon which only he knows how to operate, and people need him for using this new weapon,  فانه يتعين عليه ان يجاهد وان لم يستنفر الامام وذلك لأنه محتاج اليه  Then Jih