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countries - and that is the ruling regarding fighting under the banner of the Kaafir ruler.
And that states that, if there does not exist a Shariah banner which is capable of subduing
the enemy, then there is no harm in fighting under the banner of that Kaafir ruler,
especially if there is in that common public interest and if the major harm will be averted.
And this is what the clear Shariah evidences indicate along with the Usooli (juristic)
principles and the rules of Fiqh. And it is not correct as per the Shareeah to prevent it
based on the Hadeeth "Whoever fights under a banner of ignorance...." (narrated by
Muslim in his Saheeh (1848) on the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased
with him). The banner that is of ignorance is the one in which the truth does not stand out
clearly from falsehood or it is for ignorant partisanship and corrupted factors and over
colour and race and dubious matters.
And how many destructive wars, furious battles and storms of trials have these ill fated
banners caused..! And it is this banner that is Haram to join and fight under. It is a banner
that is not concerned about the religion and does not give any value to its ties. And the
meaning may be clear from the Hadeeth when the Messenger of Allah said: "One
who fights under a banner of ignorance, having anger for the sake of his group, making
calls for his group or supporting his group, and gets killed, then his death is that of one
belonging to (the days of) Jahiliyya” 22 . And An Nawawi- may Allah have mercy on him
- said in his explanation of Saheeh Muslim: "(Ignorance i.e. Amiyyah) means the blind
matter whose purpose is not clear and this is what Ahmad bin Hanbal and the majority of
the scholars) have stated". So whoever fights under the banner of a leader and his fighting
is done in support of the leader or to enforce his authority and increase his wealth, then
this fighting is haram, haram and this is the dispraised ignorance (Jaahiliya).
As for those who fight the Kuffar - with the intention of defending their religion and their
countries - under the banner of a Kafir regime, then they do not come under this. And the
intention of those who fight is taken into consideration in this matter. And the people of
knowledge do not stipulate conditions for the defensive Jihad and it is not necessary to
have a Shariah banner. So they (the Kaafir enemy) are repelled in accordance with the
power and capability. And those who are capable of fighting under a Shariah banner and
are able to do this without causing excessive hardship, then this is what is obligatory in
terms of the Shareeah. And those who are incapable of that but are able to confront
individually, and as groups without a specific banner, then these people have done what
is correct. And those who are incapable of either of these things, and are not capable of a
real confrontation against the enemies except by entering into training centres of the
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22 !This!Hadiths!shows!that!the!prohibited!form!of!fighting!under!the!banner!of!Kufr!is!when!it!is!conducted!in!the!
manner!as!described!in!the!Hadith,!ie.!to!have!anger!for!the!“sake”!of!the!group!and!support!it!without!looking!at!the!
benefits!in!terms!of!the!Shareeah!while!fighting!under!that!banner.!!