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able to study (religious) knowledge, the Sunna, or the writings preserved by these people. If
it is impossible to determine the (religious) obligations regarding (religious) knowledge, jihad,
and other things unless it is through a heretic, the harm of this is less than the harm of
abandoning that obligation: Obtaining the benefit of the obligation along with an amount of
harm is better than the opposite.
[35]
Therefore, we must respect those among the sects or among the general public who desire
jihad and give (their) loyalty to us. We accept them, help [or “give our loyalty to”] them, and
assist them, without imputing any error to them and trying to correct it according to
circumstances, need, and opportunity, as long as it does not cause fitnas and harm which
might afflict the jihad, especially since its benefit [i.e. tolerating their errors] will usually be
greater [than the harm which results]. When the denial (of their errors) causes greater fitnas
or harm, then denial must be abandoned. However, one must not make (their) erroneous
act public, either with an overt statement or an indirect admission as some of the Islamic
movements have done. Regarding this, Shaykh al-Islam says: "There is a difference between
the scholar or the prince ceasing to prohibit some of the people from something if there is a
preponderance of harm in the prohibition, and between permitting it in his own actions.
This differs according to circumstances."
There is no doubt that the mutual exchange of loyalty and assistance among the groups has
taken place (by the permission of God), especially those that follow the High Command.
Regrettably, however, when the theatre of operations and battle with the enemy widens and
the enemy blunders into igniting a confrontation with the classes of people among the
Umma or among the Islamic movements who were not previously on the map of