A: The Jews present another case; they have invaded the land of Palestine. Muslims should fight to drive them out of Muslim lands and help our Palestinian brothers to triumph over them and establish their Islamic state on their land. Undoubtedly, this is obligatory upon Muslim countries; but we should not confuse both issues. The case that the Islamic countries do not fight the Jews at the present time is not an excuse for Saddam to fight Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula and Kuwait or for any other Muslim to help him. In addition, it is not permissible for the Islamic countries to support his aggression and injustice; rather, he should be resisted and fought to put an end to his oppression against Muslims with all affordable might, acting upon Allah's Saying (Exalted be He): And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and polytheism, i.e. worshipping others besides Allâh) and the religion (worship) will all be for Allâh Alone [in the whole of the world]. Allah (Glorified be He) also says: And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both. But if one of them outrages against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that which outrages till it complies with the Command of Allâh.

If the believing outrageous party should be fought till it complies with the Command of Allah and stops its oppression, then fighting against the unbelieving oppressing party like Saddam and his Ba`thist followers takes greater priority until they return to Al­Haqq (the Truth) and abandon their oppression. The Jews pose another issue and fighting them is a separate obligation; but the aggression of Saddam against Kuwait is another issue and he should be resisted and fought to get rid of his evil.

Muslims' failure to fight with the Palestinians against the Jews is not an excuse to justify their failure to fight Saddam, who went astray like the Jews and the Christians. He attacked a peaceful people and intended to invade the rest of the Gulf countries, due to his evil intentions. If Muslims had good intentions and Allah guided and supported them to fight Saddam and his soldiers and rescue Kuwait, they would, in sha'a­Allah (if Allah wills), be able to fight the Jews and save Al­Quds. This is a different Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah) and obligation. Muslims should also fight the Kafirs (disbeliever) other than the Jews, if possible, to let them enter into the religion of Allah in multitudes or pay the Jizyah (poll tax required from non­Muslims living in an Islamic state). Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And fight them until there is no more Fitnah (disbelief and worshipping of others along with Allâh) and (all and every kind of) worship is for Allâh (Alone). Allah (Glorified be He) also says: Fight against those who (1) believe not in Allâh, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allâh and His Messenger Muhammad (ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) and those who acknowledge not the religion of truth (i.e. Islâm) among the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued. Muslims should fight all the Kafirs, until the religion, all of it, is for Allah, except for whoever pays the Jizyah; if they fail to do this, they are not to blame if they fight others who commit transgressions against them. Allah (Glorified be He) says: So keep your duty to Allâh and fear Him as much as you can

The Jews occupied Palestine; so all Muslims should fight by the side of the Palestinians against the Jews. Saddam invaded Kuwait and rallied armies against Saudi Arabia, aiming at a new aggression, by a stubborn unjust oppressor, who is severer than the Jews and Christians and should be fought; for the Communists and Ba`thists are worse in disbelief than the People of the Book, may Allah save Muslims from their evil!