Ibn Bazz: Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah) against the ruler of Iraq is obligatory for Muslim

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Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah) against the ruler of Iraq is obligatory for Muslim 

countries to save their brothers from oppression 

Praise be to Allah Who makes it obligatory to fight in His cause and promises a successful outcome and decisive victory in return for this. I testify that there is no deity except Allah Alone Who has no partner and Who says in His Glorious Book: and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent upon Us to help (them). I testify that Muhammad is His servant, Messenger and His Khalil (beloved Servant) who was the best of Mujahidun, the sincerest struggler and the most truthful to His servants. Peace be upon him, his good, and purified family and his honorable Companions who dedicated themselves to Allah (Exalted be He) and fought for His Cause until He made His religion prevail by their efforts. He made the believers superior and the disbelievers inferior by them (may Allah be pleased with them, honored their final end and made us their followers in righteousness until the Day of Recompense.) 

To proceed, Jihad in the Cause of Allah is one of the best deeds and acts of obedience that draws a person close to Allah (Exalted be He). Indeed, it is the best deed offered by pious people after doing the prescribed acts, because it results in granting victory for the believers, elevating the religion, suppressing the disbelievers and hypocrites, spreading the Islamic call among people, bringing people from the darkness to the light and facilitating the spread of Islamic virtues and its just rulings among people as well as many benefits and good returns for Muslims. There are many Hadith and Ayahs (Qur'anic verses) related to the virtue of Jihad 

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and the Mujahidun, which encourages and stimulates truthful Muslims to contribute in Jihad and to have sincere intentions in fighting the enemy of the Lord of the worlds. It is a collective obligation upon Muslims; if some people fulfill the tasks, the burden will be lifted from the others. Sometimes, it becomes an individual obligation, which no Muslim can ignore unless legally excused, like when the ruler calls for war or the enemy besieges an Islamic country. 

There are so many proofs of the Qur'an and the Sunnah on the merit of Jihad and the Mujahidun, as Allah (Exalted be He) says in His Book: March forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy) or heavy (being ill, old and poor), and strive hard with your wealth and your lives in the Cause of Allâh. This is better for you, if you but knew.Had it been a near gain (booty in front of them) and an easy journey, they would have followed you, but the distance (Tabuk expedition) was long for them; and they would swear by Allâh, "If we only could, we would certainly have come forth with you." They destroy their ownselves, and Allâh knows that they are liars. May Allâh forgive you (O Muhammad صلى االله عليه وسلم). Why did you grant them leave (for remaining behind; you should have persisted as regards your order to them to proceed on Jihâd ), until those who told the truth were seen by you in a clear light, and you had known the liars? Those who believe in Allâh and the Last Day would not ask your leave to be exempted from fighting with their properties and their lives; and Allâh is the All­Knower of Al­Muttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2). It is only those who believe not in Allâh and the Last Day and whose hearts are in doubt that ask your leave (to be exempted from Jihâd). So in their doubts they waver.