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**papadopul** · 07-16-2012, 11:04 PM

Why is it not our responsibility? What kind of attitude is this?

Not his responsibility to physically go there and fight, feed people, help, etc .. - as the respected Shaykh Yaqoubi exhorted people to do in his letter.

Would we have the same attitude if an earthquake happened in our homecountry even though we are not living there?

Why don't you go ahead and answer that question yourself? Is it really the same level of responsibility? What if your own neighborhood was attacked or was afflicted with a natural disaster? How would you react? Forget about you and me, how about the leaders of our Ummah react? Now, what if the same thing happened half a world away? What would be the reaction? Not the same .. you see? I gave him practical advise .. so that he actually does *something* rather than sitting around and sulking over something which isn't his direct responsibility. If it is his direct responsibility in the same way as if his own home was attacked - well, that has grave implications for many people. Are you willing to say that?

Didn't Muslims help those who were hit by natural disasters even though they were living in other countries (Indonesia, Pakistan etc) or did they not support the victims during the war in Afghanistan against the Russians?

Yes, they did help. May Allaah reward them. Many people left everything, got up and went to help on the front lines of the disasters. But just because some uber-pious people went above and beyond the call of duty, does that make it obligatory (Fard al-Ayn) upon everyone else to do it?

Ml. Salman Nadwi rightly stated in the Ulama conference, that what is happening in Syria is our responsibility. If we don't commit outselves for their cause our imaan is NAAQIS. He said it is sumply not enough to only perform dua for them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1b2stZ_wa8

Sorry, can't watch videos. So, is it our Responsibility, or our "responsibility" ? A real responsibility is a big thing, and requires big sacrifices. Examples of real responsibilities: Your family is your responsibility, your wife, child, parents .. If they are sick, hungry, or oppressed - you had better drop everything and fix it. That's a Responsibility, something you are personally accountable for. Does this situation fall under the same category? Are we personally responsible for it? Are we obligated to do everything that we can, just as we would for our own family (i.e. person's we are responsible for) ? Or is the extent of our "responsibility" to raise our hands in heart felt dua, feel genuinely bad for them, and send some cash their way?

Define the extent of this "responsibility" we have towards oppressed people in far away lands. Our actions can only be rectified if we have a clear idea of our responsibilities, and knowing the extent to which we are accountable for.

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papadopul Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 466 Senior Member	Why is it not our responsibility? What kind of attitude is this? Not his responsibility to physically go there and fight, feed people, help, etc .. - as the respected Shaykh Yaqoubi exhorted people to do in his letter. Would we have the same attitude if an earthquake happened in our homecountry even though we are not living there? Why don't you go ahead and answer that question yourself? Is it really the same level of responsibility? What if your own neighborhood was attacked or was afflicted with a natural disaster? How would you react? Forget about you and me, how about the leaders of our Ummah react? Now, what if the same thing happened half a world away? What would be the reaction? Not the same .. you see? I gave him practical advise .. so that he actually does something rather than sitting around and sulking over something which isn't his direct responsibility. If it is his direct responsibility in the same way as if his own home was attacked - well, that has grave implications for many people. Are you willing to say that? Didn't Muslims help those who were hit by natural disasters even though they were living in other countries (Indonesia, Pakistan etc) or did they not support the victims during the war in Afghanistan against the Russians? Yes, they did help. May Allaah reward them. Many people left everything, got up and went to help on the front lines of the disasters. But just because some uber-pious people went above and beyond the call of duty, does that make it obligatory (Fard al-Ayn) upon everyone else to do it? Ml. Salman Nadwi rightly stated in the Ulama conference, that what is happening in Syria is our responsibility. If we don't commit outselves for their cause our imaan is NAAQIS. He said it is sumply not enough to only perform dua for them: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1b2stZ_wa8 Sorry, can't watch videos. So, is it our Responsibility, or our "responsibility" ? A real responsibility is a big thing, and requires big sacrifices. Examples of real responsibilities: Your family is your responsibility, your wife, child, parents .. If they are sick, hungry, or oppressed - you had better drop everything and fix it. That's a Responsibility, something you are personally accountable for. Does this situation fall under the same category? Are we personally responsible for it? Are we obligated to do everything that we can, just as we would for our own family (i.e. person's we are responsible for) ? Or is the extent of our "responsibility" to raise our hands in heart felt dua, feel genuinely bad for them, and send some cash their way? Define the extent of this "responsibility" we have towards oppressed people in far away lands. Our actions can only be rectified if we have a clear idea of our responsibilities, and knowing the extent to which we are accountable for.
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