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within such a condition state as this, is a Muslim sinning
if he ‘abandons’ performing baifiat?
The meaning that is the most pertinent and closest to that
which is true, in our opinion, is from many dalā√il that the
legislated (in accordance with the Sharıfiah) baifiat is the
baifiat towards the leader of the Isl+mic government.
Whoever is able to perform baifiat but ‘he’ does not
undertake it then ‘he’ has sinned. However, if ‘he’ is
unable to or has not as yet fulfilled its conditions, then
‘he’ has not sinned. Wall+hu Afilam – And Allh knows
best (that which is right).
We are drawn to discussing this matter because the
a˛+dıth concerning the theme of baifiat are often cited in
the context of Al fiAmal al Jam+fiı (collective actions)
within the Isl+mic movement, and that is mainly those
dafiwah organizations who make use of those a˛+dıth in
order to influence other people to join them. This stance
has given birth to the belief that some of them are outside
of the their ranks or that those who do not perform baifiat
within their organization are judged to have sinned.
Moreover, there is the belief that the death of a person
who had not performed baifiat to them dies in the state of
