Will we be held responsible because we do not go and help Palestinians when Israel attacks Palestine?

Dear Brother / Sister,

Every Muslim has to fulfill his own duty. The position a person holds in the community lays some responsibilities on him; every Muslim becomes responsible based on his position. We can view the issue through a hadith:  

“When you see a bad deed, correct it with your hand; if it is not possible, correct it with your tongue; if it is not possible, disapprove it with your heart.” (Muslim, Iman 78; Abu Dawud, Salah, 232)

That hadith may not be interpreted by every person depending on their own understanding. For example, if we see something wrong on the street and dare to change it with our hands and beat the wrongdoer, and if the man sues us, then a punishment will be applied on us. So, in what way should we understand the hadith?

It is the duty of the authorized people, that is, the state and the security forces “to correct the mistakes by hand”, the duty of the scholars “to correct it with tongue” and the duty of the others “to disapprove it with the heart”.

Accordingly, it is the duty of a state to help a Muslim country that is in war. The state is to decide about it. However, if the state decides and if we are ordered to take part in the war, it will be our duty to obey that order. If the Islamic countries have a responsibility regarding the issue, the administrators will be held responsible.

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