QUESTION:
Is it permissible to enlist into a non-Muslim military (specifically the US Army)?
Baqir
ANSWER:
In the Name of Allah, the All-Beneficent, the All-Merciful.
May Allah bless Muhammad and his Family and damn their enemies.
It is not permissible to enlist into any military service, whether it is Muslim or non-Muslim, except if al hakim al-shar’ii (the grand scholar) permits this.
The Office of Sheikh al-Habib
