They require you to promise to bear arms for the country. The oath of allegiance is as follows: The Oath of Allegiance I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God. If they require or ask you to bear arms against a muslim country, what should be the response. Their laws are against 4 marraige law of Islaam. Does the pledge cause any “Ilhaad” or any such anti-islamic view? Please answer according to Hanafi Fiqh.
1. If your intention is solely to facilitate easier travel, you are
permitted to obtain US citizenship. Although the oath of allegiance is
un-Islamic in nature, it will not be treated as an ‘Islamic oath’.
Therefore, you are not compelled to execute the oath.
2. If you are called up to bear arms against Muslims, you are not permitted
to do so by Islamic law.
3. The pledge does not constitute Ilhaad.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.
CHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai