We are going to take in hand the matter of the ruling of defending oneself in the court of Taghout while trying to declare our position regarding the matter Insha'Allah (with the will and the permit of Allah). It is because the comment of the ignorant regarding the matter has prolonged and the time to stop it has arrived. There is a saying that is attributed to Ali (ra): "Ilm used to be a spec, it is the ignorant that enlarged it."
There are mainly two Baatil (falsehood) views regarding the matter. Some try to legalize the act by claiming that it is Ja’iz (permissible) to defend oneself others on the other hand claim that no matter what happens one shall not speak a single word in order to not falling into Kufr.
As we had mentioned many times before there is no such type of Kufr in Islam as "the Kufr of defending oneself" instead there is a type of Kufr in Islam as "seeking the judgment of Taghout". Although, it is crystal clear that defense is a part of the Muhakama (judgment) process and again although, it is crystal clear that it is Kufr just as seeking the judgment of Taghout is Kufr; in our times, which Jahl (ignorance) is widespread regarding the Ilm of Tawhid, because people that attribute themselves to Islam do not know the reality of Muhakama bi’t Taghout (seeking judgment from the Taghout) and the Illah (reason) that make it Kufr; judgment related matters such as "bearing testimony, defense and appealing to the high court" have been treated as if they were not a part of the judgment process, and as if they were not Kufr as the judgment itself is Kufr. Therefore, the ignorant people of our era separated all these judgment related processes and started discussing each of them and their Hukm (ruling) individually. Therefore, in the presence of these ignorant people, there occurred the Aqidah (creed) of defense, the Aqidah of appealing to the high court etc. and those parties that claim it to be Kufr or not, started debating something that they do not posses the knowledge of its reality. Whereas, instead of all these debates and disputes that are sourced from speech regarding Allah Ta’ala without having Ilm, without guidance and without a book of enlightenment; if one would learn the fundamental matters and the terms regarding Asl’ud Din (Bases of the Religion i.e. Islam) none of these would trouble anyone and none would have not experienced any of these troubles. Wallahu A’lam (and Allah knows)!