The ruling on going to jihad without the parents' consent and the permission of the one in authority
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The questioner:
Yes. Is it not permissible for me to go to jihad in the path of Allah, even if my parents do not approve, and if my going might cause them severe anger out of their love for me and their fear for my safety, knowing that my parents are not old and do not need me, and they have other sons besides me, and also knowing that the duration of my stay in the battlefield is…
The Shaykh:
Obedience to the parents takes precedence, for the right of the parents comes immediately after the right of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Isra 17:23] Allah the Exalted said: [An-Nisa 4:36] Thus, the right of the parents is given priority. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) intending to go on a military expedition Sahih al-Bukhari 3004 and he sent him back to his parents. This indicates that it is not permissible for a person to go to jihad, or anything else, without his father's consent, because his right is not to be neglected. If he consents, there is no obstacle. But.
You are currently under a mandatory authority. You also need the permission of the authority. You do not go without the permission of the authority. You are subjects under a shepherd. If he gives you permission after the parents' permission, there is no harm. If the parents give permission, the permission of the authority under whom you are subjects is still necessary. Matters are not chaotic. A person is regulated by regulations; it does not become chaos. Matters are organized, and praise be to Allah. Our religion is a religion of discipline, organization, and prioritizing what comes first. Is the matter chaos, where whoever wants to go goes? Yes.
Yes. Is it not permissible for me to go to jihad in the path of Allah, even if my parents do not approve, and if my going might cause them severe anger out of their love for me and their fear for my safety, knowing that my parents are not old and do not need me, and they have other sons besides me, and also knowing that the duration of my stay in the battlefield is…
The Shaykh:
Obedience to the parents takes precedence, for the right of the parents comes immediately after the right of Allah. Allah the Exalted said:
And your Lord has decreed that you not worship except Him, and to parents, good treatment.
وَقَضَىٰ رَبُّكَ أَلَّا تَعْبُدُوا إِلَّا إِيَّاهُ وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًاWorship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good
وَاعْبُدُوا اللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا بِهِ شَيْئًا وَبِالْوَالِدَيْنِ إِحْسَانًاThe Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Are your parents alive?" He replied in the affirmative. The Prophet (ﷺ) said to him, "Then exert yourself in their service."
فقال أحي والداك؟ قال نعم قال ففيهما فجاهدYou are currently under a mandatory authority. You also need the permission of the authority. You do not go without the permission of the authority. You are subjects under a shepherd. If he gives you permission after the parents' permission, there is no harm. If the parents give permission, the permission of the authority under whom you are subjects is still necessary. Matters are not chaotic. A person is regulated by regulations; it does not become chaos. Matters are organized, and praise be to Allah. Our religion is a religion of discipline, organization, and prioritizing what comes first. Is the matter chaos, where whoever wants to go goes? Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 39 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الفرائض|فصل في ميراث الأخوة لأم|صالح الفوزان|الفقه — youtube.com (19:21)
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