The Imam Who Orders Jihad
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, who is the imam who orders jihad? Is it the king of the land, or a scholar from among the Muslim scholars, or who exactly is it, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
The imam is the one whom the Muslims pledged allegiance to, or the one who seized power over them and they pledged allegiance to him and submitted to him. This is the imam: the one who seized power, to whom the people submitted, and to whom they pledged allegiance, either by force or by pledge and choice. This is the imam.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, who is the imam who orders jihad? Is it the king of the land, or a scholar from among the Muslim scholars, or who exactly is it, may Allah preserve you?
Answer:
The imam is the one whom the Muslims pledged allegiance to, or the one who seized power over them and they pledged allegiance to him and submitted to him. This is the imam: the one who seized power, to whom the people submitted, and to whom they pledged allegiance, either by force or by pledge and choice. This is the imam.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 047 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجهاد / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (49:33)
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