Is fighting the aggressors from the Rafidah considered jihad in the path of Allah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the war against the Rafidah considered jihad in the path of Allah?
Answer:
My brother, the one who aggresses against the Muslims, even if he prays night and day, fighting him is jihad in the path of Allah to repel his evil. Therefore, the Companions fought the Khawarij, and they fought the rebels, and they fought the highway robbers, and they were Muslims. So, fighting the aggressor is in the path of Allah the Exalted, even if he is from the best of people. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is the war against the Rafidah considered jihad in the path of Allah?
Answer:
My brother, the one who aggresses against the Muslims, even if he prays night and day, fighting him is jihad in the path of Allah to repel his evil. Therefore, the Companions fought the Khawarij, and they fought the rebels, and they fought the highway robbers, and they were Muslims. So, fighting the aggressor is in the path of Allah the Exalted, even if he is from the best of people. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/644] هل يعد قتال المعتدين من الرافضة جهادًا في سبيل الله؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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