Is it permissible for a son to kill his father who is fighting in the army of the disbelievers?
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The questioner:
This questioner says: If the father is with the disbelievers, he faces them.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If the father is with the disbelievers and fights with them, is it permissible for the son to kill him?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It was said that the reason for the revelation of the saying of Allah the Exalted,[Al-Mujadila 58:22], is that it was revealed regarding Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah (may Allah be pleased with him) when he killed his father at Badr. His father was with the disbelievers fighting the Muslims, so his son, Abu 'Ubaydah ibn al-Jarrah, killed him, and this verse was revealed. Yes.
This questioner says: If the father is with the disbelievers, he faces them.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
He says: If the father is with the disbelievers and fights with them, is it permissible for the son to kill him?
The Shaykh:
Yes. It was said that the reason for the revelation of the saying of Allah the Exalted,
You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day
لَّا تَجِدُ قَوْمًا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للابن قتل والده الذي يُقاتل في جيش الكفار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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