The legislation of jihad went through stages; which stage are we living in today?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the legislation of jihad went through stages. Yes. And that these stages must be taken into account. So which stage is the current reality in? Is it the stage of prohibition and forbidding, or the stage of permission without command, or the stage of commanding to fight those who fight, or the stage of absolute command?
Answer:
You apply it according to what you see. Apply these stages and give them their ruling. You apply it. And if you know these stages, look at the conditions of the Muslims and apply it to them. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that the legislation of jihad went through stages. Yes. And that these stages must be taken into account. So which stage is the current reality in? Is it the stage of prohibition and forbidding, or the stage of permission without command, or the stage of commanding to fight those who fight, or the stage of absolute command?
Answer:
You apply it according to what you see. Apply these stages and give them their ruling. You apply it. And if you know these stages, look at the conditions of the Muslims and apply it to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1040 -2802] تشريع الجهاد مر بمراحل، فأي المراحل نعيشه اليوم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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