Jihad in Iraq and the Permission of the Ruler
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Question:
This questioner is asking Your Excellency the Shaykh about jihad in the land of Iraq, and the ruling on some scholars who issued a fatwa stating that what is happening in Iraq is jihad?
Answer:
There is no doubt that what is happening in Iraq is a great trial and a severe affliction for our brothers, the people of the Sunnah. They have been tested, and arrows, cannons, and annihilation have been directed at them. We ask Allah to deliver them and to grant them victory over those who oppose them. However, the matter of jihad is one of the fundamentals of the creed, and it is entrusted to the ruler of the Muslims. If the ruler of the Muslims orders it, recruits soldiers for it, prepares weapons for it, and directs the expeditions, then at that time jihad becomes prescribed.
As for chaos, where everyone goes and argues under whose banner? Who will they join? The affairs there are chaotic, involving fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil. The affairs are regulated; the affairs of religion are regulated, they are not chaotic. If the ruler of the Muslims, our ruler in this land, orders jihad and prepares for it and recruits soldiers for it, then whoever has the qualification should step forward to enlist. This is jihad in Islam. It is to be under the command of the ruler of the Muslims. Yes.
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not go on expeditions or fight in jihad except by the order of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And the Muslims in various eras did not deviate from the obedience of their ruler, violate his orders, and fight in jihad without his permission. This was not the practice of the Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
This questioner is asking Your Excellency the Shaykh about jihad in the land of Iraq, and the ruling on some scholars who issued a fatwa stating that what is happening in Iraq is jihad?
Answer:
There is no doubt that what is happening in Iraq is a great trial and a severe affliction for our brothers, the people of the Sunnah. They have been tested, and arrows, cannons, and annihilation have been directed at them. We ask Allah to deliver them and to grant them victory over those who oppose them. However, the matter of jihad is one of the fundamentals of the creed, and it is entrusted to the ruler of the Muslims. If the ruler of the Muslims orders it, recruits soldiers for it, prepares weapons for it, and directs the expeditions, then at that time jihad becomes prescribed.
As for chaos, where everyone goes and argues under whose banner? Who will they join? The affairs there are chaotic, involving fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and evil. The affairs are regulated; the affairs of religion are regulated, they are not chaotic. If the ruler of the Muslims, our ruler in this land, orders jihad and prepares for it and recruits soldiers for it, then whoever has the qualification should step forward to enlist. This is jihad in Islam. It is to be under the command of the ruler of the Muslims. Yes.
The Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) did not go on expeditions or fight in jihad except by the order of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). And the Muslims in various eras did not deviate from the obedience of their ruler, violate his orders, and fight in jihad without his permission. This was not the practice of the Muslims. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah bless you, Your Excellency the Shaykh.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-035-الفتوى وأحكامها|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (33:40)
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