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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Fighting the Rebels and Aggressors by the General Public

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Question:
Yes. Your Eminence, the father, the questioner says: Two people in our village had a dispute, and the conflict between them intensified. The sons of each of them stood with their fathers. We tried to reconcile them, but that did not help. The case continued in the court, and then a quarrel broke out between them, and one of them fired a gun. Is it obligatory for the rest of the villagers to fight the aggressor, even if there are Shari'ah courts?

Answer:
No, no. This is within the authority of the Imam. It is not permissible for tribes to fight each other, or for the two men to fight, or for the village. No, this is within the authority of the Imam. Fighting is within the authority of the Imam, whether it is fighting the disbelievers or fighting the rebels. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [38] حكم قتال البغاة والمعتدين من قبل العامة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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