Going to jihad without the permission of one's parents
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Question:
This young man, or this young man, wants to go to jihad now, and he says that he will be traveling to Makkah. So, does he sin by not seeking their permission?
Answer:
Yes. First of all, what is jihad, and what is the legitimate jihad, and who is in charge of it? Under whose leadership, under whose banner? Jihad is only conducted under the banner of the Muslim ruler if he orders it and mobilizes the soldiers. So the one who wants to go to jihad joins this army and this unit that the Muslim ruler has organized. As for chaos, where you do not know who is leading the jihad, that is chaos. That is one aspect. The other aspect is if your parents prevent you from this, and you go anyway, then you are undutiful to your parents. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by a man who wanted to seek his permission to go to jihad. So he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him):Sahih al-Bukhari 5972 Serving the parents is a prerequisite.
This young man, or this young man, wants to go to jihad now, and he says that he will be traveling to Makkah. So, does he sin by not seeking their permission?
Answer:
Yes. First of all, what is jihad, and what is the legitimate jihad, and who is in charge of it? Under whose leadership, under whose banner? Jihad is only conducted under the banner of the Muslim ruler if he orders it and mobilizes the soldiers. So the one who wants to go to jihad joins this army and this unit that the Muslim ruler has organized. As for chaos, where you do not know who is leading the jihad, that is chaos. That is one aspect. The other aspect is if your parents prevent you from this, and you go anyway, then you are undutiful to your parents. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) was approached by a man who wanted to seek his permission to go to jihad. So he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him):
The man said, "Yes." the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do Jihad for their benefit."
أخي الوالدات؟ قال نعم، قال ففيهما فجاهد
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-03-التوبة آداب وأحكام|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:16:14)
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