Is what happened to our brothers in Iraq considered jihad, and did His Eminence the Mufti issue a fatwa permitting qunut?

Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is what is happening now to our brothers in Iraq considered jihad? What is obligatory for them? And is it true that His Eminence the Mufti issued a fatwa permitting qunut?

Answer:
As for the fatwa, I have not heard anything, and I do not know. We have not heard anything, and nothing written has been issued. The custom is that something written is issued and circulated.
As for supplication, my brothers, it is not forbidden. You may supplicate for your brothers; it is not forbidden, nor is it restricted to qunut. You may supplicate for them while sitting, while walking, while riding in your car, and while praying. You may supplicate for them in your qunut of witr at the end of the night. It is not forbidden to mean that supplication is only in qunut in the obligatory prayers. No, supplication is open, praise be to Allah. You may supplicate for them.
As for the issue of jihad, there is no doubt that they are defending their sanctities, their blood, and their… This is jihad if their intentions are correct. They are mujahideen in the path of Allah. The one who defends his blood, his sanctity, his creed, and his… There is no doubt that he is in the path of Allah the Exalted and Majestic, if he himself is upright in Islam and fights in defense of Islam, his sanctity, his wealth, and his country. This is a mujahid in the path of Allah. Yes. May Allah reward you. The link mentioned by the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) . Yes.