Is the prohibition of fighting in the sacred months permanent forever?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prohibition of fighting in the sacred months permanent forever?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it has been abrogated. This is based on the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill the disbelievers wherever you find them." This is intended as an address to those in authority, commanding them to strive against the disbelievers at all times, without excluding any specific time from another. We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
As for the "sacred months" referred to here, it does not mean the four sacred months, but rather the months of travel.[At-Tawbah 9:2] It refers to the period Allah granted the disbelievers after they broke their treaty with them. He gave them a respite of four months, after which they are to be fought. So when the "sacred months" have passed—meaning the months of respite and travel—then they are to be fought. This is one of the proofs for the abrogation of the sacred months, which are Dhu al-Qa'dah, Dhu al-Hijjah, Muharram, and Rajab. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the prohibition of fighting in the sacred months permanent forever?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement on this, and the correct view is that it has been abrogated. This is based on the saying of Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He: . The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Kill the disbelievers wherever you find them." This is intended as an address to those in authority, commanding them to strive against the disbelievers at all times, without excluding any specific time from another. We say: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
As for the "sacred months" referred to here, it does not mean the four sacred months, but rather the months of travel.
So travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four months
فَسِيحُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1303 /1350] تحريم القتال في الأشهر الحرم هل هو باقي إلى الأبد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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