Advice for a young man eager for jihad who is waiting for his parents' permission
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The questioner:
He says: I am a committed young man, praise be to Allah, and I am eager for jihad in the path of Allah. Most of my friends have gone out for jihad, but I am still waiting for my parents' approval. What do you advise me to do?
The Shaykh:
We advise you to preserve your religion, stay in your country, seek knowledge, be dutiful to your parents, and seek your livelihood in your country. Preserve your religion, the seeking of knowledge, and dutifulness to your parents. Jihad is not to be undertaken except under the banner of the Imam of the Muslims. If the Imam, our ruler, prepares for the expedition and the army and calls the people to mobilize, then mobilization is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:38] The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "And when you are called to mobilize, then mobilize." This is among the authorities of the Imam. This is found in the books of creed: that jihad is with the ruler of the Muslims, with the rulers of the Muslims. This is necessary. Also, if jihad is a collective obligation, if jihad is a collective obligation, then the permission of the parents is necessary. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to register with the mujahideen. He said, "Are your parents alive?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then strive in their service." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him back to his parents to be dutiful to them and serve them, and this is jihad in the path of Allah. Yes.
The questioner:
The book fair.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Yes. There is no god but Allah. What about Muhammad?
He says: I am a committed young man, praise be to Allah, and I am eager for jihad in the path of Allah. Most of my friends have gone out for jihad, but I am still waiting for my parents' approval. What do you advise me to do?
The Shaykh:
We advise you to preserve your religion, stay in your country, seek knowledge, be dutiful to your parents, and seek your livelihood in your country. Preserve your religion, the seeking of knowledge, and dutifulness to your parents. Jihad is not to be undertaken except under the banner of the Imam of the Muslims. If the Imam, our ruler, prepares for the expedition and the army and calls the people to mobilize, then mobilization is obligatory. Allah the Exalted said:
what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth?
مَا لَكُمْ إِذَا قِيلَ لَكُمُ انفِرُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ اثَّاقَلْتُمْ إِلَى الْأَرْضِThe questioner:
The book fair.
The Shaykh:
Yes. Yes. There is no god but Allah. What about Muhammad?
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، محاضرات في العقيدة والدعوة-079-قنوات السحر|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:52)
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