Who is the one in authority whose permission is required for jihad?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Who is the one in authority of the Muslims to whom we refer in matters of jihad?
Answer:
If you do not know the one in authority of the Muslims, that is a calamity. It is a great calamity. Where are you living now? You are living in this land, and it has a king and it has rulers. This is the one in authority of the Muslims. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Who is the one in authority of the Muslims to whom we refer in matters of jihad?
Answer:
If you do not know the one in authority of the Muslims, that is a calamity. It is a great calamity. Where are you living now? You are living in this land, and it has a king and it has rulers. This is the one in authority of the Muslims. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، من هو ولي الأمر الذي يشترط إذنه للجهاد؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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