The Ruling on the Condition of Material Power Parity for the Legitimacy of Jihad

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Some of the students of knowledge say that those who condition the legitimacy of jihad on the parity of material forces with the enemy are merely those whom Satan has frightened through his awliya (close friends of Allah), thereby discouraging them from jihad. And that the strength which Allah has asked for is only the strength that you are able to gather. Is this statement correct?

Answer:
Jihad is not chaos. Jihad is not chaos. Everyone carrying a weapon. Jihad is organized in Islam. The one in authority takes charge of it. And one fights alongside the one in authority if he orders it. It is among the competencies of the one in authority, the authority over the Muslims. It is not for everyone. Therefore, the scholars mention in the books of creed that jihad is with the Imam of the Muslims, whether he is righteous or a wrongdoer, as long as he establishes jihad. Jihad is not chaos where everyone goes out, everyone carries a weapon, and everyone fights without a regulator, without leadership, and without a banner. Yes.