The claim that there is no jihad in the path of Allah today
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Question:
May Allah preserve you. One of the senior students of knowledge says that he does not find any jihad in the path of Allah on the face of the earth today. This is for the party, this is for the sect, this is for Yazeed, and so on. What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh? May Allah preserve you.
Answer:
This ruling is incorrect. He does not know the unseen, nor does he know everyone on the face of the earth. He does not know this. It is not permissible for him to make such a general statement. He should say, "I do not know," not, for example, "There is no one on the earth who is fighting in the path of Allah." But he should say, "I do not know of anyone." The fact that you do not know does not indicate that it does not exist. A Muslim must be careful in his speech and not speak carelessly. Yes.
May Allah preserve you. One of the senior students of knowledge says that he does not find any jihad in the path of Allah on the face of the earth today. This is for the party, this is for the sect, this is for Yazeed, and so on. What is your opinion, Honorable Shaykh? May Allah preserve you.
Answer:
This ruling is incorrect. He does not know the unseen, nor does he know everyone on the face of the earth. He does not know this. It is not permissible for him to make such a general statement. He should say, "I do not know," not, for example, "There is no one on the earth who is fighting in the path of Allah." But he should say, "I do not know of anyone." The fact that you do not know does not indicate that it does not exist. A Muslim must be careful in his speech and not speak carelessly. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 88 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الجهاد|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:01:33)
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