Dealing with the Deviant Youth Who Sees the Killing of Disbelievers

Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, I ask Allah the Exalted to reward you with the best reward for what you have taught us, for I am one of your students at the Higher Institute for Judicial Studies. He has two questions. The first is: How should the da'iyah deal with deviant youth who believe that it is necessary to kill disbelievers and exterminate the Christians, citing verses and Prophetic hadiths in the absence of the principles of jurisprudence, wisdom, and the objectives of the Shari'ah? Their source is usually the internet, as is happening now in Nigeria with the youth of the Boko Haram group. I ask your honor for advice on how the da'iyah should deal with this group?

Answer:
I told you, did you hear my words? That enthusiasm, love for the religion and Islam, and claiming to be Muslim, all of this is not sufficient. It is necessary for the person to be on clear vision, to have beneficial knowledge, to know how to call to Allah, to know how to teach people, and to know how to spread good.
In the sound manner in which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) came. Allah said to His Messenger: "Say, 'This is my path; I call to Allah.'" He did not say, "I call to Allah" only. So whoever calls on clear vision is from the followers of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and whoever calls in ignorance is not on the path of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), even if he has enthusiasm, even if he has zeal, and even if he claims affiliation to Islam. This is not sufficient. This harms more than it benefits. And this is the result of ignorance. The result of ignorance is that they now disdain learning knowledge. The Sufis say, "Do not learn; focus on worship. Knowledge hinders you from worship. Learning knowledge hinders you from worship. Focus on worship." And they disdain knowledge. This is a Satanic plot. Worship is not valid unless it is based on knowledge. As for worship without knowledge, that is misguidance. This is the way of the Christians; they worship Allah in ignorance and misguidance. So it is necessary to know this matter.
And it is not written that so-and-so has love for the religion, has enthusiasm, and has hatred for the disbelievers. Allah did not order us to kill the disbelievers absolutely. He did not order us to kill the disbelievers. Rather, we fight those among them who fight us. As for those with whom we have treaties and those who are at peace, no. We were not ordered to kill the disbelievers in general. We were not ordered to kill the Jews and Christians in general. Rather, we fight those whom Allah ordered us to fight, from the Jews and Christians and others. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah reward you.