Fighting in Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan, and the Conditions of Jihad

The questioner:
This person asks about the fighting taking place between the disbelievers and the people of the Sunnah in Iraq, Palestine, and Afghanistan. Is it jihad in the cause of Allah? And what are the conditions of jihad now?

The Shaykh:
The country that is attacked defends itself. If a Muslim country is attacked, it is an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) for the people of that country, everyone who is able to fight, to repel this enemy. To repel this attacking enemy.
This is an individual obligation. The rest help them with supplication or with money, if there is an order from the one in authority to send money to them, then money is sent to them. Supplication is never prevented. You supplicate to Allah for these people in any place among the Muslims, in any place, you supplicate to Allah for their victory and support, and that Allah will cause their enemy and those who attacked them to be defeated. Yes.

The questioner:
The conditions of jihad.

The Shaykh:
Jihad has conditions. First, jihad is only for exalting the word of Allah. It is not for personal desire, or for the world, or to display bravery. All of this is not part of jihad. Jihad is only for exalting the word of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He. For this reason, Allah called it jihad in the cause of Allah. In the cause of Allah. This is the first condition.
Second, it must be under Islamic leadership, under the one in authority. The general one in authority, or whoever the one in authority appoints from the forces, they lead the armies and expeditions by the order of the one in authority from the Muslims. This is one of the conditions. This is one of the conditions, because the one who used to organize the armies and expeditions and lead them sometimes, or command them, was the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). Not everyone picks up their weapon and goes to say, "I will fight," without being under a banner, under the banner of the one in authority of the Muslims. This is one of the great conditions of the matter of jihad.
Third, there must be no treaty or peace between us and them, because this is a betrayal of treaties. So there must be no treaty or covenant or peace between us and them until that treaty and this peace end.
These are matters that return to the leadership of the Muslims; they are the ones who handle them. They handle making peace, truces, and safe conduct, and they also handle canceling the peace and the treaty if the matter requires it, from the side of the disbelievers, if they cause the cancellation of the treaty between them and the Muslims. So these are matters that return to the rulers. Jihad is not chaos, where everyone who wants to fights, and everyone who wants to gathers people and goes. No, jihad has conditions. And also, the permission of the parents is necessary. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) So if your parents need you, their obedience is prioritized. Yes.