The ruling on going to jihad without the permission of one's parents
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Question:
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a man goes to jihad without the permission of his parents, and then he is martyred, is he sinful? And if his father approves of him afterward, is the sin removed from him?
Answer:
Allah knows best. This is with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. However, it is not permissible for him to go to jihad except with the permission of his parents. This is because going to jihad is either obligatory, if the jihad is an individual obligation. In the case of an individual obligation, the parents do not prevent him. If the enemy besieges his country, or if the jihad is present, it is obligatory for him. Likewise, if the imam mobilizes him in these three situations, it is obligatory for you, and the parents have no right to prevent their son from entering jihad, because it is obligatory for you. Just as the parents do not prevent their child from prayer.
Prayer is obligatory for him, and they do not prevent him from performing jihad. For individual obligations, it is not permissible for the parents to interfere or prevent the child. As for other than these three situations, jihad is a collective obligation. If those who are sufficient perform it, it becomes a recommended practice for the rest. Dutifulness to parents is an individual obligation, so one does not prioritize a recommended practice over harm. The parents must give him permission. And when a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go to jihad, he said: "Are your parents alive?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then sit with them."
Prayer is an individual obligation for him, and so is performing jihad. It is not permissible for the parents to interfere in individual obligations, nor to prevent their son. As for matters other than these three situations, jihad is a collective obligation; if those who are sufficient to fulfill it do so, it becomes a recommended practice for the rest. Dutifulness to parents is an individual obligation, so one should not prioritize a recommended practice over harm. He must have the permission of his parents. When a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go out to fight, he asked, "Are your parents alive?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then be dutiful to them."
May Allah reward you. The honorable scholar says: If a man goes to jihad without the permission of his parents, and then he is martyred, is he sinful? And if his father approves of him afterward, is the sin removed from him?
Answer:
Allah knows best. This is with Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He. However, it is not permissible for him to go to jihad except with the permission of his parents. This is because going to jihad is either obligatory, if the jihad is an individual obligation. In the case of an individual obligation, the parents do not prevent him. If the enemy besieges his country, or if the jihad is present, it is obligatory for him. Likewise, if the imam mobilizes him in these three situations, it is obligatory for you, and the parents have no right to prevent their son from entering jihad, because it is obligatory for you. Just as the parents do not prevent their child from prayer.
Prayer is obligatory for him, and they do not prevent him from performing jihad. For individual obligations, it is not permissible for the parents to interfere or prevent the child. As for other than these three situations, jihad is a collective obligation. If those who are sufficient perform it, it becomes a recommended practice for the rest. Dutifulness to parents is an individual obligation, so one does not prioritize a recommended practice over harm. The parents must give him permission. And when a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go to jihad, he said: "Are your parents alive?" He said: "Yes." He said: "Then sit with them."
Prayer is an individual obligation for him, and so is performing jihad. It is not permissible for the parents to interfere in individual obligations, nor to prevent their son. As for matters other than these three situations, jihad is a collective obligation; if those who are sufficient to fulfill it do so, it becomes a recommended practice for the rest. Dutifulness to parents is an individual obligation, so one should not prioritize a recommended practice over harm. He must have the permission of his parents. When a man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go out to fight, he asked, "Are your parents alive?" He said, "Yes." He said, "Then be dutiful to them."
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