Going to jihad without the permission of one's parents
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am a young man eager to go to jihad in the path of Allah in Kashmir and Chechnya, but my parents are preventing me from doing so. Is it permissible for me to go without their permission? If I go without their permission, what is the ruling? And what are the consequences for me if I become a martyr in the path of Allah while they did not give me permission? I ask for an answer with evidence, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to obey his parents. Jihad in Chechnya or among other Muslims is not obligatory for him; it is recommended. Obeying the parents is obligatory, and it is more important for him. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go to jihad in the path of Allah, so he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him)Sahih al-Bukhari 5972.
This is a text on the matter: obeying the parents takes precedence, except for jihad that is an individual obligation, such as if the imam mobilizes him, or an enemy approaches the city, or he is present at the battle. Does he not distinguish between the individual obligation? This is an individual obligation that he enters into because it is an individual obligation. As for what is other than the individual obligation, it is recommended, and obeying the parents takes precedence because it is obligatory, and this is from the recommended.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I am a young man eager to go to jihad in the path of Allah in Kashmir and Chechnya, but my parents are preventing me from doing so. Is it permissible for me to go without their permission? If I go without their permission, what is the ruling? And what are the consequences for me if I become a martyr in the path of Allah while they did not give me permission? I ask for an answer with evidence, may Allah preserve you.
Answer:
It is obligatory for him to obey his parents. Jihad in Chechnya or among other Muslims is not obligatory for him; it is recommended. Obeying the parents is obligatory, and it is more important for him. A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wanting to go to jihad in the path of Allah, so he said to him (peace and blessings be upon him)
Are your parents living?" The man said, "Yes." the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Do
أحي الوالدات؟ قال نعم، قال ففيهما فجاءThen strive in their service.
فيهما فجاهد،
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