The ruling on jihad in Afghanistan and seeking permission from the parents
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The questioner : Nasir al-Din al-Albani.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah keep you safe. I would like to seek your fatwa on a matter.
The Shaykh : Do you seek my fatwa, or do I give you a fatwa?
The questioner : I want you to give me a fatwa on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead.
The questioner : I would like to know if a person wants to participate in jihad with his own person in Afghanistan, is it obligatory for him to seek permission from his parents? And is this jihad an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) or a collective obligation (fard kifayah)?
The Shaykh : Have you finished your question?
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I say that jihad in Afghanistan is, in my view, an individual obligation (fard 'ayn). One does not seek permission from the parents for it, except in one case. That is if the parents have no son to fulfill the obligation of serving them. In this case, this son is between two obligations or two fards. So then, what he is in is what is obligatory for him, and here
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : How are you?
The Shaykh : I praise Allah to you.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. May Allah keep you safe. I would like to seek your fatwa on a matter.
The Shaykh : Do you seek my fatwa, or do I give you a fatwa?
The questioner : I want you to give me a fatwa on this matter. May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Yes, go ahead.
The questioner : I would like to know if a person wants to participate in jihad with his own person in Afghanistan, is it obligatory for him to seek permission from his parents? And is this jihad an individual obligation (fard 'ayn) or a collective obligation (fard kifayah)?
The Shaykh : Have you finished your question?
The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : I say that jihad in Afghanistan is, in my view, an individual obligation (fard 'ayn). One does not seek permission from the parents for it, except in one case. That is if the parents have no son to fulfill the obligation of serving them. In this case, this son is between two obligations or two fards. So then, what he is in is what is obligatory for him, and here
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1104 — d3watuna.com (28:42)
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