A Response to the Doubts Regarding the Killing of Security Personnel and the Mislabeling of Jihad

Question:
May Allah reward you and bless you. This is from our Shaykh (may Allah preserve him). Some questions from one of the brothers, in which he raises some doubts that those who commit this act use as excuses. For example, the doubt that those who kill apostates from Islam are doing so because they provide protection for some who practice shirk (associating partners with Allah) and its like; that they are enemies of the oppressors; and that they also harm some of the mujahideen. Another doubt is that they see some wrongs in the markets. These are the doubts raised. What is the satisfying answer to them? May Allah reward you.

Answer:
This was published internally. These are internal doubts. And even if we were to assume, hypothetically, that there is some truth in them, is the remedy for that to kill Muslims, terrorize the safe, and shed blood? Is the occupation of security or the remedy by this method? The remedy, if you see a wrong,
is to address it as the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) commanded. He who sees a wrong should change it with his hand, and this is for one who has authority and power. If he cannot, then with his tongue, through advice, admonition, and explanation for one who has knowledge. If he cannot do that, then he denies it with his heart. The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us the methodology we follow for forbidding evil.
Then, what does a security officer do? Is he not in your interest? Is he not keeping watch while you sleep? Is he not looking after the preservation of security and watching over the interests of the Muslims? Is his reward that he is killed? Or that he is supported, honored, and encouraged in this matter? Then, is the security officer an employee of the disbelievers and polytheists, or an employee of the state of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the state of Islam? And a man from the men of the Muslim state, which seeks your interests and seeks to preserve security, providing you with security by the permission of Allah so that you may sleep, live, and feel safe regarding your self, your wealth, and your honor. This man’s reward is that he is helped, supported, honored, and cooperated with, and it is not his right that he is killed. What do you think?
This is what the disbelievers want. The disbelievers want the killing of Muslims, the deprivation of blessings from Muslims, the weakening of security, and the onset of chaos. And the loss of security. This is what disbelief wants.
So if we do not cooperate with our rulers and with the security personnel, this is what our enemies want and what the disbelievers want. As for their claim that they prevent the mujahideen, what is jihad? Jihad, yes, jihad is digging up Muslims, treachery, betrayal, and blowing up buildings. This is jihad. Jihad is carrying weapons in fighting the disbelievers under the banner of the ruler of the Muslims. This is not jihad. It is not jihad for us to carry weapons against our brothers.
And against our demands and our country. Is this jihad? But when things go wrong, things are called by names other than their true names. In the last times, khamr (intoxicants) is called by a name other than its own, rishwah (a bribe) is called by a name other than its own, matters are called by names other than their own, and riba (usury or interest) is called by a name other than its own, such as sale, earnings, and trade, and this is more severe. Calling treachery and betrayal and aggression against Muslims "jihad" is changing the facts and inverting the facts. We ask Allah for help. Yes.