The Ruling on Jihad in Our Present Time and the Evidence for the Obligation of the Ruler's Permission
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Question:
(peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to go out to fight in the path of Allah. He said to him: Are your parents alive? He said: Yes. He said: Then fight for them. So he sent him back to his father. This indicates that the father's permission is necessary, after the permission of the blind man. Yes. What is your opinion regarding those who make jihad obligatory in our present time, even if one of them goes out to fight?
Answer:
Does he lead the jihad if its conditions and regulations are met, and the Muslim fights? As for as long as its conditions and regulations are not met, there is no lawful jihad, because it results in more harm to the Muslims than the partial benefit. You have harmed the disbeliever, but the disbeliever will take revenge on the Muslims, and what you hear will happen. This is not permissible. As long as jihad with its conditions and regulations, and with the Muslim's relatives and the Muslim's banner, has not been realized, then jihad has not been achieved. Yes. And it is known that the person's intention is good, and he wants to fight in the path of Allah and will be rewarded for his eagerness, but he is mistaken in this.
(peace and blessings be upon him) wanted to go out to fight in the path of Allah. He said to him: Are your parents alive? He said: Yes. He said: Then fight for them. So he sent him back to his father. This indicates that the father's permission is necessary, after the permission of the blind man. Yes. What is your opinion regarding those who make jihad obligatory in our present time, even if one of them goes out to fight?
Answer:
Does he lead the jihad if its conditions and regulations are met, and the Muslim fights? As for as long as its conditions and regulations are not met, there is no lawful jihad, because it results in more harm to the Muslims than the partial benefit. You have harmed the disbeliever, but the disbeliever will take revenge on the Muslims, and what you hear will happen. This is not permissible. As long as jihad with its conditions and regulations, and with the Muslim's relatives and the Muslim's banner, has not been realized, then jihad has not been achieved. Yes. And it is known that the person's intention is good, and he wants to fight in the path of Allah and will be rewarded for his eagerness, but he is mistaken in this.
Source
الفوزان - أسباب الفجوة بين كبار العلماء والصحوة (فتاوى) — archive.org (1:13:42)
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