The Ruling on One Who Goes to Jihad in Iraq or Palestine and Is Killed

Question:
Another questioner says: Shaykh, I love you for the sake of Allah. What is the ruling on one who went to jihad in Iraq or in Palestine or elsewhere and was killed? Is he a martyr?

Answer:
Allah knows best, Allah knows best. He erred in going without the permission of the one in authority, the ruler of the Muslims. He erred in this and disobeyed Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) by disobeying the one in authority. He may also have disobeyed his parents, becoming undutiful to them. How can he be a martyr when he has these sins?
I do not think he is a martyr, and Allah knows best, because he has two great sins. The first sin is disobedience to the parents. The second sin is disobedience to the one in authority, since the one in authority did not order him to go here or there. This is the case, and the matter is not unregulated. The matter has regulations and it has rulers, and we are subjects under a shepherd. So we must listen and obey and not go out of the obedience of our ruler. Yes.