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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Requiring parental permission for preparation and training

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Question:
The question says: It is not hidden from Your Eminence what the Muslims are going through these days, especially since this fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) has befallen us, may Allah grant us safety. It is also not hidden from you that the country needs preparation in every respect. My question is: Is parental permission required for preparation and training?

Answer:
Training is specific, and the obligation is specific. Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, says:
And prepare against them whatever you are able of powerوَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ
[Al-Anfal 8:60]
. Regarding training, He says, Exalted is He:
O you who have believedيَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا
[Al-Ma'idah 5:1]
. So the believer prepares and trains, and parental permission is not a condition for this. Their permission is required for non-specific jihad. If jihad becomes specific due to the presence of a besieging enemy, then there is no permission required for jihad or for training. Training in any case does not require permission. If they give permission, that is better for them and more virtuous. As for the jihad that requires permission, it is the voluntary jihad and the jihad that is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). As for jihad in a besieged country, there is no permission required. If the need arises for those who are present to engage directly without permission, not with the permission of a father or anyone else, even a woman fights in jihad if the need arises without her husband's permission, may Allah keep that from happening. If the need arises to defend a country, or a self, or believers, then defense is obligatory without the need for permission.
Source واجب أهل العلم — islamhouse.com (55:12)

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