Training for Jihad, Permission of the Parents, and Combining It with Studies
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Question:
This question says: You have issued a ruling, may Allah preserve you, that preparation for jihad is an individual obligation in more than one lecture. You said that if it is possible for the one who goes to prepare to ask his parents for permission to go to prepare for jihad in Afghanistan, that is good. And if it is not possible, he goes and he owes nothing. The question is: does the student who is studying for preparation leave his studies, or the non-military employee who is training—I mean, does he go and stay for the duration of the training and then return, or is the individual obligation on a deferred basis? We ask for clarification of this.
Answer:
Training is very important, and it is very important for our country now; because the country is in danger of war and in need of mujahideen and youth, if the obligation of jihad calls for it. And it is not a condition for this that the parents give permission. The duty of the parents is to assist in good, to give permission, and to encourage. And if training there is possible, it is more preferable than going to Afghanistan; because this is closer and faster. The duty of the state, may Allah guide it, is to assist in that, and to facilitate it by every means so that those who need it and desire it can train. And now here is the seeking of knowledge and here is the training. It should be combined; the training should be at one time and the seeking at its time, so that the opportunity is not lost for the student and so that he does not abandon the training. It is possible for universities to do this, and that is to have training alongside the studies at their time, and the training at, for example, the afternoon or the night, so that he combines the two matters. Because we fear that the need for it will arise when war exists, if Allah decrees what is in it. Evil for the Muslims. We ask Allah to decree war if there is good for the Muslims in it, and if there is evil for the Muslims in it, may Allah expiate its evil and facilitate the resolution for the Muslims without war. And if there is good for the Muslims in the war and victory for the Muslims, may Allah decree it and assist in it, and grant the Muslims success in the causes of victory, and protect them from the evil of their own selves, their Shaytan, and their desires. Yes.
This question says: You have issued a ruling, may Allah preserve you, that preparation for jihad is an individual obligation in more than one lecture. You said that if it is possible for the one who goes to prepare to ask his parents for permission to go to prepare for jihad in Afghanistan, that is good. And if it is not possible, he goes and he owes nothing. The question is: does the student who is studying for preparation leave his studies, or the non-military employee who is training—I mean, does he go and stay for the duration of the training and then return, or is the individual obligation on a deferred basis? We ask for clarification of this.
Answer:
Training is very important, and it is very important for our country now; because the country is in danger of war and in need of mujahideen and youth, if the obligation of jihad calls for it. And it is not a condition for this that the parents give permission. The duty of the parents is to assist in good, to give permission, and to encourage. And if training there is possible, it is more preferable than going to Afghanistan; because this is closer and faster. The duty of the state, may Allah guide it, is to assist in that, and to facilitate it by every means so that those who need it and desire it can train. And now here is the seeking of knowledge and here is the training. It should be combined; the training should be at one time and the seeking at its time, so that the opportunity is not lost for the student and so that he does not abandon the training. It is possible for universities to do this, and that is to have training alongside the studies at their time, and the training at, for example, the afternoon or the night, so that he combines the two matters. Because we fear that the need for it will arise when war exists, if Allah decrees what is in it. Evil for the Muslims. We ask Allah to decree war if there is good for the Muslims in it, and if there is evil for the Muslims in it, may Allah expiate its evil and facilitate the resolution for the Muslims without war. And if there is good for the Muslims in the war and victory for the Muslims, may Allah decree it and assist in it, and grant the Muslims success in the causes of victory, and protect them from the evil of their own selves, their Shaytan, and their desires. Yes.
Source
واجب أهل العلم — islamhouse.com (1:03:28)
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