The ruling on one who promised his father to prepare for jihad, then the battle took place
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The questioner:
A man promised Abu Ruwshid that he would go to jihad for preparation only, but when he went to jihad, the battle of al-Qurtan took place. Does he fight, meaning, does it matter?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man, O Shaykh, promised his father that he would go to jihad for preparation only, but when he went to jihad.
The Shaykh:
To justice.
The questioner:
But when he went to jihad, the battle took place there. So does he disobey his father and fight, or does he stick to not fighting, meaning, preparation only?
The Shaykh:
As for traveling once or the next day. There is an ignorant person there, well, the point from them. But may Allah know best, when he was present and there was a need for fighting, and it is obligatory for him to fight to help his brothers when he was present, then whoever is present at the line of battle must fight, and he has no right to come and tend to the Muslims and provide them with drink.
And obedience to Allah takes precedence in this case. As for if the obedience mentioned was first and he did not go out, if this is the obligatory thing, if when the battle took place and the people needed him, the point is that in such a need he strikes, and he strikes in general if he encounters
The questioner:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
A man promised Abu Ruwshid that he would go to jihad for preparation only, but when he went to jihad, the battle of al-Qurtan took place. Does he fight, meaning, does it matter?
The Shaykh:
Yes.
The questioner:
A man, O Shaykh, promised his father that he would go to jihad for preparation only, but when he went to jihad.
The Shaykh:
To justice.
The questioner:
But when he went to jihad, the battle took place there. So does he disobey his father and fight, or does he stick to not fighting, meaning, preparation only?
The Shaykh:
As for traveling once or the next day. There is an ignorant person there, well, the point from them. But may Allah know best, when he was present and there was a need for fighting, and it is obligatory for him to fight to help his brothers when he was present, then whoever is present at the line of battle must fight, and he has no right to come and tend to the Muslims and provide them with drink.
And obedience to Allah takes precedence in this case. As for if the obedience mentioned was first and he did not go out, if this is the obligatory thing, if when the battle took place and the people needed him, the point is that in such a need he strikes, and he strikes in general if he encounters
The questioner:
Please proceed.
The Shaykh:
Mm.
Source
التعليق على مواضع من كتاب زاد المعاد، الشريط الحادي عشر — islamhouse.com (1:17:34)
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