Jihad Without the Permission of the Ruler
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I read in the book al-Umdah that it is not permissible to engage in jihad except with the permission of the ruler, unless an enemy surprises them and they fear its consequences.
The Shaykh:
It deceives them, and this is mentioned even in the commentary on al-Zad: if an enemy surprises them and they cannot seek safety from the imam, and the enemy is about to attack them, then they fight him, for this is a necessity.
The questioner:
He says: unless an enemy surprises them and they fear its consequences, or an opportunity presents itself and they fear missing it.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if what is delaying them requires consulting the imam, and consulting him would cause the valid objective to be missed, then here they fight him, because this falls under the category of what is known by necessity.
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean that if a group of Muslims travels to a land of disbelievers for a period of time and finds a confirmed opportunity to take control of them, are they permitted to engage in jihad in that land?
The Shaykh:
This is in the lands of Islam. If an enemy comes to them and they fear its consequences, this is in the lands of Islam, meaning in the lands of disbelief, yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, I read in the book al-Umdah that it is not permissible to engage in jihad except with the permission of the ruler, unless an enemy surprises them and they fear its consequences.
The Shaykh:
It deceives them, and this is mentioned even in the commentary on al-Zad: if an enemy surprises them and they cannot seek safety from the imam, and the enemy is about to attack them, then they fight him, for this is a necessity.
The questioner:
He says: unless an enemy surprises them and they fear its consequences, or an opportunity presents itself and they fear missing it.
The Shaykh:
Likewise, if what is delaying them requires consulting the imam, and consulting him would cause the valid objective to be missed, then here they fight him, because this falls under the category of what is known by necessity.
The questioner:
He says: Does this mean that if a group of Muslims travels to a land of disbelievers for a period of time and finds a confirmed opportunity to take control of them, are they permitted to engage in jihad in that land?
The Shaykh:
This is in the lands of Islam. If an enemy comes to them and they fear its consequences, this is in the lands of Islam, meaning in the lands of disbelief, yes.
Source
شرح أخصر المختصرات في الفقه، كتاب الجهاد — islamhouse.com (1:18:58)
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