What is the ruling on suicide operations?
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Question:
What is the ruling on suicide operations in some Muslim lands, where they have no choice but that, and they have no weapons, and they cannot take revenge on the enemy except by that?
Answer:
Jihad is not chaos, nor is it operations, unless the one in authority leads it, organizes it, and forms an army; then the jihad is established. As for these incidents that have destroyed the Muslims and empowered the enemy, there is no benefit in them; rather, they are harmful to the Muslims.
The Muslims lived with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah. They lived for thirteen years, enduring the pressure of the disbelievers, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not permit them to kill anyone or strike anyone. Rather, Allah commanded him with patience, and He commanded His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with patience and the absence of jihad. Jihad was forbidden in Makkah; it was not permissible for the Muslims to engage in jihad while they were in Makkah, because they were weak and the enemy was stronger than them. If they had engaged in jihad in Makkah, the disbelievers would have destroyed the Muslims. One must know these matters, for chaos brings nothing but evil.
And suicide and explosions bring nothing but evil. Although the disbelievers who are killed in our lands are protected by a covenant or safe conduct. It is not permissible to transgress against them; this is betrayal. Yes.
What is the ruling on suicide operations in some Muslim lands, where they have no choice but that, and they have no weapons, and they cannot take revenge on the enemy except by that?
Answer:
Jihad is not chaos, nor is it operations, unless the one in authority leads it, organizes it, and forms an army; then the jihad is established. As for these incidents that have destroyed the Muslims and empowered the enemy, there is no benefit in them; rather, they are harmful to the Muslims.
The Muslims lived with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Makkah. They lived for thirteen years, enduring the pressure of the disbelievers, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not permit them to kill anyone or strike anyone. Rather, Allah commanded him with patience, and He commanded His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) with patience and the absence of jihad. Jihad was forbidden in Makkah; it was not permissible for the Muslims to engage in jihad while they were in Makkah, because they were weak and the enemy was stronger than them. If they had engaged in jihad in Makkah, the disbelievers would have destroyed the Muslims. One must know these matters, for chaos brings nothing but evil.
And suicide and explosions bring nothing but evil. Although the disbelievers who are killed in our lands are protected by a covenant or safe conduct. It is not permissible to transgress against them; this is betrayal. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم العمليات الاستشهادية؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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