Is fighting permissible if there is no one sufficient to carry it out?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that jihad is of two types: one type is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). If those who are sufficient carry it out, the sin falls off the rest. The question is: if there is no one sufficient to carry it out, is it permissible for everyone to go out?
Answer:
This fighting is within the authority of the one in authority (wali al-amr). What does fighting without a wali al-amr mean? It is within the authority of the wali al-amr. If there is no wali al-amr, there is no jihad, because it would result in chaos, killing, and the slain, without any benefit. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. You mentioned, may Allah preserve you, that jihad is of two types: one type is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). If those who are sufficient carry it out, the sin falls off the rest. The question is: if there is no one sufficient to carry it out, is it permissible for everyone to go out?
Answer:
This fighting is within the authority of the one in authority (wali al-amr). What does fighting without a wali al-amr mean? It is within the authority of the wali al-amr. If there is no wali al-amr, there is no jihad, because it would result in chaos, killing, and the slain, without any benefit. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2018] هل يجوز القتال إذا لم يقم به من يكفي؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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