The ruling on the claim that no one but a mujahid may issue a fatwa on jihad
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Question:
Some people say that no one may issue a fatwa on jihad except one who knows jihad, meaning those who actually carry it out, while others do not know its conditions, whether they are scholars or not. Is this statement correct? And what is the ruling on the one who says it?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement. The scholars, the people of knowledge, are the ones who issue fatwas on jihad because they know its ruling, its conditions, and its requirements. As for the ignorant person, he does not issue a fatwa on jihad. And even if he goes, that is not proof that he knows jihad; he is mistaken in his going. So how can it be considered that he knows jihad? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Some people say that no one may issue a fatwa on jihad except one who knows jihad, meaning those who actually carry it out, while others do not know its conditions, whether they are scholars or not. Is this statement correct? And what is the ruling on the one who says it?
Answer:
This is an invalid statement. The scholars, the people of knowledge, are the ones who issue fatwas on jihad because they know its ruling, its conditions, and its requirements. As for the ignorant person, he does not issue a fatwa on jihad. And even if he goes, that is not proof that he knows jihad; he is mistaken in his going. So how can it be considered that he knows jihad? Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 493 - هناك من يقول أنه لا يفتي في الجهاد إلا من يعرف الجهاد فما صحة هذه المقولة؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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