Is it a condition for going to jihad to seek the permission of one's parents if jihad is an individual obligation?
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The questioner : Regarding jihad.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If it is an individual obligation, is it required that there be... and is it required, I mean, to seek the permission of the parents?
The Shaykh : When jihad is an individual obligation, seeking the permission of the parents is not required. Yes. It is only in the case of collective obligation that one seeks permission. And upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.
The questioner : There must be...
The Shaykh : It is obligatory.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh: It is known.
The questioner : ...there is nothing, I mean.
The Shaykh : There is nothing, and this is one of the calamities of the Muslim world; this is one of the calamities of the Muslim world.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If it is an individual obligation, is it required that there be... and is it required, I mean, to seek the permission of the parents?
The Shaykh : When jihad is an individual obligation, seeking the permission of the parents is not required. Yes. It is only in the case of collective obligation that one seeks permission. And upon you be peace, the mercy of Allah, and His blessings.
The questioner : There must be...
The Shaykh : It is obligatory.
The questioner : It is obligatory.
The Shaykh: It is known.
The questioner : ...there is nothing, I mean.
The Shaykh : There is nothing, and this is one of the calamities of the Muslim world; this is one of the calamities of the Muslim world.
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