Is it permissible for me to pledge allegiance to a person to be my commander so that he will authorize me to engage in jihad, since there is no commander who permits jihad?

The questioner : You focused and said, "I want to descend upon Israel," and you said, "There is no commander, there is no ruler," or how will this ruler come about? That is, can I pledge allegiance to my brother to make him a commander?

The Shaykh : No, this issue becomes mixed up with another issue. Jihad without a command structure will not happen, but defense of the land without a command structure will happen. There is a difference, and perhaps this difference has become clear to you from the brief explanation. That is, currently, there is no pledge of allegiance for any of the lands of Islam, and there is no caliphate. But if any town in the lands of Islam is attacked by a disbeliever with his soldiers, equipment, and strong weapons, do we return to the town or region with our hands tied because we have no commander? Or does each one of them go out, this one carrying a machine gun, this one a rifle, this one a knife, this one a stick, and so on, to repel this overwhelming enemy? In this case, the issue of pledge of allegiance and caliphate does not apply. But if we want to establish the rule of Allah on earth, it cannot be established at all except on the path of the righteous Salaf, which the hadiths have repeatedly brought: Therefore, do not mix this matter with that one. Now, in Afghanistan, since the news has started reaching us, we have information that there is no single commander, but there are several groups. However, this is better in the path of expelling this disbelieving enemy than the enemy occupying the lands and controlling the necks of the people, just because we are waiting to establish the righteous caliphate. One issue is completely different from the other, so it is not permissible to draw an analogy between the two situations.