Abdullah Azzam says in a book of his on jihad in Afghanistan that if the enemy attacks a frontier of the Muslim frontiers or a town, then no one has permission over another.

The questioner : Shaykh, here is a question in a book by our brother, Dr. Abdullah Azzam, the author. He says about jihad in Afghanistan that seeking permission from parents, a husband, and a creditor—he says that this is when it is not an individual obligation, and there is no such seeking of permission. Among the things he says: "And if the enemy attacks a frontier of the Muslim frontiers or enters an Islamic town, then here, as we mentioned, jihad becomes an individual obligation for the people of that town and those around it, and in this case, permission is dropped, so no one has permission over another, until the son goes out without his father's permission, the wife without her husband's permission, and the debtor without his creditor's permission"; is this correct?

The Shaykh : Without what, in the end?

The questioner : Without the creditor's permission; meaning the debtor.

The Shaykh : And what else is there?

The questioner : There is the wife, the parents, and the creditor.

The Shaykh : This is sound speech regarding anyone other than the wife; because the jihad of women is Hajj and 'Umrah, and it is not obligatory upon them, except if the Muslim ruler orders it for a sudden necessity; at that time, the ruling for women becomes like the ruling for men, but the original ruling is that it is not obligatory upon them.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.