about the ruling on jihad in Algeria?

The questioner : O Shaykh, there is no doubt that you have been following the events taking place in Algeria.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : Some young men have declared jihad in Algeria, and we do not know of any fatwa from the scholars regarding this up to now. These young men are calling for people to join them. What is the ruling on these young men? Should we respond to them? And with what should we respond? And should we support them if they are on the right path? Finally, what do you advise, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : The matter of Algeria has ended with what is known of the state’s retaliation against the Muslim youth and its harassment of every Muslim youth, to the point that they were pursued in their very persons, their beards, and their clothing, and so on. Thus, this calamity has taken root in Algeria, and the claimed jihad has come to an end. Your question now comes at a late stage. Ask about something else from which benefit can be derived. Where is the jihad now? The state has strangled the breath of all the Muslims, both those who protested against it and those who did not protest against it. So the right and the wrong have become mixed up, and the good with the bad.

The questioner : Very well, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : This is a question that has no effect now. Ask about something else if you have one, otherwise I will tell you: we bid you farewell.