Is it a condition for jihad against the disbelievers that the Muslim state declares jihad, or is it permissible for a certain organization, even if it does not establish jihad, to take charge of it, thereby seizing wealth and killing the disbelievers?
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The questioner : ... The second point: Is it necessary for the state to declare a treaty with the second party, or a group or faction ...?
The Shaykh : The important thing is that Islam does not love treachery. When a group exists, it is a state, meaning a group that takes a legal position toward another state. In that case, these rulings apply. But I do not see that you are looking into hypothetical matters, as these people do not declare Islam and do not adopt it at all.
The questioner : Are young people participating with them, making these wealth and blood lawful, when they have no right to do so?
The Shaykh : This returns to investigating the origin of the issue: Is this Islamic fighting, or is it fighting like the fighting between the Russians and the Germans?
The questioner : I have seen ... they say, "We do not fight for the establishment of a Muslim state; rather, we fight for the establishment of a secular state that includes the Muslim, the disbeliever, and the Jew on an equal footing."
Another questioner: In any case, the research on the topic, the brother says, "We only fight for the establishment of an Israeli Jewish state."
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh : The important thing is that Islam does not love treachery. When a group exists, it is a state, meaning a group that takes a legal position toward another state. In that case, these rulings apply. But I do not see that you are looking into hypothetical matters, as these people do not declare Islam and do not adopt it at all.
The questioner : Are young people participating with them, making these wealth and blood lawful, when they have no right to do so?
The Shaykh : This returns to investigating the origin of the issue: Is this Islamic fighting, or is it fighting like the fighting between the Russians and the Germans?
The questioner : I have seen ... they say, "We do not fight for the establishment of a Muslim state; rather, we fight for the establishment of a secular state that includes the Muslim, the disbeliever, and the Jew on an equal footing."
Another questioner: In any case, the research on the topic, the brother says, "We only fight for the establishment of an Israeli Jewish state."
The Shaykh : Yes.