regarding consulting one's parents for jihad?
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The questioner : There is also a question, O Shaykh: Some people argue for the obligation of consulting one's parents, even if jihad has been designated, and they cite a hadith recorded by al-Tabarani in al-Awsat, which is the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) ...
The questioner: There are some, O Shaykh, who cite the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):, and that jihad is not permissible, even if jihad has been designated, except by consulting one's parents. What is the chain of this hadith, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : My answer to this is from two aspects. The first aspect is that the hadith is not authentic in terms of its chain of narration; this is because it was not narrated by any of the two Sahihs, nor even by the six books of the authors of the six books and the remaining four Sunan, but rather it was narrated by some of those who write biographies of narrators who are spoken about regarding their truthfulness or their memory and precision. I mean that it was not narrated by the authors of the Sunan, let alone the two Sahihs, except by al-Hafiz Ibn 'Adi in his well-known book al-Kamil, and its chain is weak. I had spoken about it in my book al-Rawd al-Nadhir fi Tartib wa Takhrij Mu'jam al-Tabarani al-Saghir. Therefore, it is not permissible to argue with this hadith because its chain is weak.
The Shaykh: And secondly, I do not know the wording mentioned; I know it with the wording:. This is the hadith. This is the second point.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I add to this and say: If this hadith were authentic, it would be an explicit text in what they claimed. From this, it becomes clear to our brothers, the students of knowledge, the necessity of knowing the authentic hadith from the weak one so that they do not fall into scientific and jurisprudential errors. Therefore, I advise the students of knowledge that it is not permissible for any of them to derive a legal ruling from a hadith unless he is certain of its authenticity or at least its establishment; either by himself if he is one of the scholars qualified to authenticate and weaken hadiths, or by asking the scholars, as He (the Exalted) said:[An-Nahl 16:43], and in the other verse: . Therefore, this statement is not correct because it is based on a weak hadith.
The questioner: There are some, O Shaykh, who cite the hadith of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him):
Do not fight in jihad except with the consent of your parents, even if the enemies are at the door of your house.
لا تجاهد إلا برضاء والديك وإن كان الأعداء على باب داركThe Shaykh : My answer to this is from two aspects. The first aspect is that the hadith is not authentic in terms of its chain of narration; this is because it was not narrated by any of the two Sahihs, nor even by the six books of the authors of the six books and the remaining four Sunan, but rather it was narrated by some of those who write biographies of narrators who are spoken about regarding their truthfulness or their memory and precision. I mean that it was not narrated by the authors of the Sunan, let alone the two Sahihs, except by al-Hafiz Ibn 'Adi in his well-known book al-Kamil, and its chain is weak. I had spoken about it in my book al-Rawd al-Nadhir fi Tartib wa Takhrij Mu'jam al-Tabarani al-Saghir. Therefore, it is not permissible to argue with this hadith because its chain is weak.
The Shaykh: And secondly, I do not know the wording mentioned; I know it with the wording:
If jihad is at the door of one of you, he does not go out except with the permission of his parents.
إذا كان الجهاد على باب أحدكم فلا يخرج إلا بإذن أبويهThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I add to this and say: If this hadith were authentic, it would be an explicit text in what they claimed. From this, it becomes clear to our brothers, the students of knowledge, the necessity of knowing the authentic hadith from the weak one so that they do not fall into scientific and jurisprudential errors. Therefore, I advise the students of knowledge that it is not permissible for any of them to derive a legal ruling from a hadith unless he is certain of its authenticity or at least its establishment; either by himself if he is one of the scholars qualified to authenticate and weaken hadiths, or by asking the scholars, as He (the Exalted) said:
So ask the people of the message if you do not know.
فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَSo ask those who have knowledge.
فَاسْأَلْ بِهِ خَبِيرًا
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