Young men sought their mother's permission to go to jihad; she permitted them to go to Palestine but forbade them from going to Afghanistan. Is her prohibition valid?
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The questioner : The second question is in the same field, jihad in the path of Allah. We knew and heard that some of the neighbors went for 'Umrah or Hajj, and their share was to go to Afghanistan and fight in the path of Allah. The matter was raised with the mother, and the father had passed away, may Allah have mercy on him.
The Shaykh : He passed away to the mercy of Allah, yes.
The questioner : As for the mother, she says no. If it is for Jerusalem or Palestine, may Allah make it easy for you...
The Shaykh : If it is for what?
The questioner : If it is for Palestine or Jerusalem, may Allah make it easy for you, the six of you, goodbye; but as for Afghanistan, we did not enter into it. She has six children.
The questioner : She permits the six to go to Palestine.
The questioner : Our understanding is that we have Palestine here, and the reward is written for us, or it is an obligation in addition to Afghanistan. I ask for clarification of this issue. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt that this statement is wrong in terms of distinguishing between the Palestinian lands and the Afghan lands. This is undoubtedly a matter stemming first from ignorance of Islam and second from fanaticism for the land. There is no doubt that the Palestinian lands, being part of the Levant, are blessed land by the text of the Noble Qur'an and the authentic hadiths. However, this does not mean distinguishing between jihad in this land and jihad in other Islamic lands like Afghanistan. Because it is established in the Shari'ah that if any Islamic land is attacked by some disbelievers, it is obligatory for all Muslims in all parts of the world to mobilize entirely to expel this disbelieving aggressor from those Islamic lands. So, distinguishing between giving charity to one child and relinquishing six of the children for the sake of jihad in Palestine, while it is, unfortunately, as we all know, not feasible or possible due to circumstances we all know, distinguishing between this jihad, it is permissible for this mother to permit all her six children and not permit one of them for jihad in Afghanistan, even though the way there is open and the doors are open. This is a mistake, and as I told you just now, it stems first from lack of knowledge of the Shari'ah rulings, and second from fanaticism for the land in which we lived... And we ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to teach us what benefits us and to inspire us to act upon what He has taught us.
The questioner : Going out for jihad without the permission of this mother, if she has permitted it?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The going out of the sons or one of them without the permission of the mother or the father?
The Shaykh : If the mother is the one who permitted the six for jihad in Palestine, it is permissible to go out without her permission.
The Shaykh : He passed away to the mercy of Allah, yes.
The questioner : As for the mother, she says no. If it is for Jerusalem or Palestine, may Allah make it easy for you...
The Shaykh : If it is for what?
The questioner : If it is for Palestine or Jerusalem, may Allah make it easy for you, the six of you, goodbye; but as for Afghanistan, we did not enter into it. She has six children.
The questioner : She permits the six to go to Palestine.
The questioner : Our understanding is that we have Palestine here, and the reward is written for us, or it is an obligation in addition to Afghanistan. I ask for clarification of this issue. May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Yes, there is no doubt that this statement is wrong in terms of distinguishing between the Palestinian lands and the Afghan lands. This is undoubtedly a matter stemming first from ignorance of Islam and second from fanaticism for the land. There is no doubt that the Palestinian lands, being part of the Levant, are blessed land by the text of the Noble Qur'an and the authentic hadiths. However, this does not mean distinguishing between jihad in this land and jihad in other Islamic lands like Afghanistan. Because it is established in the Shari'ah that if any Islamic land is attacked by some disbelievers, it is obligatory for all Muslims in all parts of the world to mobilize entirely to expel this disbelieving aggressor from those Islamic lands. So, distinguishing between giving charity to one child and relinquishing six of the children for the sake of jihad in Palestine, while it is, unfortunately, as we all know, not feasible or possible due to circumstances we all know, distinguishing between this jihad, it is permissible for this mother to permit all her six children and not permit one of them for jihad in Afghanistan, even though the way there is open and the doors are open. This is a mistake, and as I told you just now, it stems first from lack of knowledge of the Shari'ah rulings, and second from fanaticism for the land in which we lived... And we ask Allah, Mighty and Majestic, to teach us what benefits us and to inspire us to act upon what He has taught us.
The questioner : Going out for jihad without the permission of this mother, if she has permitted it?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : The going out of the sons or one of them without the permission of the mother or the father?
The Shaykh : If the mother is the one who permitted the six for jihad in Palestine, it is permissible to go out without her permission.
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