Is it permissible for a person to go to jihad—when he desires to do so—while his parents are present and do not need him?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Yes.
The questioner : This is an important question. I have a guest coming from Egypt, and he is going to Iraq. He is the only son of his parents. He wants to go to jihad, and although his father and mother, I mean, are not in need of him financially or in terms of money, should he go to jihad, or should he strive in serving them?
The Shaykh : Is there someone to serve his parents?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : If so, let him stay with them, for Paradise is at their feet.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good. If they are not in need of him, does he go to jihad?
The Shaykh : He goes and fights in jihad.
The questioner : Is jihad in Afghanistan now an individual obligation, as you stated in your fatwa, or are there new circumstances regarding internal sectarian strife such that jihad is not obligatory there?
The Shaykh : As for the fatwa, it remains in effect.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware
The questioner : I am asking you a second time about the subject of my questions not being recorded. I am making a commitment to you...
The Shaykh : Who is recording now? There are people asking me questions and recording them.
The questioner : On the telephone?
The Shaykh : No, on live broadcast.
The questioner : I understand. We are on internal live broadcast. I want to record...
The Shaykh : I have no objection, provided the condition mentioned above is met.
The questioner : If we record it, and you have a long life ahead, and you see benefit in it, I will show it to you before it is printed, and you will correct any errors, see it yourself, and sign it. If there is benefit for the Muslims in it, let it be printed and published...
The Shaykh : At that time, every event will have its own story.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And as they say in our place in Syria, "When we get to it, we will talk about it."
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you.
The questioner : The truth is, I owe you a great deal. By Allah, O Shaykh, whenever I find one of your books, I read it, and while reading it, it is as if you are addressing me directly.
The Shaykh : May Allah benefit you...
The questioner : All the Qur'anic verses address me, even the verses of hypocrisy, the verses of backwardness, the verses of backwardness, and the verses of such and such...
The Shaykh : We ask Allah to benefit you with what you read, and to benefit us with you through what you read.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. Therefore, from tomorrow we will ask questions.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : My name is Abu 'Abd al-Rahman...
The Shaykh : That is not your name, that is your kunya...
The questioner : My kunya, yes. I named myself Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, following the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and emulating you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I have been one of your students for years, and I always ask by telephone, always inquiring about what Allah has bestowed upon you.
The Shaykh : I mean, were you my student before you knew me?
The questioner : I did not know you, but I saw you in the Salah al-Din mosque twice.
The Shaykh : Before you knew me, did you not ask me? Did you not ask me before you knew me?
The questioner : I asked you, yes.
The Shaykh : That is what I am saying.
The questioner : And I knew you and saw you, but I disagreed with you on one fatwa.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah. Yes.
The questioner : This is an important question. I have a guest coming from Egypt, and he is going to Iraq. He is the only son of his parents. He wants to go to jihad, and although his father and mother, I mean, are not in need of him financially or in terms of money, should he go to jihad, or should he strive in serving them?
The Shaykh : Is there someone to serve his parents?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : If so, let him stay with them, for Paradise is at their feet.
The questioner : Okay, may Allah reward you with good. If they are not in need of him, does he go to jihad?
The Shaykh : He goes and fights in jihad.
The questioner : Is jihad in Afghanistan now an individual obligation, as you stated in your fatwa, or are there new circumstances regarding internal sectarian strife such that jihad is not obligatory there?
The Shaykh : As for the fatwa, it remains in effect.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware
The questioner : I am asking you a second time about the subject of my questions not being recorded. I am making a commitment to you...
The Shaykh : Who is recording now? There are people asking me questions and recording them.
The questioner : On the telephone?
The Shaykh : No, on live broadcast.
The questioner : I understand. We are on internal live broadcast. I want to record...
The Shaykh : I have no objection, provided the condition mentioned above is met.
The questioner : If we record it, and you have a long life ahead, and you see benefit in it, I will show it to you before it is printed, and you will correct any errors, see it yourself, and sign it. If there is benefit for the Muslims in it, let it be printed and published...
The Shaykh : At that time, every event will have its own story.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And as they say in our place in Syria, "When we get to it, we will talk about it."
The questioner : May Allah be pleased with you.
The questioner : The truth is, I owe you a great deal. By Allah, O Shaykh, whenever I find one of your books, I read it, and while reading it, it is as if you are addressing me directly.
The Shaykh : May Allah benefit you...
The questioner : All the Qur'anic verses address me, even the verses of hypocrisy, the verses of backwardness, the verses of backwardness, and the verses of such and such...
The Shaykh : We ask Allah to benefit you with what you read, and to benefit us with you through what you read.
The questioner : O Allah, amen. Therefore, from tomorrow we will ask questions.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : May Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He reward you.
The questioner : My name is Abu 'Abd al-Rahman...
The Shaykh : That is not your name, that is your kunya...
The questioner : My kunya, yes. I named myself Abu 'Abd al-Rahman, following the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and emulating you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : I have been one of your students for years, and I always ask by telephone, always inquiring about what Allah has bestowed upon you.
The Shaykh : I mean, were you my student before you knew me?
The questioner : I did not know you, but I saw you in the Salah al-Din mosque twice.
The Shaykh : Before you knew me, did you not ask me? Did you not ask me before you knew me?
The questioner : I asked you, yes.
The Shaykh : That is what I am saying.
The questioner : And I knew you and saw you, but I disagreed with you on one fatwa.
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