Is it permissible to go to jihad if the parents can do without the mujahid in managing their affairs?
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The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
The questioner : O Shaykh Muhammad, I called you two hours ago from Dammam.
The Shaykh : And what was your question about?
The questioner : Do you remember it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What was your question about?
The questioner : About jihad, and whether I should go or not.
The Shaykh : I remember you well.
The questioner : But I have a question I forgot to ask you.
The Shaykh : May it be good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If I know from myself that my family can do without me, is there a sin on me if I go and then they refuse it?
The Shaykh : You have returned to this; you had started and told me frankly that I do not imagine your situation with your father, and you placed the responsibility on yourself, and I concluded my answer to you with the saying: So now you are returning to take a definitive answer from me, whether there is a sin on you or not, and I told you, "The witness sees what the absent one does not see." I said to you, and I repeat, I cannot say to you, travel or do not travel to Afghanistan. Rather, a person has clear insight into his own self. Do you remember this statement I made to you or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So you have not forgotten anything.
The questioner : But I want to say something else.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : And that is, if you were in front of me and you knew my situation, if you were a neighbor of ours and you knew that my family can do without me such that they find someone to do their work, then there is no harm, according to your words, if the situation is such that my family can do without me and they have no need of me, that I go to Afghanistan. This is your statement, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is my statement, yes, but what I am saying is not that you are this or that.
The questioner : No, I know this better than you.
The Shaykh : If I say, yes, this is my statement.
The questioner : So if this is the reality and I told you that this is the reality so that you would be free of blame before Allah, if I told you that this is the reality and then I went, and my family has the natural love for their children, not that they have a need of me, would I be sinful in this case?
The Shaykh : I say, if this is your reality in the knowledge of Allah, then there is no sin on you. As for me, I do not know your reality.
The questioner : I am telling you my reality now, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : .
The Shaykh : And I have answered you. Did you understand my answer?
The questioner : Do you mean, O Your Eminence,The Shaykh : If they have no need of me and this is the reality...
The Shaykh : No, no, do not repeat the words. Rather, repeat your last statement. I am not saying to you, based on your words, that you are sinful or not sinful. Why? Because I do not know what measure you use to weigh your matter. But I say, if Allah knows from you that the matter is as you say, then there is no sin on you.
The questioner : So there is no sin on me if they refuse.
The Shaykh : If Allah knows. Did you understand or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So what do you want from me other than what I have heard?
The questioner : I want to thank you, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good and may Allah accept from you.
The questioner : Amen. Do not forget us in your supplication, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : We love you for the sake of Allah, O Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you as you have loved for His sake. And you also, do not forget to supplicate for me if Allah writes for you to go to those lands to strive in the path of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, Your Eminence.The Shaykh : I did not hear.
The Shaykh : I say, and you also, do not forget to supplicate for me if you go to strive in the path of Allah there.
The questioner : It is a promise on me not to forget you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
The questioner : O Shaykh Muhammad, I called you two hours ago from Dammam.
The Shaykh : And what was your question about?
The questioner : Do you remember it, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : What was your question about?
The questioner : About jihad, and whether I should go or not.
The Shaykh : I remember you well.
The questioner : But I have a question I forgot to ask you.
The Shaykh : May it be good, if Allah wills.
The questioner : If I know from myself that my family can do without me, is there a sin on me if I go and then they refuse it?
The Shaykh : You have returned to this; you had started and told me frankly that I do not imagine your situation with your father, and you placed the responsibility on yourself, and I concluded my answer to you with the saying:
Consult your heart, even if the muftis have given you a ruling
استفت قلبك وإن أفتاك المفتونThe questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So you have not forgotten anything.
The questioner : But I want to say something else.
The Shaykh : What is it?
The questioner : And that is, if you were in front of me and you knew my situation, if you were a neighbor of ours and you knew that my family can do without me such that they find someone to do their work, then there is no harm, according to your words, if the situation is such that my family can do without me and they have no need of me, that I go to Afghanistan. This is your statement, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : This is my statement, yes, but what I am saying is not that you are this or that.
The questioner : No, I know this better than you.
The Shaykh : If I say, yes, this is my statement.
The questioner : So if this is the reality and I told you that this is the reality so that you would be free of blame before Allah, if I told you that this is the reality and then I went, and my family has the natural love for their children, not that they have a need of me, would I be sinful in this case?
The Shaykh : I say, if this is your reality in the knowledge of Allah, then there is no sin on you. As for me, I do not know your reality.
The questioner : I am telling you my reality now, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : .
The Shaykh : And I have answered you. Did you understand my answer?
The questioner : Do you mean, O Your Eminence,The Shaykh : If they have no need of me and this is the reality...
The Shaykh : No, no, do not repeat the words. Rather, repeat your last statement. I am not saying to you, based on your words, that you are sinful or not sinful. Why? Because I do not know what measure you use to weigh your matter. But I say, if Allah knows from you that the matter is as you say, then there is no sin on you.
The questioner : So there is no sin on me if they refuse.
The Shaykh : If Allah knows. Did you understand or not?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : So what do you want from me other than what I have heard?
The questioner : I want to thank you, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : And may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : And may He bless you.
The questioner : May Allah preserve you, O Your Eminence, the Shaykh.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good and may Allah accept from you.
The questioner : Amen. Do not forget us in your supplication, O Your Eminence.The Shaykh : We love you for the sake of Allah, O Shaykh Muhammad.
The Shaykh : May Allah love you as you have loved for His sake. And you also, do not forget to supplicate for me if Allah writes for you to go to those lands to strive in the path of Allah.
The questioner : Yes, Your Eminence.The Shaykh : I did not hear.
The Shaykh : I say, and you also, do not forget to supplicate for me if you go to strive in the path of Allah there.
The questioner : It is a promise on me not to forget you, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : And may Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
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