Jihad
This subtopic gathers questions on jihad asked as such: its kinds, conditions and rulings in the texts. The questions concern what the texts say about it.
Questions readers ask here:
- Who were the early scholars who considered Jihad the sixth pillar of Islam?
- Is the Imam's permission required for Jihad in the way of Allah?
- Is it obligatory for a Muslim to go out on a military expedition every year?
- Is jihad not obligatory for women?
Current politics or a named conflict belongs under Leadership and Obedience, and martyrdom and its reward under Death and the Hereafter.
11 questions
Is it obligatory for a young man to strive with his wealth, and how much must he strive for the obligation to be lifted from him and for Allah to be pleased? Is it permissible to divide his wealth as follows: 200 Saudi riyals for himself, 300 Saudi riyals for his mother, 500 Saudi riyals for his Mujahid brother, and 500 Saudi riyals for the Mujahideen? Is it permissible to give his Mujahid brother 1000 Saudi riyals and his mother 300 Saudi riyals?
What is the legal ruling regarding a commander who abandoned his soldiers in captivity and aided in their killing with the intent to undermine the army, and they were killed, yet he did nothing, and he knows their enemy and killer?
What are the consequences for someone who chooses Islam after being given the choice between Islam or fighting, and is it valid for him to remain under his (previous) rule? And how can one reconcile the verse "There is no compulsion in religion" with the Hadith: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say: 'There is no god but Allah'"?
What is the ruling on threatening a person who has been granted a guarantee of safety by an illegitimate ruler, and is threatening a legitimate means of reform, and what is the meaning of an abrogated verse, and is an abrogated verse not applied?
What is the criterion in the principle of "tit for tat" that differentiates between the permissibility of mutilating the corpses of disbelievers in response to their actions, and the impermissibility of raping their women in response to their actions? And what is the general rule for applying it?
Do Muslim youth and elders who say that the gate of jihad is closed and that now is not its time fall under the warning of the hadith: "Jihad will remain sweet and green as long as rain falls from the sky, and there will come a time upon people when their reciters will say: 'This is not the time for jihad.' So whoever reaches that time, blessed is the time of jihad." They said: "O Messenger of Allah, will anyone say that?" He said: "Yes, those whom Allah, the angels, and all people curse"? And when does jihad become obligatory upon a Muslim, and when is a Muslim considered to be hindering jihad?
What is the punishment for abandoning jihad in the way of Allah?
Is it considered theft for the mujahidin to take land, money, and weapons during combat, and how should the seized money and weapons be dealt with, and what is meant by "al-khums"?
How can I fight the Jews with the intention of exalting the word of Allah and achieving martyrdom in His cause, not for the sake of the homeland or people's whims, if the fighting is to reclaim land?
Is it permissible to use stratagem and deception in war, and is it considered treachery and betrayal?
Is it true that when the number of stubborn disbelievers and infidels in Jihad exceeds two hundred مقابل twenty Muslims, it is impermissible to participate in the war because Allah Almighty has specified a number for fighting?