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The
type of Jihaad in Palestine
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Question:
What is the Islaamic Sharee'ah
perspective of the current jihaad
of the Palestinians; Is it jihaad
in the Path of Allaah, or jihaad
for the sake of land and freedom? And is jihaad
for the sake of land (and freedom) considered as jihaad
in the Path of Allaah?
Response:
It has been confirmed to us by trustworthy and reliable witnesses
that the Palestinian intifaadhah (uprising) and those who
have stood forth in this are from the most dedicated Muslims
there, and that their jihaad
is (an) Islaamic (one). This is because they are oppressed
by the Jews, and that which is obligatory upon them is to
protect their religion and themselves and their families and
children and to drive out their enemy from their land with
all they are able to of strength.
And
these trustworthy and reliable (witnesses) who joined (the
Palestinians) in their jihaad
and assisted them in that have informed us of their (the Palestinians')
Islaamic enthusiasm and their abidance to applying the Islaamic
Sharee'ah
amongst them. So that which is obligatory upon the Islaamic
countries and the rest of the Muslims is to assist and support
them so they can be free of their enemy, so as to return to
their land, in accordance with the saying of Allaah (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala):
{O
you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close
to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that
Allaah is with those who are pious}, [Soorah
at-Towbah, Aayah
123]
And
His (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) saying:
{March
forth, whether you are light (being healthy, young and wealthy)
or heavy (being ill, old and poor), strive hard with your
wealth and your lives in the Path of Allaah. This is better
for you, if you but knew}, [Soorah
at-Towbah, Aayah
41]
And
His (Subhaanahu
wa Ta'aala) saying:
{O
You who believe! Shall I guide you to a commerce that will
save you from a painful torment}
{That
you believe in Allaah and His Messenger (Muhammad sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam), and that you
strive hard and fight in the Path of Allaah with your wealth
and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but know!}
{(If you do so) He will forgive you
your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow,
and pleasant dwelling in Gardens of 'Adn Eternity ['Adn
(Eden) Paradise], that is indeed the great success}
{And also (He will give you) another
(blessing) which you love, help from Allaah (against your
enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad
sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) to the believers},
[Soorah
as-Saff, Aayaat
10-13]
And
the verses with this meaning are many.
And
it is authenticated from the Messenger of Allaah (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) that he said:
((Make
jihaad
against the mushrikoon
with your wealth, your selves and your tongues (speech)))
And
because they are oppressed, then it is upon their Muslim brethren
to aid them against those who oppress them, as the Prophet
(sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((A
Muslim is the brother of a(nother) Muslim; he does not oppress
him and nor does he hand him over (to the enemy))),
its athenticity is agreed upon by both al-Bukhaaree
and Muslim.
And
his (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) saying:
((Assist
your (Muslim) brother if he is the oppresser or the oppressed)),
it was asked:
"O
Messenger of Allaah: (we understand about) assisting him when
he is oppressed, so how do we assist him when he is the oppresser?"
He (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((Restrain
him from oppressing (anyone), for that is asssiting your (Muslim)
brother)).
And
the ahaadeeth
regarding the obligation of jihaad
in the Path of Allaah and assisting the oppressed and deterring
the oppresser are very many.
So
we ask Allaah to grant our mujaahideen
brethren victory in the Path of Allaah over their enemies
in Palestine and elsewhere, and to unite them upon the truth
and to grant all the Muslims the ability to assist them and
to stand firm against their enemies and to forsake the enemies
of Islaam wherever they may be and to descend upon the evil-doing
and criminal people/nation (much) suffering, (that) which
does not cease, indeed He is the All-Hearing.
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah - Volume 4, Page
295
Majallah ad-Da'wah published 09/08/1409 A.H.
PLEASE
NOTE: Terrorism
is haraam
in Islaam, and this fatwa
does not in any way or form imply it's permissibility
or acceptance. Rather, it provides a qualified Islaamic legal
ruling to oppose those who have caused oppression by occupying
Palestinian land.
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