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The Legislative Types of Jihād

The Legislative Types of Jihād

and the Deviation of the Extremists

and the Deviation of the Extremists

Dr. Ṣālīḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān
Dr. Ṣālīḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān

The begins by establishing the place of Jihād historically. He then explains the wisdom behind its legislation, its linguistic and religious meanings, and the different rulings and regulations pertaining to its performance.

Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ālī Shaykh praises Shaykh Fawzān’s clarification of this oft-misunderstood issue:

‘Ṣāliḥ has spoken in this place about the types of Jihād, the rules of each type, what is necessary for the Muslim concerning this matter, what the obligatory Jihad is, and what the non-obligatory Jihād is. He also answered the questioners’ questions with legitimate answers that contain insight for he who desires clear-sightedness [tabaṣṣur] [regarding this issue].”

Also included in the appendices are clarifications from Shaykh Fawzān and Imām al-Albānī that the terrorism perpetrated today by so-called jihād groups is far removed from the jihād sanctioned by Allaah and his Messenger (ﷺ). That these groups are not influenced by the Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger (ﷺ) but by deviated ideologies foreign to Islām.

The begins by establishing the place of Jihād historically. He then explains the wisdom behind its legislation, its linguistic and religious meanings, and the different rulings and regulations pertaining to its performance.

Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Ālī Shaykh praises Shaykh Fawzān’s clarification of this oft-misunderstood issue:

‘Ṣāliḥ has spoken in this place about the types of Jihād, the rules of each type, what is necessary for the Muslim concerning this matter, what the obligatory Jihad is, and what the non-obligatory Jihād is. He also answered the questioners’ questions with legitimate answers that contain insight for he who desires clear-sightedness [tabaṣṣur] [regarding this issue].”

Also included in the appendices are clarifications from Shaykh Fawzān and Imām al-Albānī that the terrorism perpetrated today by so-called jihād groups is far removed from the jihād sanctioned by Allaah and his Messenger (ﷺ). That these groups are not influenced by the Noble Qur’an and the Sunnah of the Messenger (ﷺ) but by deviated ideologies foreign to Islām.

Pivotal Quote
Pivotal Quote
“So, we do not fight the Kuffār for the sake of greed or covetousness with regards to their lands and their property; we only fight them for the sake of their benefit (or welfare), for the sake of their salvation from the Fire, and their coming out from the darkness (of kufr and shirk) into the light (of tawḥīd and īmān). So we fight them for the sake of their welfare and their salvation from kufr and shirk, and we bear, with regards to that, difficulty, injuries and killing (i.e., being killed), all for the sake of the welfare of the human race. That is not out of covetousness with regards to anything from the dunyā as some of the ignoramuses and biased people think. It is for that reason (i.e., their welfare) that we begin with the invitation (to Islām), if they respond, then there is no need for fighting. As for when they act arrogantly and insolently, then they are to be fought.
“So, we do not fight the Kuffār for the sake of greed or covetousness with regards to their lands and their property; we only fight them for the sake of their benefit (or welfare), for the sake of their salvation from the Fire, and their coming out from the darkness (of kufr and shirk) into the light (of tawḥīd and īmān). So we fight them for the sake of their welfare and their salvation from kufr and shirk, and we bear, with regards to that, difficulty, injuries and killing (i.e., being killed), all for the sake of the welfare of the human race. That is not out of covetousness with regards to anything from the dunyā as some of the ignoramuses and biased people think. It is for that reason (i.e., their welfare) that we begin with the invitation (to Islām), if they respond, then there is no need for fighting. As for when they act arrogantly and insolently, then they are to be fought.
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August 2013, 1st Edition
Page Count: 102

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