When will Jihad be Fardh-e-Ayn?

Answer

The occasions of Jihad being Fardh-e-Ayn are extremely rare. It never was Fardh-e-Ayn during the era of the Sahaabah nor in any other period of Islamic history, with the exception of Spain. Jihad becomes Fardh-e-Ayn when the enemy overwhelms the Islamic army which is defeated and the enemy begins pillaging and plundering the populace. At such a juncture Jihad becomes Fardh-e-Ayn. It is every man for himself. The wife does not require the permission of the husband to take up arms and fight in self-defence, and the child does not require the permission of his parents, nor do the soldiers require the permission of their commanders.

Such a scenario did exist during the Bosninan-Serb war, and it does exist in places such as India, Burma, Palestine. However, due to abject weakness of Imaan and total lack of Taqwa as a consequence of having abandoned Islam and the Sunnah way of life, Muslims lack the ability to fulfil the Fardh-e-Ayn Jihad obligation. We all have become sitting ducks for the kuffaar marauders and barbarians.