Question
Recently there appeared some young men in Tamale, Ghana, whose mission is to wage Jihad against the kuffaar and hypocrites in the locality before dealing with outsiders. However, the police caught them in the bush training with their guns. They are only 7 in number. The residents were happy and passing comments like "kill them", "set them ablaze", "fundamentalist", etc. Please comment. Can any group of persons decide to declare Jihad?
Answer
Both groups are in error. Both groups are morons – juhala who have no understanding of Islam and the operation of the Shariah. The residents as well as the seven men who plan to wage 'jihad' in Ghana are tricked by shaitaan. Even if the seven are sincere, they are in error. Sincerity is not the only condition for a valid Shar'i Jihad. The comments by the stupid residents though understandable, are improper. It is understandable because they fear a Boko Haraam scenario in their midst. Boko Haraam itself is Haraam.
It is not permissible for a group of Muslims living in a country to initiate a campaign of 'jihad' against the authorities. The consequence will be nothing but misery, anarchy and corruption. Elsewhere in these pages, the topic of Jihad is explained in greater detail.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- Al-Haq Bulletin No. 49
- PDF page
- 12
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