Question:
As Salaamu Alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakaatuh,
Is it true that the authorities of the Shafii madhab believed that continuous offensive jihad was obligatory upon a legitimate Muslim Amir and that killing of elderly men and monks was permissible in it?
Answer:
Waalaykumussalam warahmatullah wabarakatuh.
No. Both are incorrect, the latter even more strenuously so.
Shaykh Gibril Haddad
