Question:
Asalamu Alaykum,
The Blessed month of Muharram starts tomorrow, and Mawlana Shaykh Q.S. has clearly stated that we all should stay at home. Mawlana Shaykh Q.S. also cited the following verse: “Adkhulu Masakinakum” (27:18) in his sohbat. My question is: does this also apply to males who have come of age, and who wish to participate in Jihad against Banu Asfar? If Armageddon is unleashed in the coming days, is it permissible for me to leave my home and participate in Jihad?
JazakAllah Khayran.
Answer:
wa `alaykum salam,
Only when called upon unmistakably, lest one is only fanning the flames of fitna in the name of jihad.
Hajj Gibril Haddad
