Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah

Please differentiate between disapproving the attacks against the US and approving of attacks against Israel.

· 23 Dhuʻl-Hijjah 1422 AH1 min readFatwa 3991English

Question

In reading answers to previous questions, you mentioned that the attacks against the US are not justified because among other things they killed women (and children). However, you also mentioned the attacks against the Israeli occupation of Palestine are justified because( among other things) it is the lesser of two evils. Is this saying that those laws which say the US attacks were wrong does not apply because of what Israel is doing? If that is the case, being that the US is helping Israel with the occupation of our land( and that cant be argued ) why are the laws also not compromised to let us kill Americans? Please give me an exact difference. Also, if Allah wants us to hate Jews and we are "better" than them, why did Allah let them ovecome all the Islam states and the Palestinains in the wars of '48 and '67 abnd let them occupy Palestine?

Answer

There is a difference between the US situation and the Palestinian situation. The land in the US does not belong to Muslims, whereas Palestine belongs to us.

The Jews have occupied our land and the whole territory has become a Warfield. That is not so in the US. The implications of being in a Warfield is different from that land which is not a Warfield.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.

CHECKED AND APPROVED: Moulana Imraan Vawda

Answered by
for: Mufti Ebrahim Desai
View original Compare with other Darul Iftas
Questions about this ruling, answered only from the archive with sources.

Where scholars differ, it’s safer to take the more cautious view.

Fatawa SA is an independent, read-only index of fatawa already published by Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah. It is not a fatwa service. For your own situation, please ask a Mufti. Report an issue

For corrections or mistakes, please email us at fatawasa786@gmail.com.

Source: Darul Iftaa Mahmudiyyah — https://askimam.org/public/question_detail/3991
Fatawa SA: https://fatawa.co.za/fatwa/askimam-3991

Related fatawa