Do not go to Syria to fight, Grand Mufti tells youths Last updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013 12:13 AM RIYADH – Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh has urged youths to refrain from fighting in Syria. “This is all wrong, it’s not obligatory,” he said, in reference to Saudi men joining a civil war that is now into its third year, Al-Hayat Arabic daily reported. Delivering a lecture on “Deviation among the youth: Causes and ways to address them” at Imam Turki Bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh on Saturday, the Grand Mufti warned preachers against encouraging young men to fight in Syria during their sermons. He criticized some preachers who encourage and lure youths to wage holy war (jihad) but prevent their sons from doing the same. “Muslim should be fearful of God and not deceive young Muslims and exploit their weakness and lack of insight and push them to an abyss. I ask them (preachers) to advise (young people) as they would advise their sons,” Asheikh said, adding that it is not good to incite others to do evil and at the same prevent their sons from doing it. Replying to questions from the audience about the online campaign inciting youths to go for jihad (in Syria) without the permission of the scholars and rulers of the country, Asheikh clarified that waging jihad is not a personal obligatory duty of Muslims. Referring to the Syrian conflict, he said: “These are feuding factions and one should not go there. “I do not advise one to go there ... Going to a land that you do not know and without experience, you will be a burden to them. What they want from you is your prayer,” he added. — SG Print Print Post Comment Post Comment Comments( 2 ) 30-10-2013 7:56 PM 1 Mujeeb Jihad Please do not translate Jihad as Holy War.Harb Muqaddsa is holy war. Nowhere in the Quran Jihad is mentioned as Harb Muqaddasa. 20 Report Abuse 30-10-2013 8:02 PM 2 SHM Follow Grand Mufti s advice We should thank the Grand Mufthi for his timely advice to the youth. A similar situation in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion of that country saw the birth of Al Qaeda, which has finally become a destructive force in the community to bring shame on our religion.We have enough destroyers together with Taleban, we don t need anymore to hunt down our own brothers! 10 Report Abuse Ads by LyricsSayAd Options Post CommentSend to a FriendFeedback Name Email Comment Title Comments ( Characters Left) All fields must be filled in correctly. Saudi Gazette welcomes and encourages comments on its news coverage. However, they are subject to moderation. Please make sure your comment is not abusive, defamatory or offensive. Please do not post Spam Please keep the comments on-topic. Please do not post unrelated questions or large chunks of code. And, above all, please be nice to each other - were trying to have a good conversation here. ARCHIVED ISSUE Currently you are viewing an Archived Issue.
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