What is the religious ruling on the current Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah) of the Palestinians? Is it Jihad in the Cause of Allah or in the cause of land and liberty? Should Jihad for reclaiming land be considered Jihad in the Cause of Allah?
Answer: It is proved by trustworthy and just witnesses that the Palestinian Intifada is led by Muslims and that their Jihad is Islamic, because they suffer the Jewish oppression. Accordingly, the Palestinians should defend their faith, lives, families, and children. They should drive out their enemies from their land with all possible means.
O you who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are close to you, and let them find harshness in you; and know that Allâh is with those who are AlMuttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2).
Use your property, your persons, and your tongues in Jihad against the Mushrikun (those who associate others with Allah in His Divinity or worship).