| Answer: class="Paragraph">I am
afraid that this is a misinterpretation of facts: We know from history
that after the treaty of Hudaybiyyah, Abū Basīr defected to Madīnah. According
to the terms of the treaty, he was duly returned back to the Quraysh by the
Prophet (sws). He was sent back in the custody of two people of the Quraysh. On
the way, he killed one of his two custodians and again defected to Madīnah. When
he arrived in Madīnah, the Prophet (sws) was angry with what he had done.
Sensing that the Prophet (sws) would once again return him to the Quraysh, he
left Madīnah and settled at a place near Dhu’l-Marwah, where later on other
people joined him. From this place, they would attack the caravans of the
Quraysh.
If these
guerrilla attacks are analyzed in the light of the Qur’ān, the basic thing which
comes to light is that whatever Abū Basīr and has companions were doing was not
sanctioned at all by Islam. The Qur’ān says that the actions and deeds of a
person who had not migrated to Madīnah were not the responsibility of the newly
Islamic state:
And as to
those who believed but did not migrate [to [Madīnah], you owe no duty of
protection until they migrate. (8:72)
In other words,
the verse clearly says that the deeds of people who are not its citizens are not
its responsibility. Not only did the Qur’ān acquit the Islamic state of Madīnah
from the actions of these people, we even find the following harsh remarks of
the Prophet (sws) about Abū Basīr when he returned to Madīnah after killing one
of his two custodians:
His mother
be cursed, if he is able to find some supporters he is bound to ignite the
flames of war.
So Jihad
without state authority is totally prohibited by Islam. Without such authority,
it is tantamount to terrorism.
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