Lebanese Shiite Islamic scholar Maytham Issa: Iranian jurisprudence is not Shiite jurisprudence – Offensive Jihad is prohibited in Shiite octrine; Al-Aqsa mosque is in the Fourth Heaven, not Palestine
Lebanese Shiite Islamic scholar Maytham Issa highlighted the distinction between Iranian and broader Shiite jurisprudence, in a November 11, 2024 appearance on Al-Jadeed TV (Lebanon). He stated that all Shiite sources of authority, past and present, agree that offensive Jihad is prohibited. According to these sources, it is forbidden to initiate fighting against the enemy in order to call them to Islam or to collect the jizya poll tax.
Issa explained that it is only permitted to raise the banner of Jihad in the presence of an infallible prophet or Imam and said that Iran has turned religious and historical facts upside down.
He also claimed that according to Imam Ja’afar Al-Sadiq, the Al-Aqsa Mosque mentioned in the context of Prophet Muhammad’s Night Journey was not located in Palestine, but in the Fourth Heaven.