1. We do not want a jihad that arises from boredom, being impatient with the reality, that death is seeked in order to break away from boredom.

2. We do not want a jihad as a result of a momentary passion so that it is to be said that Mr. So and so has conducted jihad here and here, but when the passion is gone, all those jihad deeds will vanish without trace.

3. We do not want a jihad because of hastiness, harvesting the ripe fruit prematurely. Whoever hurries in a practice before its time, it is forbidden to acquire it. The subject of jihad is something great, none could endure it except those can wait patiently.

4. We do not want a jihad, due to the reason of wanting to run away from a difficult situation one is facing, or to run away from the task of carrying out the trust of the ummah.

5. We do not want a jihad that does not weigh up the maslahat (benefits) and mafasid (damages), that does not weigh up which are the priorities and which should be deferred. Not paying attention to the shar'i matters and mature thinkings.

6. We do not want a jihad where its forces go into battle before going through the restriction of at least an i’dad (preparation), thus they are easily defeated by the enemy.

7. We do not want a jihad for the benefit of the tyrannical thaghut. When they give a green light, the forces depart and if they do not allow they then comply.

8. We do not want a jihad whose members consist of the thaghut and thaghut, thus having loyalty to the thaghut and enmity with the thaghut.

9. We do not want a jihad to depose the authority of the thaghut to be replaced with another thaghut, kufr with another form of kufr, a corrupt state system with another corrupt state system.

10. We do not want a jihad just to reach the peak of the highest goal of dying shaheed and then not caring about the subsequent survival of the struggle, not bothered with the phases of the establishment of the foundations and the construction of the 'buildings' of Islam, as well as the achievement of the goals.

11. We do not want a jihad in which the fruits are picked by a tyrannical thaghut, as if we were being made as the shield and death, while they with the conspiracy that they set up are picking the fruits. Their goals and plannings are achieved, while the tactics of the Mujahideen are smashed to pieces.

Shaykh Abu Basheer At-Thurthusiy