In a question and answer session almost 20 years ago, the late Mufti of Saudi Arabia, Shaikh ‘Abdul-’Aziz Bin Baz (rahimahullah) was asked concerning the “Jama’at ul-Jihad” and co-operation with them. His response was:

They are not to be co-operated with, nor are they to be given salutations (the regular greeting amongst Muslims). Rather, they are to be cut off from, and the people are to be warned against their evil. Since they are a tribulation and are harmful to the Muslims, and they are the brethren of the Devil.

The Jama’at ul-Jihad was an organisation from Egypt whose ideological roots lied in the teachings of Sayyid Qutb and Abu A’la Maududi.