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Jihaad
Question 1: While it is clear that the obligation to wage
Jihaad is established in the Qur'aan, are there any
Ahadeeth to prove the same?
Answer: Certainly. There are many Ahadeeth that clearly
prove the fact that Jihaad is Fardh (obligatory). They are:
1.
Rasulullaah r said, "I have been commanded to fight
people until they say Laa Ilaaha Illallaah Muhammadur
Rasulullaah r (There is none worthy of worship but Allaah
and Muhammad r is the messenger of Allaah). Whoever
recites this will have his property and his life protected
from me, unless it be for a right owed to Allaah (when his
property or life needs to be taken as capital punishment
on account of a crime he commits). Further than that, his
reckoning will be taken by Allaah."1
NOTE: The phrase "I have been commanded" makes it
clear that waging Jihaad is a command of Allaah, denoting
that the act is Fardh (obligatory).
Question 2: Does the Ahadeeth prove that Jihaad is the
best of all good deeds?
Answer: Authentic Ahadeeth definitely state that Jihaad is
the best of all good deeds.
2.
Hadhrat Abu Dharr t reports that when he once asked
Rasulullaah r which was the best of all good deeds,
1 Bukhaari.
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Rasulullaah r stated, "Imaan in Allaah and waging Jihaad
in the path of Allaah."1
3.
Hadhrat Bilaal t narrates that he heard Rasulullaah r say,
"No deed that you do is better than Jihaad in the path of
Allaah."2
NOTE: Although certain Ahadeeth mention that the best of
deeds is salaah and others state other deeds, there is no
contradiction in them all. This is because the best deed
varies according to different circumstances and for
different types of people.
Question 3: Did Rasulullaah r refer to Jihaad as the best
of deeds?
Answer: Rasulullaah r did.
4.
Rasulullaah r said, "The best of your deeds is Jihaad."3
NOTE: Jihaad if regarded as the best of deeds because it
requires a person to sacrifice the two most beloved things,
which are his life and his wealth.
Question 4: What should the Muslims use to wage Jihaad
against the Mushrikeen and the enemies of Islaam?
Answer:
1 Bukhaari and Muslim.
2 Tabraani.
3 Ibn Asaakir.
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5.
Rasulullaah r said, "Wage Jihaad against the Mushrikeen
with your wealth, your lives and your tongues."1
NOTE: Waging Jihaad using one's life and wealth is
understood. As for waging Jihaad using one's tongue, it
refers to rebuking them and telling them things that are
bound to burn them inside and hurt them. Nowadays, the
thing that hurts them the most is to hear Muslims talking
about and inviting others to wage Jihaad. This ignites their
souls and burns them up.
Question 5: Can the Muslims be afflicted with a
widespread punishment for not waging Jihaad?
Answer:
6.
Rasulullaah r said, "When a nation forsakes Jihaad, a
widespread punishment will afflict them."2
NOTE: When a nation of Muslims forsake Jihaad, they
become defenceless and weaker all the time. In the
meantime, the enemy gets stronger all the time and are
able to humiliate the Muslims in every manner. The
Muslims then also fall prey to infighting, which weakens
them further. What punishment can be worse than this?
Question 6: What is the importance attached to the dust
that settles on the body of a person waging Jihaad?
1 Abu Dawood.
2 Tabraani.
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7.
Rasulullaah r said, "The fire of Jahannam cannot touch the
feet that become dusty while a person is out in the path of
Allaah."1
NOTE: Some Sahabah y purposely walked when out in the
path of Allaah so that they may have more dust on their
bodies.
Question 7: Is fighting for the sake of one's tribe or for
wealth regarded as Jihaad in the path of Allaah?
Answer: Not at all.
8.
Rasulullaah r said, "The only person who is really fighting
in the path of Allaah is he who fights only so that the
Kalimah of Allaah can be elevated."2
NOTE: The purpose of Jihaad is to ensure that the Deen of
Allaah reigns supreme in this world, that evil and anarchy
are annihilated and that Muslims are protected. The
Mujaahid will therefore be the person who wages Jihaad
for these reasons and to have oneself killed for national
pride or for one's tribe is foolish and a form of
punishment.
Question 8: Will a person be rewarded for having a
sincere desire to participate in Jihaad but cannot do so
due to some valid excuse?
Answer: Such a person will definitely be rewarded.
1 Bukhaari.
2 Muslim.
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9.
Hadhrat Jaabir t reports that he was with Rasulullaah r in
a Jihaad expedition when Rasulullaah r remarked, "There
are people in Madinah who have not travelled and not
crossed by any valleys (with you) but who are with you (in
sharing the rewards of the expedition). They are people
whom illness has prevented (from joining you here)."1
NOTE: Jihaad is such a great deed that people are
rewarded for it even when they have the desire to carry it
out.
Question 9: How will a person face Allaah when he keeps
completely aloof from Jihaad?
Answer:
10.
Rasulullaah r said, "The person who meets Allaah without
any trace of Jihaad on him will meet Allaah in an
incomplete state."2
NOTE: A person's Imaan is definitely incomplete when he
has sacrificed neither wealth nor health for the Deen and
has no intention of doing so either. It is evident that he
values his wealth and life more than the Deen and this
defect will be made evident on the Day of Qiyaamah. May
Allaah protect us all from this. Aameen.
Question 10: What is the virtue of spending a single
morning or evening on the battlefield?
Answer:
1 Muslim.
2 Tirmidhi.
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11.
Rasulullaah r said, "A single morning or evening in the
path of Allaah is better than this world and all that it
contains."1
NOTE: All that the world contains refers to all good deeds.
A single morning or evening in Jihaad is better than all
good deed because it entails sacrificing one's life and
wealth and it ensures the safety of all other branches of
Deen.
Question 11: Will a person be deprived of this reward if
he spends less than a morning or evening in the path of
Allaah?
Answer: Spending even a little while in the path of Allaah
with the correct intention is a great fortune.
12.
Rasulullaah r said, "Jannah becomes compulsory for the
person who fights in the path of Allaah for even the
duration it takes between squeezing and letting go of the
udders of an animal when milking it."2
NOTE: Another narration states that Jahannam is
forbidden for the person who fights for even this duration.
What else does a Muslim need?
Question 12: Swords flash on the battlefield, weapons of
all type are used at random and death dances all over.
What does a Muslim achieve from all this?
Answer:
1 Muslim.
2 Abu Dawood.
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13.
Rasulullaah r said, "Take note of the fact that Jannah lies
beneath the shade of the swords."1
NOTE: It is at the marketplace of flashing swords, flying
bullets and exploding bombs where Allaah purchases the
lives and wealth of fortunate Muslims in exchange for
Jannah. Subhaanallaah! What a great bargain and what a
great hour to have a customer like Allaah Himself!
Question 13: What type of travels should Muslims
undertake?
Answer:
14.
Rasulullaah r said, "The travelling of my Ummah is in the
path of Allaah."2
NOTE: Although Jihaad is synonymous with death and is
certainly difficult to endure, the spiritual pleasure that is
derived by a Mujaahid far supersedes the pleasure one
can derive from the most beautiful places and sights in the
world. The Hadith also alludes to the fact that Jihaad is to
be waged all over the world. A person can therefore travel
extensively by just going out in the path of Allaah.
Question 14: What is the reward for rearing a horse for
Jihaad?
Answer: The Ahadeeth mention many virtues for rearing
a horse for Jihaad.
1 Bukhaari.
2 Abu Dawood.
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15.
Rasulullaah r said, "When a person rears a horse to be
used in the path of Allaah with Imaan in Allaah and
believing in Allaah's promises, the horse's feed, drink,
dung and urine will be weighed in his scales (of good
deeds) on the Day of Qiyaamah."1
NOTE: This means that he will be rewards for all of this. if
this is the reward for what is spent on the horse, one cane
well imagine the rewards for the Mujaahid spending on his
own food and drink! The status of Jihaad can be
ascertained from the fact that even impure substances like
dung an urine receive the honour of being weighed with
good deeds because of it.
16.
Rasulullaah r said, "The goodness of rewards and booty
are tied to the forelocks of horse until the Day of
Qiyaamah."2
NOTE: While a person will be rewarded in the Aakhirah for
the horse used in Jihaad, he will also receive booty in this
world when victory is attained. This Hadith also makes it
evident that Jihaad will remain until the Day of Qiyaamah.
Question 15: Is there any virtue attached to keeping
guard when out in Jihaad?
Answer:
1 Bukhaari.
2 Bukhaari.
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17.
Rasulullaah r said, "Te fire of Jahannam shall never touch
two types of eyes; those that weep out of fear for Allaah
and those that remain awake while on guard in the path of
Allaah."1
18.
Rasulullaah r also said, "Standing on guard in the path of
Allaah is better than the world and all its contents and that
space in Jannah that can be occupied by a whip belonging
to any of you is better than the world and all it contains."2
NOTE: The Ahadeeth are filled with virtues for standing
guard while in Jihaad in the path of Allaah. In fact, a
Hadith tells us that the rewards for standing guard in the
path of Allaah shall continue accruing to a person until the
Day of Qiyaamah.
Question 16: What is the reward for shooting an arrow in
Jihaad?
Answer:
19.
Rasulullaah r said, "The person who fires an arrow in the
path of Allaah shall have this as a light for him on the Day
of Qiyaamah."3
NOTE: It is through Jihaad that the darkness of Kufr is
eliminated and the light of Islaam is illuminated. A
Mujaahid will therefore have light in exchange for an
1 Tirmidhi.
2 Bukhaari.
3 Bazzaar.
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arrow that he fires. The same rewards will accrue to a
person who fires a bullet. Many other Ahadeeth extol the
virtues of this as well.
Question 17: What about the person who forgets archery
after learning it?
Answer:
20.
Rasulullaah r said, "The person who learns archery and
then forsakes it is not from amongst us." Another
narration states that such a person "has disobeyed me."1
NOTE: Forsaking archery refers to forsaking Jihaad, which
is a means to destruction.
Question 18: Does a martyr experience great pain when
he is being martyred?
Answer: Not at all. In fact, he experiences great pleasure
and enjoyment.
21.
Rasulullaah r said, "All the pain that the martyr
experiences at the time of martyrdom is like the bite of an
ant."2
NOTE: The Arabic word "Qarsah" (translated above as
'bite of an ant') really refers to a pinch with the two
fingers. Because of the enjoyment of martyrdom, the pain
of the physical martyrdom is felt only as a little pinch.
1 Muslim.
2 Tirmidhi.
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Question 19: Is a Mujaahid sinful for being frightened on
the battlefield?
Answer: He is not sinful, but is rather rewarded.
22.
Rasulullaah r said, "When a person's heart is filled with
fear in the path of Allaah, his sins drop off just as the
(dry) fronds of a palm tree drop off (when shaken)."1
NOTE: The sins of a Mu'min are forgiven whenever he
experiences any pain or difficulty. A cowardly person
therefore earns more rewards than a brave person as he
fights in the path of Allaah. Bravery is nevertheless an
extremely great bounty.
Question 20: Is there any reward in instilling fear into
the enemy?
Answer:
23.
Rasulullaah r said, "The person who will earn the greatest
rewards is he who holds the reins of his horse before the
enemy, instilling fear into them as they instil fear into
him."2
NOTE: An important facet of Jihaad is instilling fear into
the hearts of the enemy.
Question 21: What is the virtue of fasting while out in
Jihaad?
1 Ibn Abi Shaybah.
2 Ibn Asaakir.
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Answer:
24.
Rasulullaah r said, "When a person fasts while in the path
of Allaah, Allaah will keep him a distance of seventy years
from Jahannam."1
NOTE: Because a person is close to Allaah when out in
Jihaad, every deed he carries out will be multiplied in
reward.
Question 22: Will it be compulsory for Muslims to march
in Jihaad when commanded to do so by their Ameer?
Answer:
25.
Rasulullaah r said, "March in Jihaad when you are
commanded to do so."2
Question 23: Are there any worldly benefits to waging
Jihaad?
Answer: The Qur'aan and Ahadeeth state many benefits
of waging Jihaad, but we will cite only one by way of
example:
26.
Rasulullaah r said, "Fight (in Jihaad) and you will be
healthy and earn booty."3
1 Bukhaari.
2 Ibn Maajah.
3 Ibn Abi Shaybah.
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NOTE: Centuries of experience bear testimony to the fact
that by waging Jihaad, a person attains both health and
wealth (from the booty).
Question 24: What is the best of Sadaqah?
Answer:
27.
Rasulullaah r said, "The best of Sadaqah is the shade of a
tent in the path of Allaah (providing a Mujaahid with a
tent), a servant supplied in the path of Allaah and a young
camel given in the path of Allaah."1
NOTE: All these three things assist the Mujaahideen in
Jihaad and make things easier for them. Since Allaah loves
the Mujaahideen, any assistance rendered to them pleases
Allaah.
Question 25: Will a person receive the rewards of Jihaad
if he fights only for gaining the booty?
Answer:
28.
Rasulullaah r said, "When a person wages Jihaad only with
the intention of earning a rope, he will receive only that
which he intended."2
NOTE: It is therefore clear that a person will be rewarded
only for that which he intends because Allaah never
wrongs a person.
1 Tirmidhi.
2 Nasa'ee.
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Question 26: The people of the previous Ummahs made
attempts to please Allaah by resorting to monasticism and
engaging in spiritual exercises. Is there monasticism for
this Ummah?
Answer:
29.
Rasulullaah r said, "There is a form of monasticism for
every Ummah and the monasticism of my Ummah is
Jihaad in the path of Allaah."
NOTE: Monasticism refers to forsaking the pleasures of
this world. Together with achieving this, a person also
sacrifices his life and wealth when out in the path of
Allaah, making Jihaad a deed even better than
monasticism. Another purpose of monasticism is to protect
people from a person's evils. When waging Jihaad, a
person is not only protecting people from the evil within
himself, but is protecting all of mankind from the evil of
Kufr.
The Arabic word "rahbaaniyyah" (monasticism) is derived
from the root word "Rahab", which means "fear". It
therefore refers to engaging in Ibaadah out of fear for
Allaah. The Mujaahid also does this together with
sacrificing his life and wealth. The monasticism of previous
Ummahs therefore has no significance in this Ummah
because we have the great bounty of Jihaad.
Question 27: While one person is using his weapons to
fight the enemy on the battlefield, another is engaged in
worshipping Allaah in humility at home all day and night.
While they are both doing good, which of the two deserves
more reward?
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Answer:
30.
Rasulullaah r said, "Verily a person's standing in the battle
ranks in the path of Allaah is better than his engaging in
worship at home for seventy years."1
Question 28: What is the virtue of spending in the path
of Allaah?
Answer: The Qur'aan and Ahadeeth contain many virtues
of spending in the path of Allaah. If one looks at them
with conviction through the eyes of the heart, one will
spend everything one has for it. We will cite just three
Ahadeeth here:
31.
Rasulullaah r said, "The person who spends anything in
the path of Allaah will have his reward multiplied by seven
hundred."2
32.
Rasulullaah r also said, "When a person spends anything
in the path of Allaah, he will have the reward added to his
scale of deeds every morning (he will receive the rewards
every day)."3
33.
1 Tirmidhi.
2 Tirmidhi.
3 Ibn Abi Shaybah.
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Rasulullaah r said, "On the day when there will be no
shade (the Day of Qiyaamah) Allaah will grant shade to
the person who assists a Mujaahid in the path of Allaah,
the person who assists a warrior in his need and the
person who assists a Mukaatab slave to pay for his
freedom."
NOTE: Jihaad is an Ibaadah and a mission that will
continue until the Day of Qiyaamah and just as it requires
a person's life, there is also a great need for one's wealth.
It is for this reason that the Sahabah y gave everything
they had for Jihaad.
Question 29: Does Allaah assist the Mujaahid?
Answer: Although nothing is compulsory for Allaah to do,
He has taken upon Himself the responsibility of doing
certain things. One of these is to assist the Mujaahid,
which is mentioned in several verses of the Qur'aan and
several Ahadeeth.
34.
Rasulullaah r said, "It is incumbent for Allaah to assist
three persons; the Mujaahid in the path of Allaah, the
Mukaatab slave who wishes to pay for his freedom and the
person who wishes to marry to safeguard his chastity."1
Question 30: Has Rasulullaah r spoken about a decisive
battle with the Jews?
Answer:
35.
1 Tirmidhi.
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Rasulullaah r stated, "You (Muslims) will fight the Jews to
the extent that when one of them hides behind a rock, the
rock will call out (to the Muslim) saying, 'O servant of
Allaah! There is a Jew behind me. Kill him!'"1
NOTE: This will take place during the last battle just
before the Day of Qiyaamah when all the Jews will be
killed and the earth will be rid of them.
Question 31: Is there any reward for taking care of the
family of a Mujaahid in his absence?
Answer:
36.
Rasulullaah r said, "Whoever prepares a warrior to fight in
the path of Allaah has also fought in the path of Allaah
and whoever cares for the family of the warrior in the path
of Allaah has also fought in the path of Allaah."2
NOTE: When a Mujaahid knows that his family are being
taken care of at home, he can fight with peace of mind
and a stronger resolve. It is for this reason that the
person caring for his family will also receive the reward of
fighting in the path of Allaah.
Question 32: Does any Hadith speak of Jihaad in India?
Answer: Certainly.
37.
Rasulullaah r said, "Allaah will protect two armies from my
Ummah from the fire of Jahannam. The one will be the
1 Bukhaari.
2 Bukhaari.
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army who will wage Jihaad in India and the other will be
the army to fight by the side of Isa bin Maryam u."1
NOTE: There are other narrations discussing this subject
as well.
Question 33: Allaah speaks about preparing "Quwwa"
(power) to fight the Kuffaar. What is referred to by this
Quwwa?
Answer:
38.
Hadhrat Uqba bin Aamir t reports that he heard
Rasulullaah r say from the pulpit, "'Prepare whatever
Quwwa you can for them'. Take note that Quwwa is
archery! Take note that Quwwa is archery! Take note that
Quwwa is archery!"2
NOTE: The Arabic word 'Rami' (translated above as
archery) actually refers to 'throwing/shooting'. Therefore,
also included in the ambit of archery is target practise with
a gun and everything else that can be fired, such as
missiles, rockets, etc. Nowadays, any sensible person will
agree that military power lies in firepower and whoever
has more of this will be that more powerful.
Question 34: Will Muslims suffer any deficiency in
livelihood by forsaking Jihaad in the path of Allaah?
Answer:
39.
1 Nasa'ee.
2 Muslim.
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Rasulullaah r said, "Whenever a nation forsakes Jihaad in
the path of Allaah, Allaah afflicts them with poverty."1
NOTE: When the Muslims forsake Jihaad, they become
cowardly and weak. The Kuffaar, who will always remain
enemies of the Muslims, then become stronger and are
able to harm the Muslims in every field. They then impose
sanctions and cripple the economy of the Muslims,
preventing them from making any economic progress.
Even if they do make some progress, they remain
indebted to others and are always in danger of being
destroyed.
Question 35: Does archery and similar forms of practice
not fall into the category of futile pastimes and sport,
which is not encouraged in Islaam?
Answer:
40.
Rasulullaah r said, "Ensure that you practise archery
because it is the best form of sport."2
NOTE: Although practising archery appears to be a futile
sport, the noble purpose for which it is undertaken make it
an act that attracts rewards. The same applies for
swimming and all other forms of exercise that are of use
in Jihaad.
Question 36: Is the du'aa of a Mujaahid more readily
accepted?
Answer: Certainly. Because he is beloved to Allaah, his
du'aa on the battlefield is specially accepted by Allaah.
1 Ibn Asaakir.
2 Tabraani.
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There are several Ahadeeth to substantiate this. we will
suffice by quoting one:
41.
Rasulullaah r said, "The warrior in the path of Allaah, the
person performing Hajj and the person performing Umrah
are the guests of Allaah. When they call to Him, He
responds and when they ask of Him, he grants them
(what they ask)."1
NOTE: Forty one Ahadeeth have been quoted in brief
concerning Jihaad. Blessed will be the man, woman or
child who will memorise these Ahadeeth and encourage
others to wage Jihaad by conveying these Ahadeeth to
them.
May Allaah shower His choicest mercies on the best of His
creation, our leader Hadhrat Muhammad r and upon his
family and companions.
3 Rabee'uth Thaani 1417 A.H.
19 August 1996
1 Ibn Maajah.
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