The amount of strength to be prepared for fighting the enemy
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the amount of strength we must prepare for fighting the enemy so that we are capable of fighting them? Is it a condition that we have at least half of their strength?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) did not specify the strength, because it varies according to the times and according to capability and ability. He, the Exalted, said:[Al-Anfal 8:60] He stated it in general terms and did not specify it. So whatever the Muslims are able to do in every age, according to its circumstances, they do it; and whatever they are not able to do, they are not held accountable for its absence. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the amount of strength we must prepare for fighting the enemy so that we are capable of fighting them? Is it a condition that we have at least half of their strength?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) did not specify the strength, because it varies according to the times and according to capability and ability. He, the Exalted, said:
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 047 من 123 / شرح كتاب زاد المستقنع / الجهاد / صالح الفوزان / الفقه / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (57:52)
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