Is the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Obey Allah and the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life” specific to jihad or general?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His saying:[Al-Anfal 8:24] Is this address specific to the believers, or is it general for all?
Answer:
The verse indicates that what is meant by “that which gives you life” is jihad in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Regarding His saying:
O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْAnswer:
The verse indicates that what is meant by “that which gives you life” is jihad in the cause of Allah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3223] هل قوله تعالى: ﴿استجيبوا لله وللرسول إذا دعاكم لما يحييكم﴾ خاص بالجهاد أم عام؟ — youtube.com
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