What is meant by the statement: “Whoever dies without having gone on a jihad and without having contemplated going on a jihad dies upon a branch of hypocrisy”?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks about the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Riyad as-Salihin 1341. What is the meaning of that hadith? Is it talking to oneself or supplicating for martyrdom?
Answer:
The meaning is the resolve to perform jihad if it were to occur. To contemplate going on a jihad means to resolve that if jihad were to occur, he would fight in the cause of Allah. Allah will record for him the reward of his intention; He will record for him the reward of the good intention. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks about the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
He who dies without having fought in the Cause of Allah or without having thought of doing so, will die with one characteristic of hypocrisy in him.
من مات ولم يغز ولم يحدث نفسه بالغزو مات على شعبة من النفاقAnswer:
The meaning is the resolve to perform jihad if it were to occur. To contemplate going on a jihad means to resolve that if jihad were to occur, he would fight in the cause of Allah. Allah will record for him the reward of his intention; He will record for him the reward of the good intention. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما المقصود بقوله «من مات ولم يغز ولم يحدث نفسه بالغزو مات على شعبة من النفاق»؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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