I heard that struggling against the self is among the greatest forms of jihad. How is that?
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Question:
I heard that struggling against the self is among the greatest forms of jihad. How is that?
Answer:
That is not correct, that is not correct. I think jihad is jihad in the cause of Allah the Exalted. Yes, struggling against the self is required, but it is not the greatest jihad, because the greatest jihad is jihad in the cause of Allah, fighting the disbelievers and the hypocrites. However, struggling against the self is undoubtedly one of the types of jihad, and one who does not struggle against his self cannot struggle against his enemy.
I heard that struggling against the self is among the greatest forms of jihad. How is that?
Answer:
That is not correct, that is not correct. I think jihad is jihad in the cause of Allah the Exalted. Yes, struggling against the self is required, but it is not the greatest jihad, because the greatest jihad is jihad in the cause of Allah, fighting the disbelievers and the hypocrites. However, struggling against the self is undoubtedly one of the types of jihad, and one who does not struggle against his self cannot struggle against his enemy.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، سمعت أن مجاهدة النفس من أعظم الجهاد كيف يكون ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح بن فوزان الفوزان — youtube.com
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