Is warning against the people of innovation and exposing the parties and misguided sects considered part of jihad?
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The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that jihad includes the perfection of love. Is warning against the people of innovation and exposing the parties and misguided sects considered part of the jihad that...
The Shaykh:
Jihad is what conforms to the Book and the Sunnah; what conforms to the Book and the Sunnah is jihad.
The questioner:
And it is fighting in the path of Allah.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this when he was asked: "A man fights out of bravery, a man fights out of tribal pride, and a man fights to be seen. Which of these is in the path of Allah?" He said: "Whoever fights so that the word of Allah is the highest, he is in the path of Allah." In this condition: whoever fights so that the word of Allah is the highest, he is in the path of Allah. Jihad has guidelines and conditions. Not every fight is jihad; it may be corruption on earth, it may be destruction, it may be shedding of blood if it goes beyond the prescribed limit.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah (may Allah have mercy on him) mentioned that jihad includes the perfection of love. Is warning against the people of innovation and exposing the parties and misguided sects considered part of the jihad that...
The Shaykh:
Jihad is what conforms to the Book and the Sunnah; what conforms to the Book and the Sunnah is jihad.
The questioner:
And it is fighting in the path of Allah.
The Shaykh:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) clarified this when he was asked: "A man fights out of bravery, a man fights out of tribal pride, and a man fights to be seen. Which of these is in the path of Allah?" He said: "Whoever fights so that the word of Allah is the highest, he is in the path of Allah." In this condition: whoever fights so that the word of Allah is the highest, he is in the path of Allah. Jihad has guidelines and conditions. Not every fight is jihad; it may be corruption on earth, it may be destruction, it may be shedding of blood if it goes beyond the prescribed limit.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [439 /641] هل التحذير من أهل البدع وفضح الأحزاب والفرق الضالة يعد من الجهاد؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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