The reason for leaving off jihad in Makkah before the Hijrah
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Question:
We ask Allah to grant the written decree, Honorable Shaykh. We are calling you to ask questions. The questioner says: Some people claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leaving off jihad against the disbelievers at the beginning of the mission, and the restriction of the Hijrah to Madinah, was due to the fact that jihad was not prescribed during that period, and not because of the Muslims' weakness and their inability to do so. Please clarify this for us, may Allah grant you success and benefit the Muslims through you.
Answer:
Yes, it was that jihad was not prescribed. But why was jihad not prescribed? Because the Muslims were not able to carry it out in that land. Jihad was left off in Makkah because it was not prescribed. Why was it not prescribed? Because the Muslims were not able to carry out jihad in that land.
We ask Allah to grant the written decree, Honorable Shaykh. We are calling you to ask questions. The questioner says: Some people claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) leaving off jihad against the disbelievers at the beginning of the mission, and the restriction of the Hijrah to Madinah, was due to the fact that jihad was not prescribed during that period, and not because of the Muslims' weakness and their inability to do so. Please clarify this for us, may Allah grant you success and benefit the Muslims through you.
Answer:
Yes, it was that jihad was not prescribed. But why was jihad not prescribed? Because the Muslims were not able to carry it out in that land. Jihad was left off in Makkah because it was not prescribed. Why was it not prescribed? Because the Muslims were not able to carry out jihad in that land.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 1 من 5/شرح رسالة فضل الإسلام/الخروج عن دعوى الإسلام/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:05:46)
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