From the categories of zakah: jihad in the path of Allah the Exalted

Question : In the path of Allah, and in the path of Allah, and the wayfarer; I also ask about that. What is the path of Allah? Some scholars have claimed that the meaning of "in the path of Allah" is all paths of good, such as building mosques, repairing roads, printing books, and jihad in the path of Allah, and so on; that all paths of good are in the path of Allah.

Answer : Yes, but the majority of scholars hold that the meaning of "in the path of Allah" is specifically jihad. The mujahideen are given from the zakah what is sufficient for their jihad, and weapons are purchased for them that are sufficient for their fighting. Yes, but the jihad must be in the path of Allah. What is jihad in the path of Allah? It is fighting so that the word of Allah is supreme, not for tribalism, leadership, or the like. This is the correct view. The correct view is that jihad in the path of Allah is only jihad in the path of Allah. Because if we said that the meaning of "in the path of Allah" is all forms of good, it would not be the exclusive restriction intended by the verse. It would have no benefit, except that restriction means restricting the ruling to what is included in it. If you make "in the path of Allah" general for all paths of good, it means the restriction has no benefit. The correct view is that one should say that the meaning is jihad in the path of Allah.