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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Jihad with Weapons and Jihad with Knowledge

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Question : People report that when jihad is mentioned in the Qur'an, it refers only to jihad with weapons. So how did we apply these verses to the mujahideen and the students of knowledge?

Answer : Allah the Exalted said:
O Prophet, fight against the disbelievers and the hypocritesيَا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ جَاهِدِ الْكُفَّارَ وَالْمُنَافِقِينَ
[At-Tawbah 9:73]
The jihad of the hypocrites cannot be with weapons; it can only be with knowledge.
Source قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 306- الجهاد بالسلاح والجهاد بالعلم - ابن عثيمين — youtube.com

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