The Response to Those Who Limit Jihad to Defense

Question:
Abu 'Abdullah says: How do we respond to those who say that jihad is in the path of Allah?

Answer:
We respond to them with the practice of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). Did the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) sit in Madinah until the polytheists came to him, or did he wage war against them? The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) waged war against them at Badr, at Hunayn, and in the Conquest. Did the Companions sit in Madinah and not wage war in the East and the West to spread Islam? The response to them is through the practice of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and the practice of his Companions. Allah the Exalted said: Even if they did not kill us, we fought them in order to exalt the word of Allah, in order to spread Islam, which is the religion of Allah, and to abolish disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah), which is the religion of Satan. We do not leave people to perish; we do not leave people to perish and enter the Fire while we have the ability to cause their rescue. That would be deception of humanity.
Allah has entrusted us with this religion, so He will ask us about it. We must convey it to humanity, and humanity will not be reached except through jihad, because there are tyrants and enemies who do not want the Muslims to spread the call and teach people Islam. The heads of disbelief are tyrants, so we must wage jihad against them until Islam spreads. Yes.