What is the criterion for jihad in this time?

Question:
What is the criterion for jihad in times like these, when trials and tribulations are abundant?

Answer:
My brother, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) was asked about this. A questioner asked him: "A man fights for bravery, a man fights for his honor, and a man fights for the spoils of war. Which of these is in the cause of Allah?" The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: The criterion is the intention and the purpose. If his purpose is to exalt the word of Allah, then he is in the cause of Allah. But this is on the condition that it is with an organized jihad under the command of the one in authority, the commander of the Muslims, and that he is under the banner of the Muslims. Yes.