The ruling on preferring the rear guard over the vanguard in the hadith
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Question:
The questioner: May Allah reward you, why are the vanguard and the rear guard mentioned in the hadith, and which of the two is better?
Answer:
There is no preference between them, because the intended meaning is that they are equal. Whether one is placed in the vanguard or in the rear guard, it is equal in the eyes of the one striving in the path of Allah. He does not care in which position he is placed; he works in it with sincerity and effort. The intent is equality, not preference. The intent is equality. Yes.
The questioner: May Allah reward you, why are the vanguard and the rear guard mentioned in the hadith, and which of the two is better?
Answer:
There is no preference between them, because the intended meaning is that they are equal. Whether one is placed in the vanguard or in the rear guard, it is equal in the eyes of the one striving in the path of Allah. He does not care in which position he is placed; he works in it with sincerity and effort. The intent is equality, not preference. The intent is equality. Yes.
Source
التفاضل بين الساقة والحراسة — alfawzan.live
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