Collecting the hadith on the remembrance of Allah with jihad in the path of Allah
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Question:
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: There is a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he says: "Shall I not direct you to what is best of your deeds, purest with your Lord, better for you than gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy so that they strike your necks and you strike theirs?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "The remembrance of Allah." How do we reconcile this hadith with what was mentioned in the final explanation of the chapter that we read just now?
Answer:
Yes, yes, there is no contradiction between what came in the chapter and this hadith, because the remembrance of Allah is necessary. The one who fights in the path of Allah remembers Allah[Al-Anfal 8:45]. So the fighter increases in the remembrance of Allah. And through that, he obtains help in his jihad against his enemy. So there is no conflict between accompanying the remembrance of Allah with jihad in the path of Allah.
As for the one who sits and says that the remembrance is better than jihad, that is a mistake. The one who sits and says, "I will occupy myself with the remembrance, citing this hadith as evidence," and I sit and remember, this legislation and this reasoning, and this legislation, and jihad in the path of Allah has been left out. Everyone is mistaken. Nothing is equal to jihad. But along with jihad, you remember Allah the Exalted, yes.
The Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, says: There is a hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) in which he says: "Shall I not direct you to what is best of your deeds, purest with your Lord, better for you than gold and silver, and better for you than meeting your enemy so that they strike your necks and you strike theirs?" They said: "Yes, O Messenger of Allah." He said: "The remembrance of Allah." How do we reconcile this hadith with what was mentioned in the final explanation of the chapter that we read just now?
Answer:
Yes, yes, there is no contradiction between what came in the chapter and this hadith, because the remembrance of Allah is necessary. The one who fights in the path of Allah remembers Allah
O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah much that you may be successful.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُوا وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَAs for the one who sits and says that the remembrance is better than jihad, that is a mistake. The one who sits and says, "I will occupy myself with the remembrance, citing this hadith as evidence," and I sit and remember, this legislation and this reasoning, and this legislation, and jihad in the path of Allah has been left out. Everyone is mistaken. Nothing is equal to jihad. But along with jihad, you remember Allah the Exalted, yes.
Source
فضل الجهاد والذكر — alfawzan.live
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