Explaining the Status of Struggle Against the Self Among the Types of Jihad
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a lecture
Answer:
on jihad al-nafs (struggle against the self)? Jihad al-nafs is the hardest jihad; the hardest jihad is jihad al-nafs. So if Allah grants a person victory over his self, the other types of jihad become easy for him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is the ruling on a lecture
Answer:
on jihad al-nafs (struggle against the self)? Jihad al-nafs is the hardest jihad; the hardest jihad is jihad al-nafs. So if Allah grants a person victory over his self, the other types of jihad become easy for him. Yes.
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، بداية من قول المُصَنِّف : ومن علامات صحة القلب — islamhouse.com (50:17)
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