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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Difference Between a Ghazwah, a Battle, and a Sariyyah

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Question:
A questioner asks: Is there a difference between a ghazwah, a battle, and a sariyyah?

Answer:
A ghazwah is a battle and a sariyyah. What is this talk? A ghazwah, a battle, and a sariyyah. A sariyyah is a detachment from the army, and a ghazwah is well known: it is going out to fight the enemy to uphold the religion of Allah (Mighty and Majestic).

The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما المقام الثاني الذي وقع فيه الغلط — islamhouse.com (1:05:49)

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