The Lawful Jihad and the Position of One Who Shuns It
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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the lawful jihad? And what is your opinion of one who completely shuns jihad?
Answer:
Jihad has conditions and regulations. If the conditions and regulations are met, it is the best of deeds after the obligatory duties. It is the best of voluntary acts; the best of them is jihad in the path of Allah. It is the pinnacle of Islam. However, not every battle and not every fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is called jihad. Rather, it is jihad in the path of Allah. That is what is required. It is not jihad in the path of fitnah, in the path of prevailing in an opinion, or in the victory of a group or a country. No, that is not it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: What is the lawful jihad? And what is your opinion of one who completely shuns jihad?
Answer:
Jihad has conditions and regulations. If the conditions and regulations are met, it is the best of deeds after the obligatory duties. It is the best of voluntary acts; the best of them is jihad in the path of Allah. It is the pinnacle of Islam. However, not every battle and not every fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) is called jihad. Rather, it is jihad in the path of Allah. That is what is required. It is not jihad in the path of fitnah, in the path of prevailing in an opinion, or in the victory of a group or a country. No, that is not it.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب قول الله - تعالى - : { إنك لا تهدي من أحببت } — islamhouse.com (1:09:23)
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