Combining the Hadith with the Lawful Fighting Between Believers
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Question:
The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the hadith we have with the prescribed fighting among the believers, as in the verse[Al-Hujurat 49:9]
Answer:
Lawful fighting is not included in this; what is meant is unlawful fighting. Fighting the people of armed rebellion for the sake of public benefit, maintaining security, and preserving the Muslim state is prescribed. The hadith refers to unlawful fighting, which is aggression. Therefore, there is no contradiction between the two hadiths.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
The questioner asks: How do we reconcile the hadith we have with the prescribed fighting among the believers, as in the verse
And if two factions among the believers should fight
وَإِن طَائِفَتَانِ مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اقْتَتَلُواAnswer:
Lawful fighting is not included in this; what is meant is unlawful fighting. Fighting the people of armed rebellion for the sake of public benefit, maintaining security, and preserving the Muslim state is prescribed. The hadith refers to unlawful fighting, which is aggression. Therefore, there is no contradiction between the two hadiths.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب ما جاء أن بعض هذه الأمة يعبد الأوثان - 2 — islamhouse.com (44:48)
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