The Intended Meaning of Jihad with Wealth
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The questioner:
This is Al-Fayyaz. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by jihad that is carried out with wealth?
The Shaykh:
Jihad that is carried out with wealth is purchasing weapons for the mujahideen and equipping
The questioner:
the one who goes out to fight.
The Shaykh:
This is jihad with wealth: assisting in jihad with wealth, with weapons, with men, and with equipment. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man combines...
The Shaykh:
The correct jihad is not from the trials (fitan) where you support the people of bombing and the people of declaring others disbelievers (takfir), saying, "This is jihad." That is invalid; it is not jihad. We mean the Shari'ah-compliant jihad that is under the leadership of the Muslim ruler (wali al-amr) and is funded from the public treasury (bayt al-mal), whether the treasury is sufficient or not, or is lacking. So you contribute and participate in preparing the mujahideen. Yes.
This is Al-Fayyaz. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is meant by jihad that is carried out with wealth?
The Shaykh:
Jihad that is carried out with wealth is purchasing weapons for the mujahideen and equipping
The questioner:
the one who goes out to fight.
The Shaykh:
This is jihad with wealth: assisting in jihad with wealth, with weapons, with men, and with equipment. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, if a man combines...
The Shaykh:
The correct jihad is not from the trials (fitan) where you support the people of bombing and the people of declaring others disbelievers (takfir), saying, "This is jihad." That is invalid; it is not jihad. We mean the Shari'ah-compliant jihad that is under the leadership of the Muslim ruler (wali al-amr) and is funded from the public treasury (bayt al-mal), whether the treasury is sufficient or not, or is lacking. So you contribute and participate in preparing the mujahideen. Yes.
Source
شرح رسالة العبودية لشيخ الإسلام ابن تيمية، بداية من قوله : فإن الصلاة فيها دفع مكروه وهو الفحشاء والمنكر — islamhouse.com (56:09)
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