The reason for leaving off jihad at the beginning of the mission before the migration
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Question:
We ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to grant the questioner that it be a written question. Honorable Shaykh, we ask your permission to pose the questions. The questioner says: Some people claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left off fighting the disbelievers at the beginning of the mission, and that the limit was the migration to Madinah, because jihad was not prescribed during that period, and not because of the Muslims’ weakness and their inability to do so. Please clarify this, may Allah grant you success and benefit the Muslims with you.
Answer:
Yes, he wants to make the prescribed thing come about, but why does he want it to come about? Because the Muslims could not do it in that city. Jihad was made obligatory in Makkah because it was not prescribed. Why was it not prescribed? Because the Muslims could not perform jihad during that period.
We ask Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) to grant the questioner that it be a written question. Honorable Shaykh, we ask your permission to pose the questions. The questioner says: Some people claim that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) left off fighting the disbelievers at the beginning of the mission, and that the limit was the migration to Madinah, because jihad was not prescribed during that period, and not because of the Muslims’ weakness and their inability to do so. Please clarify this, may Allah grant you success and benefit the Muslims with you.
Answer:
Yes, he wants to make the prescribed thing come about, but why does he want it to come about? Because the Muslims could not do it in that city. Jihad was made obligatory in Makkah because it was not prescribed. Why was it not prescribed? Because the Muslims could not perform jihad during that period.
Source
شرح فضل الإسلام [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب الخروج عن دعوى الإسلام — islamhouse.com (1:05:29)
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