The Virtue of the Murabitin on the Borders and the Importance of Praying for Them

Question:
May Allah reward you, our honorable Shaykh. Our brave security forces and the murabitin stationed on the borders have our prayers for them. They are making blessed and successful efforts to protect this country, the land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) and the land of creed, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Do you have a word for them regarding supplication?

Answer:
Yes, we ask Allah to grant them success, to help them, and to keep them on the right path. They receive reward for this if their intentions are sincere, because they are defending the land of the Muslims and the Muslims themselves. It has been reported regarding the murabitin in the path of Allah, as it came in the hadith that Allah, the Exalted, said: They are guarding this land and exposing themselves to danger, so they are upon a great reward. It also came in a hadith that is better than a year of fasting, or something to that effect. So, standing guard in the path of Allah and at the borders of the Muslims carries a great reward, and if a murabit dies in his place, his reward continues to flow to him until the Day of Resurrection. Yes.