The Meaning of Jihad al-Nafs and Its Method
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is meant by jihad al-nafs? And what is its method?
Answer:
Jihad al-nafs is that you compel your self to obedience; because the self inclines toward laziness and comfort, so you struggle against it and compel it to obedience and hardship in obedience until it becomes accustomed to this. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What is meant by jihad al-nafs? And what is its method?
Answer:
Jihad al-nafs is that you compel your self to obedience; because the self inclines toward laziness and comfort, so you struggle against it and compel it to obedience and hardship in obedience until it becomes accustomed to this. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 75 من 83 / شرح مختصر زاد المعاد / غزوة تبوك / صالح الفوزان / السيرة / كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:14:13)
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