Is there explicit evidence from a hadith regarding the matter of the greater jihad that you mentioned earlier?
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The questioner : Is there explicit evidence from a hadith regarding the matter of the greater jihad that you mentioned earlier?
The Shaykh : There is no hadith except the famous one, which is a denounced and weak hadith: meaning the struggle against the self. Despite its fame, this hadith is weak.
Its meaning is also criticized and not sound, because many people who pray, perform Hajj, and pay zakah do not proceed to jihad in the cause of Allah, as it is assumed, because the matter is as the common people say: "His blood is given in exchange for his hand" meaning death is before him. You have previously known that by nature, a person hates death, but the believer submits himself to the commands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So if Allah has commanded jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then at that time, this jihad is, from a psychological standpoint, the most repulsive thing to the soul, not just prayer and Hajj, where a person does not feel such a struggle against the self that commands to evil. In any case, we say about this hadith that it is weak in chain and denounced in text. Yes.
The questioner : Perhaps it is regarding jihad in the hadith: "The pinnacle of excellence is jihad in the cause of Allah," which also supports that.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a well-known hadith.
The Shaykh : There is no hadith except the famous one, which is a denounced and weak hadith:
We returned from the lesser jihad to the greater jihad
رجعنا من الجهاد الأصغر إلى الجهاد الأكبرIts meaning is also criticized and not sound, because many people who pray, perform Hajj, and pay zakah do not proceed to jihad in the cause of Allah, as it is assumed, because the matter is as the common people say: "His blood is given in exchange for his hand" meaning death is before him. You have previously known that by nature, a person hates death, but the believer submits himself to the commands of Allah (Mighty and Majestic). So if Allah has commanded jihad in the cause of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), then at that time, this jihad is, from a psychological standpoint, the most repulsive thing to the soul, not just prayer and Hajj, where a person does not feel such a struggle against the self that commands to evil. In any case, we say about this hadith that it is weak in chain and denounced in text. Yes.
The questioner : Perhaps it is regarding jihad in the hadith: "The pinnacle of excellence is jihad in the cause of Allah," which also supports that.
The Shaykh : Yes, this is a well-known hadith.