What is the difference between the words qital and jihad in Islamic law? And what are the types of jihad?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : What is the difference between the words qital and jihad in Islamic law? And what are the types of jihad? Who declares it? And when is it declared?
The Shaykh : There is no qital in Islam that is bare and devoid of jihad; every qital must be sought for the sake of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). This is the difference between the qital of Muslims and the qital of disbelievers. Muslims intend in jihad in the path of Allah an intention that the disbelievers do not intend. Therefore, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:.
As for engaging directly in jihad, the reality is that this is the problem of Muslims today. We have mentioned to you repeatedly and again that this jihad must have prerequisites. The first and most important of these prerequisites is understanding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in the correct manner that saves its adherent from eternal abode in the Fire. On the contrary, whoever does not become a monotheist, his good deeds will not benefit him, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Furqan 25:23]. After tawhid comes knowledge, which the Muslim learns as pure knowledge taken only from the Book and the Sunnah. Neither of these is something that Muslims today have agreed to focus on. Therefore, the first jihad that every Muslim seeks is to know tawhid and to be cultured with the correct Islamic culture. Then Allah (Mighty and Majestic) will permit Islam and Muslims to have honor and the victory He promised them.
Yes?
The Shaykh : There is no qital in Islam that is bare and devoid of jihad; every qital must be sought for the sake of Allah (Blessed and Exalted is He). This is the difference between the qital of Muslims and the qital of disbelievers. Muslims intend in jihad in the path of Allah an intention that the disbelievers do not intend. Therefore, he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
I was sent with the sword before the Hour so that Allah alone is worshipped, with no partner with Him, and my provision was placed under the shadow of my spear, and humiliation and degradation were placed upon whoever opposes my command, and whoever imitates a people is one of them.
بُعِثْتُ بين يدي الساعة بالسيف حتى يُعبدَ الله وحدَه لا شريك له ، وجُعِلَ رزقي تحت ظلِّ رمحي ، وجُعِلَ الذُّلُّ والصَّغَار على مَن خالَفَ أمري ، ومَن تشبَّهَ بقومٍ فهو منهمAs for engaging directly in jihad, the reality is that this is the problem of Muslims today. We have mentioned to you repeatedly and again that this jihad must have prerequisites. The first and most important of these prerequisites is understanding tawhid (the oneness of Allah) in the correct manner that saves its adherent from eternal abode in the Fire. On the contrary, whoever does not become a monotheist, his good deeds will not benefit him, as He (Mighty and Majestic) said:
And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُورًاYes?
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.