The Comparison Between Hajj and Jihad
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Can it be inferred from the hadith with which you opened the session that Hajj is better than jihad in the cause of Allah?The Shaykh: From which aspect?The questioner: From the perspective of its remainder: (and not jihad in the cause of Allah?He said: And not jihad in the cause of Allah except for a man.
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As for its generality: (There are no days in which righteous deeds are [more beloved to Allah] than these.
) This implies it is so; but if jihad in these days becomes better than in other times,His saying: (and not jihad in the cause of Allah) meaning: in other than these days, and in that case, jihad in the cause of Allah in these days is better than in other times.
The questioner: How do we reconcile this hadith with the verse: [At-Tawbah: 19] , and the Shaykh al-Islam stated the superiority of jihad based on this verse: [At-Tawbah: 19] ?! Please inform us, may Allah have mercy on you! The Shaykh: The disbelievers and polytheists boast over the Muslims that they provide water to the pilgrims and maintain the Sacred Mosque,So Allah the Exalted said: Have you made this like that? If you did this, provided water to the pilgrims, and maintained the Sacred Mosque, and then died upon disbelief, you have no share in this, [Al-Furqan: 23] .
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As for its generality: (There are no days in which righteous deeds are [more beloved to Allah] than these.
) This implies it is so; but if jihad in these days becomes better than in other times,His saying: (and not jihad in the cause of Allah) meaning: in other than these days, and in that case, jihad in the cause of Allah in these days is better than in other times.
The questioner: How do we reconcile this hadith with the verse: