The ruling on one who goes to jihad and leaves off seeking knowledge
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We often see young men who go to jihad, and then when they return, they regret that they did not seek religious knowledge. So what is your guidance for those who want to go to jihad now?
A person is the doctor of himself,And we may say to a person: It is better to devote oneself to seeking knowledge,And we say to another: It is better to go to jihad.
If a person has a desire to seek knowledge,And he was a vessel for knowledge: and he has a good memory, understanding, and intelligence, but in jihad he is not so, he is a coward, a physically weak person, then here we order him to seek religious knowledge. And the opposite of that, if he is a man who is physically strong, brave, bold, and knowledgeable about the tools of war, but weak in memory and little in understanding in knowledge,So here we say to him: go to jihad, and if there is a man who is intelligent, has a good memory, is physically strong, but he is afflicted with boredom and laziness in seeking knowledge and he has a desire for jihad, we tell him: fight in jihad.
So a person is the doctor of himself, and every person can be addressed with something other than what we address another man with, according to what is fitting for the condition of each one.
A person is the doctor of himself,And we may say to a person: It is better to devote oneself to seeking knowledge,And we say to another: It is better to go to jihad.
If a person has a desire to seek knowledge,And he was a vessel for knowledge: and he has a good memory, understanding, and intelligence, but in jihad he is not so, he is a coward, a physically weak person, then here we order him to seek religious knowledge. And the opposite of that, if he is a man who is physically strong, brave, bold, and knowledgeable about the tools of war, but weak in memory and little in understanding in knowledge,So here we say to him: go to jihad, and if there is a man who is intelligent, has a good memory, is physically strong, but he is afflicted with boredom and laziness in seeking knowledge and he has a desire for jihad, we tell him: fight in jihad.
So a person is the doctor of himself, and every person can be addressed with something other than what we address another man with, according to what is fitting for the condition of each one.