What is the ruling on one who does not think about jihad?

The student : The hadith that says, "Whoever does not fight in jihad or does not think about jihad, then dies, dies the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance." Does merely thinking about jihad exempt one from this warning? And if one spends some of his wealth in the cause of Allah, does that exempt him from this warning? That is, if he spends in the cause of Allah in jihad, does he escape the warning?

The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. Jihad is of two types: one is an individual obligation, as is the case in this time; and the other is a collective obligation. Currently, there is no collective obligation because the Muslims are being attacked in their own lands, so it is an individual obligation. Therefore, it is not sufficient for a Muslim to merely think about jihad to be saved from hypocrisy; rather, he must go forth with those who go forth in the cause of fighting in the path of Allah, Mighty and Majestic. This is if the conditions that facilitate jihad in the path of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, are present. In this case, it is obligatory for every Muslim to go forth. However, if the circumstances are not conducive to that, the least he can do is intend this jihad. This hadith is exactly about the intention that is necessary, just like the hadith, "Whoever sees..." the hadith of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri . So when a Muslim is unable to actually fight in jihad, the least he can do is intend it in his heart. This is the intended meaning of the hadith of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him, . That is, when it is possible . Or as he, peace and blessings be upon him, said.