What is the meaning of the statement of Allah the Exalted: "Have you made the provision of water for the pilgrims and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram like the one who believes in Allah and the Last Day and strives in the cause of Allah"?
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The questioner : Reconciling this hadith with the verse: [At-Tawbah 9:19] And Shaykh al-Islam stated the superiority of jihad.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The issue of jihad[At-Tawbah 9:19] the verse.
The Shaykh :[At-Tawbah 9:19] .
The questioner : How?
The Shaykh : The disbelievers and polytheists boast over the Muslims that they provide water for the pilgrims and maintain al-Masjid al-Haram, so Allah the Exalted said: Have you made this like that? If you did this, providing water for the pilgrims and maintaining al-Masjid al-Haram, while remaining in disbelief, you have no share in this[Al-Furqan 25:23] Yes, that is correct.
No, there is only one question in it.
Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim
أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّThe Shaykh : What?
The questioner : The issue of jihad
Have you made the providing of water for the pilgrim and the maintenance of al-Masjid al-Haram equal to [the deeds of] one who believes in Allah and the Last Day
أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِThe Shaykh :
and strives in the cause of Allah
وجاهد في سبيل اللهThe questioner : How?
The Shaykh : The disbelievers and polytheists boast over the Muslims that they provide water for the pilgrims and maintain al-Masjid al-Haram, so Allah the Exalted said: Have you made this like that? If you did this, providing water for the pilgrims and maintaining al-Masjid al-Haram, while remaining in disbelief, you have no share in this
And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.
وَقَدِمْنَا إِلَى مَا عَمِلُوا مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَاهُ هَبَاءً مَنْثُوراًNo, there is only one question in it.