Which is the best of the physical acts of worship: prayer or jihad?
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Question:
Is the best of the physical acts of worship prayer or jihad?
Answer:
Jihad is better, in the case of voluntary acts; because of the exposure of the self and wealth involved in it.
Q: And knowledge?
The Shaykh: Knowledge is part of jihad; it is not voluntary. Learning knowledge is obligatory.
Q: Is it a collective obligation?
The Shaykh: Learning the knowledge by which one knows his religion and knows what Allah has made obligatory upon him and what He has forbidden; this is obligatory. As for the increase, jihad is better.
Is the best of the physical acts of worship prayer or jihad?
Answer:
Jihad is better, in the case of voluntary acts; because of the exposure of the self and wealth involved in it.
Q: And knowledge?
The Shaykh: Knowledge is part of jihad; it is not voluntary. Learning knowledge is obligatory.
Q: Is it a collective obligation?
The Shaykh: Learning the knowledge by which one knows his religion and knows what Allah has made obligatory upon him and what He has forbidden; this is obligatory. As for the increase, jihad is better.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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