The Ruling of Prisoners of War (POW) in Islam
The Ruling of Prisoners of War (POW):
It is up to the Muslim Imam to determine the fate of POW’s.
It is up to the Muslim Imam to determine the fate of POW’s.
- Choice of executing them
- Free them without ransom
- Free with ransom
- Enslave some of the POW’s
A Muslims needs to be aware, and should not just accept things as he/she hears it. Look at what the Quraish did at their time and look at what the enemies of Allah are doing to the Muslims today. Preachers, who are spreading the true Islam, are being thrown in jail, are killed, or are subjugated to threats. If Muslims try to present the truth then they are suppressed and restricted. Muslim blood has become worthless
In such situations we should be firm. The perception that some Muslims have that, Muslims should be lenient so that Islam doesn’t get a bad name. They want people to think that Muslims are tolerant and peaceful and they don’t want people to call us terrorists. This is a sign of WEAKNESS. We can see Muslims leaders be soft and in return the enemy becomes arrogant. Sometimes the sword needs to be used, and sometimes the word of wisdom needs to be used. Sometimes the pen and sometimes the sword, it depends.
Developing a Muslim Identity
There is a global culture that is being forced down the throats of everyone on the face of the earth. This global culture is protected and promoted. Thomas Friedman, he is a famous writer in the US, he writes for the New York Times. He says, the hidden hand of the market can not survive without the hidden fist. Mc Donalds will never flourish without Mc Donald Douglas- the designer of F15s.
In other words, we are not really dealing with a global culture that is benign or compassionate. This is a culture that gives you no choice. Either accept Mc Donalds, otherwise Mc Donald Douglas will send their F15s above your head. It is very intolerant culture, that can not co exist with anything else. It uproots every other culture on the face of the earth. Just cuts the roots of it. And you have a quote here by Alexander Sofzen. He is a famous Russian Historian writer. He says To destroy a people, you must sever their roots. So its really a destruction of the people of the earth because every other culture is being demolished. So this is not a global culture that will co exist with others, it will replace others. And the only ideology that is standing up to this global culture is Islam. But still, as Muslims and especially Muslims living in the west, we are suffering from a serious identity crisis. I mean you would find that even though the brother or the sister would be practicing Islam, but the identity it self, the Islamic identity itself is lost. I mean person would have more in common with the rock star or a soccer player then they would have with the companions of Rasool Allah saw. You would find that our youth know more about pop stars than they know about the Sahaba of Rasool saw . Infact even sometimes more than the Anbiya. How many of our youth know the names of all of the Anbiya of Allah? How many of our youth know the names of the Sahaba ra. But ask the same person to name the soccer players on their favorite team or their best basketball players and they would go down the list. So there is a serious identity crisis that is going on among Muslims.
And the way we can counter that, they way we can develop the Muslim identity is:
No 1: By having a strong study of Islamic history. Which is made up of the lives of Prophets of Allah. The life of Muhammad saw, the life of the Sahaba ra and then learning in general, the Muslim history after that. So that’s No 1. You develop an identity, by having an attachment with history. Because our history, is our umbilical cord. This is our life line. We are an extension of an Ummah. We are not separated; we are not severed from our roots. We are a part of a glorious Ummah that we need to study about.
"I leave behind me two things, the Qur’an and my example, the Sunnah and if you follow these you will never go astray" - Prophet Muhammed (PBUH)No 2: By being part of the world wide Muslim Ummah. Our local identity should not over ride our Muslim identity. So my identification with Britain or America or Pakistan or Kuwait or any other country should not over ride my Islamic identity. See this “nation/state” concept is something that Islam came to abolish. We have our loyalty to Allah Subhana Watala and to our religion. And we are part of a world wide Ummah. Therefore we need to study; we need to learn about our Muslim brothers all over the world. What happens in Palestine should concern every British Muslim. What happens in Kashmir should concern every American Muslim. What happens in every part of the Muslim world, should concern me as if it is happening within my own house. So these are the two important elements in building an identity.
Constants on The Path of Jihad: Chapter V - Victory is not limited to military victory
Third meaning of victory: the Mujahid is guided
The Mujahid is included in the saying of Allah,
“And those who strive in Our cause, we will certainly guide them to our paths; for verily Allah is with those who do right.” - (al Ankaboot 69)Is this not a form of victory that you are guided? Aren’t we all searching for guidance? Allah tells us that if you are involved in Mujahada, you will be guided by Him. If the Ummah fights Jihad fe Sabeelillah, then the Ummah becomes a guided Ummah. The reason why we are misguided is because we have left Jihad fe Sabeelillah. But the moment the Ummah wakes up, stands up for its responsibility, and fights Jihad fe Sabeelillah, Allah will guide the Ummah.
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: I heard the Apostle of Allah, (sallallaahu `alayhi wa-sallam) say:
“When you enter into the in a transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are pleased with agriculture, and give up conducting jihad, Allah will make disgrace prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your original Deen (i.e., True Islam).” - (Sunan Abu Dawud: Book 23, Number 3455)Also, for our earlier Scholars, whenever they would have a dispute over a fatwa, they would send it to the Mujahideen in the frontline; they know that they are guided by Allah.
f. ‘The dwellings in which you delight’ – The Arabic word for home is ‘maskan’. Maskan comes from Sakeena. You feel peace and tranquility when you are at home. We are naturally attached to our places of residence; specifically, our house, and then our homeland. We get used to the certain rituals we do in our house such as the food we eat, the bed we sleep on, the schedule we follow etc. and anything that interrupts this routine is not tranquility but insecurity. A Mujahid fe Sabeelillah goes through a routine change. The food he eats will most probably not be the same he is used to eating at home. The bed he sleeps on is not as comfortable. His sleeping schedule could be different. All of this can make one go back home and long for it. So an Arab Mujahid that joins the Afghanis might find that the food is too spicy. Temperatures change and the routine changes. ‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar came out of Arabia, and fought Jihad in Armenia; he was used to the hot weather, and now he’s fighting in a few feet of snow. This is not easy and is a sacrifice. This could be why hajj is related to Jihad fe Sabeelillah. Although hajj is much minor in comparison to Jihad fe Sabeelillah, people have to change their routine. They have to take long distances like the Mujahid. The clothes you wear in hajj are not what you wear everyday. You are not allowed to cut your hair, and trim your nails. These things are Sunnah of fitra; but you aren’t allowed to do it. It also costs money to do hajj. If your longing and love of your home is keeping you away from Jihad fe Sabeelillah, then it is an obstacle. Sometimes, the Mujahid can be out for a year or so; the solution to the obstacle is Sabr.
Then Allah continues in this ayah of Surah at Tauba,
“Are dearer to you than Allah and His Messenger and Jihad in His Cause, then wait till Allah brings about His command: and Allah does not guide the transgressors (faasiqoon).” - (At-Tawbah 24)Allah’s command here implies His punishment.
When one can achieve victory over these eight obstacles, that’s a great victory and he has achieved another victory: not being a faasiq since Allah says those who don’t overcome them are faasiqoon. You achieve this victory by proving that you love Allah, His Messenger, and Jihad fe Sabeelillah in a practical way and not in lip service. Many Islamic jama’at will claim that they will show you the love of Allah and His Rasool (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam). They will sing nasheed, recite Qur’an, talk about Qur’an and Sunnah and so forth. But if you really want to show it, then go out and become a Mujahid; then you wouldn’t have to talk about it anymore. You have proved it through action; Iman needs to manifest itself through action.
Constants on The Path of Jihad: Chapter V - Victory is not limited to military victory
We shouldn’t limit
victory to the customary and linguistic application of victory. Islam
gave a new definition for this word; Islam modifies many of the
older words. For example, in pre-Islamic Arabia, the word Salah meant supplication. But Islam came and gave it a new meaning and that’s the way we understand Salah today: prayer. The word Siyaam
meant avoiding something, whereas Islam changed the definition to
abstaining from food and drink from dawn to dusk. So when we talk about
victory, Allah has given victory a new meaning.
A lot of Muslims feel that in order for the Muslims to win, they need a physical win in the battlefield. However, if we closely study the Qur’an we see that Allah does not guarantee victory. A person who fights Jihad fe Sabeelillah doesn’t have to win every single battle.
Allah says,
If we broaden our perspective, we will come to realize that whoever rides the peak of Islam (Jihad) can never loose and will always win but not always win in physical victory.
There are 11 meanings of victory in Islam that we are going to talk about later in next posts
A lot of Muslims feel that in order for the Muslims to win, they need a physical win in the battlefield. However, if we closely study the Qur’an we see that Allah does not guarantee victory. A person who fights Jihad fe Sabeelillah doesn’t have to win every single battle.
Allah says,
“If a wound and killing has touched you, be sure a similar wound and killing has touched the others. And so are the days, good and not so good, that we give to men and men by turns.” - (ali’ Imraan 140)This ayah was revealed after Uhud; they were amazed that they lost. Why? Because their performance and victory at Badr led them to think that they will win all battles. So Allah explains to them that this is His will. One day you win and one day you loose. This ayah was revealed to show us that this law of Allah will continue on.
If we broaden our perspective, we will come to realize that whoever rides the peak of Islam (Jihad) can never loose and will always win but not always win in physical victory.
There are 11 meanings of victory in Islam that we are going to talk about later in next posts
Constants on The Path of Jihad: Chapter IV - Jihad is not dependent on a battle
Jihad is not dependent on a battle
Another problem that people have is that they say if they win a particular battle, then they were right in doing Jihad, and if they loose in fighting in a battle, they say that they were wrong in doing Jihad in the first place. This is a serious problem, that’s why the author had reiterated this point quite a few times. People based their perception of Jihad on the results. People say that if a particular Mujahideen win a battle, then they are on the right path and if they loose, they are on the false path. This is a false perception.
Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) will see Anbiya (Prophets) on the Day of Judgement that will not have any followers. Does it mean that those Anbiya failed? No, they did their job. He fulfilled his responsibility of da’wah, but nobody responded. If they didn’t get anyone, it has nothing to do with failure since hidaya is in the hands of Allah and not the Anbiya or anyone else. Can we say Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) failed in his da’wah to his own Uncle Abu Talib? Not at all. He did his responsibility and more. The heart of his Uncle is in the hands of Allah and not Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam).
There were some points in our history where the Muslims were defeated in a battle and they would say that they could never stand up on their own feet again. The worst of these battles was with the war with the at Tatar in the year 666 hijri. When the Tatar entered Al-Shaam in ‘Iraq and stayed for 40 days, they killed over 1 million people during those 40 days; that’s an average of 25,000 per day. They then carried on into Al Shaam and defeated the Muslims in every single battle. So the Muslims during that time fell into a state of despair; they felt that the Tatar was an undefeatable people and it was impossible to win. They only had a few more areas left until they conquered the entire Muslim Empire. But what happened? Allah purified the Muslims through those trials and they became sincere in their du’a and in their Jihad; they then defeated the Tartar in the battle of ‘Ain Jaloot. It was a critical defeat and a turning point. When the Muslims won, they didn’t win because of strength since they already lost most of their strength to the Tartar. So if you are going to argue in a logical fashion that the Muslims should have won in the beginning since their army was complete, and their resources were abundant, you will see that in the end when they won, their army was few and their resources was limited. You cannot explain victory or defeat from a logical perspective; Muslims don’t win based on their numbers or resources. They win based on Allah’s will. Victory is a gift from Allah.
Preparing ourselves
We have to do our best in terms of preparation and then fight. If we loose, then we have done all what we were capable of and have fulfilled our duty by fighting Jihad fe Sabeelillah as we ought to. In this case, we leave the results to Allah. However, preparation is essential, especially today since methods of combat have developed and became very complicated. Any Muslim who is serious in his will for Jihad fe Sabeelillah, needs to give time for preparation. If the Muslim is defeated because he didn’t prepare (or didn’t prepare well), then he is accountable for that. Further, if a Muslim is not preparing at all for Jihad Fe Sabeelillah, he is committing a sin by doing that because when Jihad is fard al ‘ayn, preparation is also fard al ‘ayn; and if Jihad is fard kiffayah, then preparation is fard kiffayah. Therefore, preparation takes the same ruling as Jihad. Understand, we don’t want brothers to talk about Jihad fe Sabeelillah because Jihad fe Sabeelillah is not talk; it is pure action.
If we say that Jihad is dependent on a battle, then that will lead to despair and the discontinuity of Jihad fe Sabeelillah. We are not fighting based on our number or preparation; it is possible that we have more than our enemy in every aspect and still loose. Why? Because we have not fulfilled the conditions of victory. So Allah wants to purify us and our ranks, and then after that, we will win.
Victory is not what we are accountable for; we are accountable for whether or not we are doing what Allah commands us to do. We fight Jihad because it is fard on us; we are not fighting to win or loose. We have to do our part in terms of preparation and fulfilling the ‘Ibaad of Jihad fe Sabeelillah and then we make du’a to Allah. Just like when Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) did everything he could that was humanly possible before the battle of Badr such as financing the army, encouraging the Muslims to fight, straightening the ranks, choosing the right location and so on. After that was all done, what did he do? He went to a corner and made a long and sincere du’a to Allah to grant the Muslims victory.
Ali was asked:
Another problem that people have is that they say if they win a particular battle, then they were right in doing Jihad, and if they loose in fighting in a battle, they say that they were wrong in doing Jihad in the first place. This is a serious problem, that’s why the author had reiterated this point quite a few times. People based their perception of Jihad on the results. People say that if a particular Mujahideen win a battle, then they are on the right path and if they loose, they are on the false path. This is a false perception.
Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) will see Anbiya (Prophets) on the Day of Judgement that will not have any followers. Does it mean that those Anbiya failed? No, they did their job. He fulfilled his responsibility of da’wah, but nobody responded. If they didn’t get anyone, it has nothing to do with failure since hidaya is in the hands of Allah and not the Anbiya or anyone else. Can we say Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) failed in his da’wah to his own Uncle Abu Talib? Not at all. He did his responsibility and more. The heart of his Uncle is in the hands of Allah and not Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam).
There were some points in our history where the Muslims were defeated in a battle and they would say that they could never stand up on their own feet again. The worst of these battles was with the war with the at Tatar in the year 666 hijri. When the Tatar entered Al-Shaam in ‘Iraq and stayed for 40 days, they killed over 1 million people during those 40 days; that’s an average of 25,000 per day. They then carried on into Al Shaam and defeated the Muslims in every single battle. So the Muslims during that time fell into a state of despair; they felt that the Tatar was an undefeatable people and it was impossible to win. They only had a few more areas left until they conquered the entire Muslim Empire. But what happened? Allah purified the Muslims through those trials and they became sincere in their du’a and in their Jihad; they then defeated the Tartar in the battle of ‘Ain Jaloot. It was a critical defeat and a turning point. When the Muslims won, they didn’t win because of strength since they already lost most of their strength to the Tartar. So if you are going to argue in a logical fashion that the Muslims should have won in the beginning since their army was complete, and their resources were abundant, you will see that in the end when they won, their army was few and their resources was limited. You cannot explain victory or defeat from a logical perspective; Muslims don’t win based on their numbers or resources. They win based on Allah’s will. Victory is a gift from Allah.
Preparing ourselves
We have to do our best in terms of preparation and then fight. If we loose, then we have done all what we were capable of and have fulfilled our duty by fighting Jihad fe Sabeelillah as we ought to. In this case, we leave the results to Allah. However, preparation is essential, especially today since methods of combat have developed and became very complicated. Any Muslim who is serious in his will for Jihad fe Sabeelillah, needs to give time for preparation. If the Muslim is defeated because he didn’t prepare (or didn’t prepare well), then he is accountable for that. Further, if a Muslim is not preparing at all for Jihad Fe Sabeelillah, he is committing a sin by doing that because when Jihad is fard al ‘ayn, preparation is also fard al ‘ayn; and if Jihad is fard kiffayah, then preparation is fard kiffayah. Therefore, preparation takes the same ruling as Jihad. Understand, we don’t want brothers to talk about Jihad fe Sabeelillah because Jihad fe Sabeelillah is not talk; it is pure action.
If we say that Jihad is dependent on a battle, then that will lead to despair and the discontinuity of Jihad fe Sabeelillah. We are not fighting based on our number or preparation; it is possible that we have more than our enemy in every aspect and still loose. Why? Because we have not fulfilled the conditions of victory. So Allah wants to purify us and our ranks, and then after that, we will win.
Victory is not what we are accountable for; we are accountable for whether or not we are doing what Allah commands us to do. We fight Jihad because it is fard on us; we are not fighting to win or loose. We have to do our part in terms of preparation and fulfilling the ‘Ibaad of Jihad fe Sabeelillah and then we make du’a to Allah. Just like when Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) did everything he could that was humanly possible before the battle of Badr such as financing the army, encouraging the Muslims to fight, straightening the ranks, choosing the right location and so on. After that was all done, what did he do? He went to a corner and made a long and sincere du’a to Allah to grant the Muslims victory.
Ali was asked:
“How do you defeat your enemies?”He said:
“When I would meet my enemy I would believe with firm conviction that I would defeat him while he believes that I would defeat him so both myself and his self support me against him”.
“If Jihad brings power, position, wealth and booty, then we’ll join the Mujahideen. But if Jihad is going to cost us our life, wealth, power, and position, then no, we should not join; it’s not hikmah.”
Another way to show that Jihad is the way and the outcome is not something we should worry much about is that before the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) passed away, he sent out an army of 3000 to fight the Roman Empire. But when Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) died, the army wasn’t at the Roman Empire yet; they were camping in where the army would assemble.
That’s where the army base was. When Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe
wassallam) died, all of the Arabs around the State became murtadeen; they were apostates. So the Sahaba said the army of 3000 should stay here since we have other priorities. They said
“And for those who fear Allah, He (ever) prepares a way out, and He provides for him from (sources) he never could imagine.” (at Talaq 2-3)As long as you have taqwa, Allah is with you. The more you increase your taqwa, the more He will find a way out for you.
“So do not become weak against your enemy, nor become sad; and you will be superior in victory if you are indeed true believers!” - (ali’ Imraan 139)
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter II: Jihad does not depend on an individual or individuals
Jihad does not depend on an individual or individuals
Jihad will carry on regardless of the leader or a particular person. Some people say that the religion of Allah does not depend on certain individuals, and if the slaves of Allah die in the cause of Allah, Allah will continue to bring other believers in order to further continue the cause of Islam. This is correct, however, we see that for most of the people who say this treat this as lip service. In other words, they firmly believe Jihad Fe Sabeelillah depends on certain individuals or groups through their actions. We will prove that Jihad does not depend on a particular leadership nor does it depend on particular individuals:
First proof
1. If we believe that Jihad depends on individuals, then this leads to the
weakening of the ‘Aqeeda on Jihad because it’s an incorrect ‘Aqeeda. And it will alter the idea that Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment since we are associating Jihad with certain individuals and imply in our speech that if so and so dies, Jihad will stop. In addition,
2. Allah has brought up the Sahaba to only depend on Him alone and to be attached to His religion. The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) showed them that depending on a particular individual is the wrong way because if that particular individual dies then Jihad is over. In addition, Allah even revealed the ayah to not depend on Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam):
We are not talking about the issue of shirk or associating certain individuals to Allah, but instead, we are referring to how people think Jihad is successful because Allah brought so and so to lead it or to be part of it. This is a false concept. Let’s talk about the Tafsir of this ayah.
Imam Ibn Kathir says that this ayah was revealed in the battle of Uhud when a Qurayshi struck the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) with a rock and thought he killed him. He went back to his people and told them just that. This rumor spread around and reached the Muslims that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) was killed. That led to the despair of some Muslims. That’s when Allah revealed this ayah saying that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) is no more than a messenger and that other messengers have came before him. Now if he is killed, does that mean you will retreat and leave your religion? Are you dependent on him or on Allah? This ayah was criticizing some of the actions of the Sahaba. Some Muslims were affected by this news and some were not.
Allah says,
courageous and lay down their lives and fight for Allah’s cause. Because courage does not decrease your life and cowardice does not increase it. No matter how courageous you are, that is not going to decrease your life. And no matter how much fear you have, that is not going to increase your life. If a mo’min reaches the level of yaqeen where he realizes that his death is at an appointed time and nothing can stop it, he will be very courageous; he will fear nothing. He will see all the enemies of Allah as just mere creatures that are controlled by Allah. So why fear them?
Khalid bin al Waleed would be so courageous that he would throw himself into the army ranks and had said about himself,
The author mentions a story during the futuhaat (expansion) of the Persian Empire in Iraq, about a Muslim by the name of Hajjar bin ‘Uday. Between the Muslims and the Persian army was a river. So Hajjar told the Muslims,
The author of Zaad bin Maseer says in his Tafseer that Ibn ‘Abbas said,
Ash Shaukaani mentions how Shaytan screamed on the Day of Uhud and some of the Muslims said,
Some Muslims said,
“Let’s go to ‘Abdullah ibn Ubayy and ask him to negotiate our surrender to the Quraysh.”
They went to him because they know he was on good relationships with the kuffar.
Anas bin Nadr from the Ansar said,
Jihad will carry on regardless of the leader or a particular person. Some people say that the religion of Allah does not depend on certain individuals, and if the slaves of Allah die in the cause of Allah, Allah will continue to bring other believers in order to further continue the cause of Islam. This is correct, however, we see that for most of the people who say this treat this as lip service. In other words, they firmly believe Jihad Fe Sabeelillah depends on certain individuals or groups through their actions. We will prove that Jihad does not depend on a particular leadership nor does it depend on particular individuals:
First proof
1. If we believe that Jihad depends on individuals, then this leads to the
weakening of the ‘Aqeeda on Jihad because it’s an incorrect ‘Aqeeda. And it will alter the idea that Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment since we are associating Jihad with certain individuals and imply in our speech that if so and so dies, Jihad will stop. In addition,
Ibn Qudaamah states that: “The absence of the Imam should not be a reason for the delay of Jihad.”Second proof
2. Allah has brought up the Sahaba to only depend on Him alone and to be attached to His religion. The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) showed them that depending on a particular individual is the wrong way because if that particular individual dies then Jihad is over. In addition, Allah even revealed the ayah to not depend on Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam):
“Muhammad is no more than a messenger; many were the messenger that passed awayThis ayah was revealed to teach the Sahaba that no ‘Ibadah is to be depended on a particular individual. Islam belongs to Allah and not anyone else; so have tawakkul on Allah and not Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) or any other person.
before him. If he died or was slain, will you then turn back on your heels?If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah, but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.” - (ali’ Imraan 144)
We are not talking about the issue of shirk or associating certain individuals to Allah, but instead, we are referring to how people think Jihad is successful because Allah brought so and so to lead it or to be part of it. This is a false concept. Let’s talk about the Tafsir of this ayah.
Imam Ibn Kathir says that this ayah was revealed in the battle of Uhud when a Qurayshi struck the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) with a rock and thought he killed him. He went back to his people and told them just that. This rumor spread around and reached the Muslims that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) was killed. That led to the despair of some Muslims. That’s when Allah revealed this ayah saying that Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) is no more than a messenger and that other messengers have came before him. Now if he is killed, does that mean you will retreat and leave your religion? Are you dependent on him or on Allah? This ayah was criticizing some of the actions of the Sahaba. Some Muslims were affected by this news and some were not.
One Sahabi from the Ansar said, “Even if he is killed, he has already conveyed his message. So fight for it and die as he died!”This Sahabi was strengthened by this rumor instead of broken by it. For those who turned their backs, they are only harming themselves. When Muhammad (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) had already died, Abu Bakr went to the house of Rasoolullah, into the room of ‘Aisha and he kissed Rasoolullah on the forehead and said,
“You are pure when you are alive and dead. Allah will not make you die twice.”Then he went to the masjid where ‘Umar was talking to the people. ‘Umar didn’t want to hear that the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) is dead. He went around telling people,
“Whoever says that Muhammad is dead, I will chop off his head. Muhammad went to meet Allah just as when Musa went to meet Allah; so he will be back.”Abu Bakr stopped ‘Umar from speaking and said,
“Oh people! Whoever used to worship Muhammad then let him know that Muhammad is dead. And whoever used to worship Allah, let him know that Allah is alive and will never die!”Then he recited this ayah. Everyone already knew this ayah, but when they heard it from Abu Bakr it was as if they heard it for the first time since they were in an emotional state and forgot everything. Then everyone started reciting this ayah repeatedly after they heard Abu Bakr recite it. Everyone will die at an appointed time; that was the lesson.
Allah says,
“No soul can die except by Allah’s leave, the term being fixed as byAllah says,
writing.” - (ali’ Imraan: 145)
“Nor is a man long-lived granted length of days, nor is a part cutFor these two ayaat, the author says that they will make the cowards become
off from his life, but is in a Decree (ordained). All this is easy to Allah.” - (Fatir 11)
courageous and lay down their lives and fight for Allah’s cause. Because courage does not decrease your life and cowardice does not increase it. No matter how courageous you are, that is not going to decrease your life. And no matter how much fear you have, that is not going to increase your life. If a mo’min reaches the level of yaqeen where he realizes that his death is at an appointed time and nothing can stop it, he will be very courageous; he will fear nothing. He will see all the enemies of Allah as just mere creatures that are controlled by Allah. So why fear them?
Khalid bin al Waleed would be so courageous that he would throw himself into the army ranks and had said about himself,
“I would throw myself in the ranks of the enemies until I would be certain that I would not come out alive. And here I am dying on my bed. So may the eyes of the cowards never see sleep!”He made du’a against the cowards implying how can you be a coward when courage did not kill him.
The author mentions a story during the futuhaat (expansion) of the Persian Empire in Iraq, about a Muslim by the name of Hajjar bin ‘Uday. Between the Muslims and the Persian army was a river. So Hajjar told the Muslims,
“Why don’t you cross the river and meet the enemy?”He was sitting on his horse and had it run over the water and the rest of the Muslims followed him. The Persian army was extremely scared when looking at this scene of Muslims on their horses running across the water. They screamed out,
“Daiwaan! Daiwaan!” This means “Jinn! Jinn!”They ran away. That was the end of the battle. Hajjar justified that action by saying,
“No soul will die except by Allah’s leave.”If Allah wants us to die, then we’ll die; we can never be safe from death. Allah will protect us if we are not to die.
The author of Zaad bin Maseer says in his Tafseer that Ibn ‘Abbas said,
“Shaytan screamed out on the Day of Uhud that Muhammad is killed. So some of the Muslims said that if Muhammad is killed, let’s surrender. These are our tribes and relatives. And if Muhammad was alive, we wouldn’t have lost.”They were trying to find an excuse to not fight. Abdul Haaq said,
“Some of the Munafiqeen said, ‘Muhammad has been killed so let’s go back to our former religion’.”Allah tests the people and the outcome of the tests are different. The result is based on how we respond to the test. Our life is full of tests. If we keep passing these tests, we become purer and purer and purer.
Ash Shaukaani mentions how Shaytan screamed on the Day of Uhud and some of the Muslims said,
“If Muhammad is a Messenger, he wouldn’t be killed.”So Allah revealed this ayah. Some of the Ambiya of Allah can be killed by Allah’s leave.
Some Muslims said,
“Let’s go to ‘Abdullah ibn Ubayy and ask him to negotiate our surrender to the Quraysh.”
They went to him because they know he was on good relationships with the kuffar.
Anas bin Nadr from the Ansar said,
“Even if Muhammad is killed, Allah is not killed, so let’s fight for the religion of Allah!”He saw some Muslims sitting down on the battlefield and inquired them as to what they are doing. They said,
“Muhammad is killed. What should we do?”He told them,
“If Muhammad is killed, then you should stand up and fight and be killed the way he was!”Some Muslims did that and were killed.
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter I: Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment
The Primary texts on Jihad until Day of Judgment
Jihad will not end until the Day of Judgment; Allah and His Messenger have told us that. What is the proof for this?
1. Allah says, “O you who believe! If any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him; humble before the believers, stern against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never fear the blame of the blamers. That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He wills. And Allah encompasses all, and He knows all things.” - (al Ma’idah 54)
One thing mentioned in this ayah is a Sunnah Rabbaniyya; that is, a Sunnah of Allah that is a constant. Here, the constant is in regards to replacement. Allah will replace those who give up their responsibilities no matter who they are. Keep in mind that this ayah was addressed to the Sahaba; this goes to show that Allah doesn’t have a special relationship with anyone. The Jews thought they were the “chosen ones” and then were cursed by Allah for not committing to their responsibilities.
Many Islamic Jama’at say that there Jama’ah lasted for 20 – 30 years therefore they are on the straight path. That is not the case at all. The moment you give up your responsibility, Allah will replace you. The last deed that you do is the most important; if you die on that deed, whether good or bad, it will be vital to your status on the Day of Judgment. Dying in sin is a blameworthy deed in Islam.
One question that many people have is that there are many Islamic groups to join; which one should we join? If we look in the right place, we will not be confused and will find the answer. Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) has told us about at-Taaifah al Mansoora (the victorious group). He didn’t just tell us that they are victorious but he also told us what the qualities of this victorious group are. Anyone who hears these qualities will not have to ask this question again. Let’s start by the qualities mentioned in the Qur’an. In this ayah (5:54), Allah will replace you by those who:
a. ‘Allah loves them’
b. ‘They love Allah’ – in regards to these first two qualities, we can never really know since this is invisible to us. However, if they are fulfilling the requirements and responsibilities, they are those whom Allah loves and they love Him.
c. ‘They are humble towards the believers’ – this means they love their believers; they care about them. They are concerned about what happens to the Muslims. They follow the news about what’s happening to the believers around the world. The Muslim living anywhere in the world is their brother and sister. If that Muslim brother in the East is killed, he feels it’s his responsibility to defend him. These brothers, when they hear about the bad that is happening to their brothers and sisters, they will answer the call and actually go. They are willing to lay down their lives to defend their believers. They are willing to spend their money to defend the believers. On the other hand we find that there are many Muslims who are critical of other Muslims. They are willing to give fatawa to the government to detain Muslims. You will find that they are willing to stand with the kuffar and spy on Muslims and fight them.
d. ‘They are stern towards the disbelievers’ – they are harsh around the kuffar. They are the ones who are willing to stand up against the oppression of the kuffar. They are the ones who are willing to terrorize the kuffar as Allah says,
e. ‘They fight in the path of Allah’ – it’s not that hard to find those who are fighting in the path of Allah.
f. ‘They don’t fear the blame of the blamers’ – the munafiqeen are going to blame them. And obviously, the kuffar are going to speak about them negatively in the paper, television and radio. But do these brothers care about what is said about them? They could careless what the most famous news stations and newspapers say about them. As long as what they are doing pleases Allah, nothing bothers them.
Sa’ad bin Mua’dh was the ally of Banu Qurayda in his years of jahilliya. When he became Muslim, he cut that relationship since Islam demands loyalty to Allah, His Messenger, and the mo’mineen. Later, when Banu Qurayda surrendered they agreed to accept the ruling of Sa’ad bin Mua’dh since he was their former ally in jahilliya. The tribe of Al Aws was telling Sa’ad to be kind in his judgment towards them. Sa’ad said, “It’s about time for Sa’ad to not fear the blame of the blamers in the sake of Allah.” As soon as they heard that, they knew that their former allies are dead. Sa’ad asked the Jews if they agree to his judgment; they said yes. Likewise he asked the Muslims if they accept his ruling and they replied in the affirmative. Sa’ad said, “My ruling is that all of the men should be executed, and their women, children and property be appropriated by the Muslims.” The Prophet said, “Your ruling is the same ruling of Allah from on top of seven heavens.” That day, 900 Jews were killed. Why did this happen? They committed treason.
Now let’s look at the qualities of at-Taaifah al Mansoora from the a hadith:
a. They fight in the path of Allah
b. They work collectively in a jama’ah
c. Whoever disagrees with them or whoever betrays them – no matter what anybody says - be it Muslim or non-Muslim, nothing harms them. In fact, they seem to multiply. Rumsfeld had an internal diary where he said that the USA captured and killed many terrorists, but they seem to multiply. Well that’s because he is fighting at-Taaifah al Mansoora which Allah promised to protect no matter how many he arrests; the Jihad will carry on.
Going back to why the author mentions this ayah (al Ma’idah 54), he mentions that the ayah says “youjaahidoon” meaning “they are fighting” is present tense. In other words, every time you recite this ayah there is going to be somebody fighting Jihad fe Sabeelillah; this is an indication that Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment.
Allah says,
On a side note, Jihad will end when ‘Isa rules the world. Why’s that? Because ‘Isa will fight kufr and there will be no more disbelief whatsoever. And after ‘Isa’s death, there will be no more Jihad because Allah will take away the souls of the believers and leave all the kuffar left on earth to go through the Last Hour. In addition, there is no Jihad against Ya’juj and Ma’juj because there is no capability of fighting them; they will be destroyed by a miracle.
Jihad will not end until the Day of Judgment; Allah and His Messenger have told us that. What is the proof for this?
1. Allah says, “O you who believe! If any from among you turn back from his Faith, soon will Allah produce a people whom He will love as they will love Him; humble before the believers, stern against the rejecters, fighting in the way of Allah, and never fear the blame of the blamers. That is the grace of Allah, which He will bestow on whom He wills. And Allah encompasses all, and He knows all things.” - (al Ma’idah 54)
One thing mentioned in this ayah is a Sunnah Rabbaniyya; that is, a Sunnah of Allah that is a constant. Here, the constant is in regards to replacement. Allah will replace those who give up their responsibilities no matter who they are. Keep in mind that this ayah was addressed to the Sahaba; this goes to show that Allah doesn’t have a special relationship with anyone. The Jews thought they were the “chosen ones” and then were cursed by Allah for not committing to their responsibilities.
Many Islamic Jama’at say that there Jama’ah lasted for 20 – 30 years therefore they are on the straight path. That is not the case at all. The moment you give up your responsibility, Allah will replace you. The last deed that you do is the most important; if you die on that deed, whether good or bad, it will be vital to your status on the Day of Judgment. Dying in sin is a blameworthy deed in Islam.
One question that many people have is that there are many Islamic groups to join; which one should we join? If we look in the right place, we will not be confused and will find the answer. Rasoolullah (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) has told us about at-Taaifah al Mansoora (the victorious group). He didn’t just tell us that they are victorious but he also told us what the qualities of this victorious group are. Anyone who hears these qualities will not have to ask this question again. Let’s start by the qualities mentioned in the Qur’an. In this ayah (5:54), Allah will replace you by those who:
a. ‘Allah loves them’
b. ‘They love Allah’ – in regards to these first two qualities, we can never really know since this is invisible to us. However, if they are fulfilling the requirements and responsibilities, they are those whom Allah loves and they love Him.
c. ‘They are humble towards the believers’ – this means they love their believers; they care about them. They are concerned about what happens to the Muslims. They follow the news about what’s happening to the believers around the world. The Muslim living anywhere in the world is their brother and sister. If that Muslim brother in the East is killed, he feels it’s his responsibility to defend him. These brothers, when they hear about the bad that is happening to their brothers and sisters, they will answer the call and actually go. They are willing to lay down their lives to defend their believers. They are willing to spend their money to defend the believers. On the other hand we find that there are many Muslims who are critical of other Muslims. They are willing to give fatawa to the government to detain Muslims. You will find that they are willing to stand with the kuffar and spy on Muslims and fight them.
d. ‘They are stern towards the disbelievers’ – they are harsh around the kuffar. They are the ones who are willing to stand up against the oppression of the kuffar. They are the ones who are willing to terrorize the kuffar as Allah says,
“Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies” - (al Anfal 60)On the opposite side of the spectrum, you will find Muslims who are critical of other Muslims but are very humble and kind towards the kuffar. They justify this by saying it’s done for the purpose of da’wah; they want them to become Muslim. In reality, that’s not the case. They are not telling them of what Islam truly is. They are giving them a false impression of what Islam is.
e. ‘They fight in the path of Allah’ – it’s not that hard to find those who are fighting in the path of Allah.
f. ‘They don’t fear the blame of the blamers’ – the munafiqeen are going to blame them. And obviously, the kuffar are going to speak about them negatively in the paper, television and radio. But do these brothers care about what is said about them? They could careless what the most famous news stations and newspapers say about them. As long as what they are doing pleases Allah, nothing bothers them.
Sa’ad bin Mua’dh was the ally of Banu Qurayda in his years of jahilliya. When he became Muslim, he cut that relationship since Islam demands loyalty to Allah, His Messenger, and the mo’mineen. Later, when Banu Qurayda surrendered they agreed to accept the ruling of Sa’ad bin Mua’dh since he was their former ally in jahilliya. The tribe of Al Aws was telling Sa’ad to be kind in his judgment towards them. Sa’ad said, “It’s about time for Sa’ad to not fear the blame of the blamers in the sake of Allah.” As soon as they heard that, they knew that their former allies are dead. Sa’ad asked the Jews if they agree to his judgment; they said yes. Likewise he asked the Muslims if they accept his ruling and they replied in the affirmative. Sa’ad said, “My ruling is that all of the men should be executed, and their women, children and property be appropriated by the Muslims.” The Prophet said, “Your ruling is the same ruling of Allah from on top of seven heavens.” That day, 900 Jews were killed. Why did this happen? They committed treason.
Now let’s look at the qualities of at-Taaifah al Mansoora from the a hadith:
a. They fight in the path of Allah
b. They work collectively in a jama’ah
c. Whoever disagrees with them or whoever betrays them – no matter what anybody says - be it Muslim or non-Muslim, nothing harms them. In fact, they seem to multiply. Rumsfeld had an internal diary where he said that the USA captured and killed many terrorists, but they seem to multiply. Well that’s because he is fighting at-Taaifah al Mansoora which Allah promised to protect no matter how many he arrests; the Jihad will carry on.
Going back to why the author mentions this ayah (al Ma’idah 54), he mentions that the ayah says “youjaahidoon” meaning “they are fighting” is present tense. In other words, every time you recite this ayah there is going to be somebody fighting Jihad fe Sabeelillah; this is an indication that Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment.
Allah says,
“And fight them on until there is no more fitna, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah. But if they cease, Let there be no hostility except to those who practice oppression.” - (al Baqarah 193)Fitna in this ayah means kufr. So the ayah is saying fight them until there is no more disbelief. And we know from the ahadith of the Prophet that disbelief will carry on until the Day of Judgment. Therefore Jihad will also carry on until the Day of Judgment since we are told to wipe out kufr from the world.
On a side note, Jihad will end when ‘Isa rules the world. Why’s that? Because ‘Isa will fight kufr and there will be no more disbelief whatsoever. And after ‘Isa’s death, there will be no more Jihad because Allah will take away the souls of the believers and leave all the kuffar left on earth to go through the Last Hour. In addition, there is no Jihad against Ya’juj and Ma’juj because there is no capability of fighting them; they will be destroyed by a miracle.
“Muhammad is no more than a messenger: many Were the messenger that passed away before him. If he died or were slain, will ye then Turn back on your heels? If any did turn back on his heels, not the least harm will he do to Allah; but Allah (on the other hand) will swiftly reward those who (serve Him) with gratitude.” - (ali’ Imraan 144)
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter I: Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment
A Muslims relationship with Ahlul Kitaab (People of the books)
Some people say that our relationship with the people of the book should be that of peace and dialogue.
But Allah says,
Some people say that our relationship with the people of the book should be that of peace and dialogue.
But Allah says,
“Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” - (at Tauba 29)Allah says,
“But when the forbidden months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practice regular charity, then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.” - (at Tauba 5)This type of ‘Ibadah which the Kuffar are trying to fight call it terrorism and branding its followers as terrorists and extremists and militias. The hypocrites help them by the following:
- They say Jihad is defensive and not offensive
- Jihad is only allowed to free a Muslim land
- Jihad can only be performed by the permission and instruction of the Imam
- Jihad is not appropriate in our present day of global peace
"Muslim Brotherhood members with the killer of Muslims Obama"
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter I: Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment
Some of the ‘Ulema during Salahuddin’s time
During the time of Salahuddin al Ayyubi, he called for volunteers for his army and so some of the shuyookh and their students joined. News then passed that the Crusaders had mobilized armies from all over Europe. There were three major armies led by the greatest Kings of those days: Richard the Lion heart, Philip the King of France, and Fredrick the King of Germany. Fredrick had an army of 300,000 alone. So when the ‘Ulema came to know of this, they left the army. These ‘Ulema knew that they should fight; they knew what the ruling is. But just by knowing the ruling doesn’t mean you’ll fight. Allah says,
During the time of Salahuddin al Ayyubi, he called for volunteers for his army and so some of the shuyookh and their students joined. News then passed that the Crusaders had mobilized armies from all over Europe. There were three major armies led by the greatest Kings of those days: Richard the Lion heart, Philip the King of France, and Fredrick the King of Germany. Fredrick had an army of 300,000 alone. So when the ‘Ulema came to know of this, they left the army. These ‘Ulema knew that they should fight; they knew what the ruling is. But just by knowing the ruling doesn’t mean you’ll fight. Allah says,
"Relate to them the story of the man to whom We sent Our signs, but he passed them by: so Satan followed him up, and he went astray. If it had been Our will, We should have elevated him with Our signs; but he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires. His similitude is that of a dog: if you attack him, he lolls out his tongue, or if you leave him alone, he (still) lolls out his tongue. That is the similitude of those who reject Our signs; So relate the story; perchance they may reflect." - (al Araf 175-76)This is a story of a Scholar who knew the ruling but didn’t follow it. Why? Allah says,
“But he inclined to the earth, and followed his own vain desires.” - (at Tauba 29)Allah refers to him as a dog. Therefore, just having knowledge isn’t sufficient to be saved; you have to practice it. Many people take up the position of saying that there is no fatwa to do something, therefore they won’t do it. That’s not going to save you on the Day of Judgment. If you know it is the truth, then you have to follow it regardless of whether or not the Scholars follow it.
"This is what happens to the Muslims when we neglect Jihad and let the Kuffar spread corruption on earth”
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter I: Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment
Tarbiyyah before Jihad as a valid excuse?
Allah says, “Fighting has been prescribed upon you and you dislike it, but it is possible that you dislike a thing that is good for you and you love a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows and you know not.” - 2:216
This ayah is a command to the Muslims to fight. On a side note, many Muslims and Islamic Jama’at say that before we do Jihad, there must be tarbiyyah. The way they present this idea is that they say the following: “Tarbiyyah is a prerequisite of Jihad; therefore without tarbiyyah you cannot do Jihad.” In other words, they say tarbiyyah is mandatory before Jihad. Others say, “We are in the Meccan stage, therefore there should not be any fighting.” Is this justified? Is there a justification for delaying Jihad fe Sabeelillah?
Let’s change the question to make it easy to understand. If a person became a Muslim during Ramadan would you tell him that he has to do tarbiyyah before fasting? Would you tell him that we are in the Meccan phase so you don’t have to fast? You have approximately 15 years before fasting starts since that’s when the command came, so before that, you can eat during Ramadan and not fast at all. But when those 15 years are over, you’ll have enough tarbiyyah to start fasting. Nobody says that; it’s a joke. So then, why do we say that about Jihad fe Sabeelillah? What’s the difference when the instruction for Jihad is in the same form as the instruction for Siyaam?
Kutiba ‘alaykumus Siyaam…
Fasting has been prescribed upon you…2:183
Kutiba ‘alaykumul Qitaal…
Fighting has been prescribed upon you…2:216
They are both in Surah al Baqarah. Fasting has been prescribed upon you and fighting has been prescribed upon you; so how come we are treating them differently? In fact, fasting was prescribed after Jihad Fe Sabeelillah. The order for fasting came 15 years after Prophethood and the order for Jihad came 13 years after Prophethood. How come there was a two year difference? Therefore, logically speaking, we should tell people that before fasting they should do tarbiyyah. How come we prescribe tarbiyyah before Jihad when the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) didn’t do it? When a person became Muslim, did he tell that person to study under Shuyookh and then he can do Jihad? Did he say you have to learn Arabic or go overseas to study Islam before doing Jihad?
So then what is the reason why many Muslims require tarbiyyah before Jihad? Because Allah said, “Fighting has been prescribed upon you and you dislike it,” that’s why; the reason is because people dislike it and try to find a reason for bailing out of Jihad. Therefore, they say that we have to have tarbiyyah or the enemy is too strong. It is part of our human make up; it’s part of our fitrah. Allah said so. The reality of war is something that most people don’t like. It was a gut feeling during the time of the Sahaba and it’s a gut feeling today.
Allah says, “Fighting has been prescribed upon you and you dislike it, but it is possible that you dislike a thing that is good for you and you love a thing that is bad for you. Allah knows and you know not.” - 2:216
This ayah is a command to the Muslims to fight. On a side note, many Muslims and Islamic Jama’at say that before we do Jihad, there must be tarbiyyah. The way they present this idea is that they say the following: “Tarbiyyah is a prerequisite of Jihad; therefore without tarbiyyah you cannot do Jihad.” In other words, they say tarbiyyah is mandatory before Jihad. Others say, “We are in the Meccan stage, therefore there should not be any fighting.” Is this justified? Is there a justification for delaying Jihad fe Sabeelillah?
Let’s change the question to make it easy to understand. If a person became a Muslim during Ramadan would you tell him that he has to do tarbiyyah before fasting? Would you tell him that we are in the Meccan phase so you don’t have to fast? You have approximately 15 years before fasting starts since that’s when the command came, so before that, you can eat during Ramadan and not fast at all. But when those 15 years are over, you’ll have enough tarbiyyah to start fasting. Nobody says that; it’s a joke. So then, why do we say that about Jihad fe Sabeelillah? What’s the difference when the instruction for Jihad is in the same form as the instruction for Siyaam?
Kutiba ‘alaykumus Siyaam…
Fasting has been prescribed upon you…2:183
Kutiba ‘alaykumul Qitaal…
Fighting has been prescribed upon you…2:216
They are both in Surah al Baqarah. Fasting has been prescribed upon you and fighting has been prescribed upon you; so how come we are treating them differently? In fact, fasting was prescribed after Jihad Fe Sabeelillah. The order for fasting came 15 years after Prophethood and the order for Jihad came 13 years after Prophethood. How come there was a two year difference? Therefore, logically speaking, we should tell people that before fasting they should do tarbiyyah. How come we prescribe tarbiyyah before Jihad when the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) didn’t do it? When a person became Muslim, did he tell that person to study under Shuyookh and then he can do Jihad? Did he say you have to learn Arabic or go overseas to study Islam before doing Jihad?
"Narrated Abu Hurayrah: Amr ibn Uqaysh had given usurious loans in pre-Islamic period; so he disliked embracing Islam until he took them. He came on the day of Uhud and asked: ‘Where are my cousins?’ They (the people) replied:‘At Uhud.’ He asked: ‘Where is so-and-so?’ They said: ‘At Uhud.’ He asked: ‘Where is so-and-so?’ They said: ‘At Uhud.’ He then put on his coat of mail and rode his horse; he then proceeded towards them. When the Muslims saw him, they said: ‘Keep away, Amir.’ He said: ‘I have become a believer.’ He fought until he was wounded. He was then taken to his family wounded. Sa’d ibn Mu’adh came to his sister: ‘Ask him (whether he fought) out of partisanship, out of anger for them, or out of anger for Allah.’ He said: ‘Out of anger of Allah and His Apostle.’ He then died and entered Paradise. He did not offer any prayer for Allah.” - (Sunan Abu Dawud: Book 14, Number 2531)When he became Muslim, did the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) tell him to study Qur’an or Hadith? Uqaysh didn’t do anything but fight in the path of Allah and died shaheed; he achieved the highest status a Muslim could ever get. Who would need more tarbiyyah than a Jew?People say Muslims need a lot of tarbiyyah before Jihad; well a Jew would need more tarbiyyah. Bukhayreek converted in the battle of Uhud and died shaheed; The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) said, “Bukhayreek is the best of Jews.” He didn’t go through any intensive spiritual training courses. Nevertheless the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhe wassallam) said he was the best of Jews. Why? Because he fought on the battlefield and died shaheed. This is not to belittle tarbiyyah at all; but when we make it a strict prerequisite for Jihad, we see that it is not necessary.
So then what is the reason why many Muslims require tarbiyyah before Jihad? Because Allah said, “Fighting has been prescribed upon you and you dislike it,” that’s why; the reason is because people dislike it and try to find a reason for bailing out of Jihad. Therefore, they say that we have to have tarbiyyah or the enemy is too strong. It is part of our human make up; it’s part of our fitrah. Allah said so. The reality of war is something that most people don’t like. It was a gut feeling during the time of the Sahaba and it’s a gut feeling today.
"For them we sacrifice, for their future we seek shahada"
Constants on The Path of Jihad - Chapter I: Jihad will continue until the Day of Judgment
First Constant: Jihad will continue until the Day of
Judgment
The entire world is standing against one ritual of Islam and that is Jihad. Many nations, especially the powerful ones, are mobilizing on various fronts (i.e., religious, political, social, economical, media, popular mass etc.) to fight against Jihad fe Sabeelillah. In terms of religious strength, we see that the USA and Israel are working for the State of Israel for a religious purpose: the descent of the Messiah. In terms of political strength, diplomacy around the world is concerned with fighting “Islamic terrorism”. Every single government in the world, both Muslim and non-Muslim, is united at the political level to fight against Islam (specifically, Jihad). On the media front, they are doing an excellent job of deceiving the masses on what Islam really is. They are giving Islam a face in this Country which is a very deceptive one.
Judgment
The entire world is standing against one ritual of Islam and that is Jihad. Many nations, especially the powerful ones, are mobilizing on various fronts (i.e., religious, political, social, economical, media, popular mass etc.) to fight against Jihad fe Sabeelillah. In terms of religious strength, we see that the USA and Israel are working for the State of Israel for a religious purpose: the descent of the Messiah. In terms of political strength, diplomacy around the world is concerned with fighting “Islamic terrorism”. Every single government in the world, both Muslim and non-Muslim, is united at the political level to fight against Islam (specifically, Jihad). On the media front, they are doing an excellent job of deceiving the masses on what Islam really is. They are giving Islam a face in this Country which is a very deceptive one.
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