A simple treatise that explains a little about the reasons why we must
conduct Jihad where I have quoted the daleels
from several books (especially the treatise written by a
Shuhada’ in the land of Indonesia,
“Why I Chose This Path”)… as a
hujjah for my brothers Mujahideen
fie sabilillah (be patient, may Allah
make you patient, indeed this is the path traversed by the
salafus solih.. the path of Jihad) and
as a bayan (lecture) for those who are
still left behind from Jihad.1. Fulfilling The Call Of Allah Subhanahu Wa Ta’ala
Ikhwatiy fillah… listen to this verse of Allah Ta’ala;
“O you who have believed, what is [the matter] with you that, when you are told to go forth (to fight) in the cause of Allah, you adhere heavily to the earth?…..” (QS. At-Tawbah : 38)
These are the words of our Rabb (Lord), the Rabb Who rules over ourselves and all the worlds, Who commands us to go forth for Jihad in His cause. Shouldn't we fulfill His call?
Allah further says:
“Go forth, whether light or heavy, and do Jihad with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.” (At-Tawbah : 41)
To whom is the call in this verse addressed? Of course, to the human race who believe in Him! Therefore, whoever believes in Him has no right to abandon this call, except those who have udzur shar’ie (valid exemption).
Yes, depart for Jihad, whether we are in a spacious or narrow circumstance, whether we are poor or rich, riding on a transportation or walking, married with a family or still single, working or being unemployed, in the framework of fulfilling this call of Allah Ta’ala. Hasn't Jihad today become fardhu ‘ain?
Could we not reflect on Abu Thalhah, in his old age (+-80 years), when responding to the verse, he insisted to take part in Jihad. When his children tried to stop him as he was considered amongst those given the udzur, he remained adamant in his stance. And it turned out that Allah granted him Shaheed at sea. Then what about us who are still young and strong? Is there anyone who wants to take lesson?
2. Fearing The Threat Of Hell Fire
“If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things competent.” (At-Tawbah : 39)
Ibnu Al-‘arabiy said: “The grievous punishment in the world is the reign of the enemies over us and in the hereafter is the fire of hell.” (Tafseer Al Qurthuby 8/142).
Allah has given a threat to those who abandon Jihad without udzur shar’ie, in the world and the hereafter. Indeed, Allah's punishment is very painful and we will not be able to bear it. Then, why didn't we perform this obligation so that Allah will be pleased with us and keep us away from the torment of hell?
So, get rid of the love of the world, that causes us to fear death, which makes us reluctant to conduct Jihad… then fulfill this noble call from our Rabb.
“O you who have believed, respond to Allah and to the Messenger when he calls you to that which gives you life.…” (Al-Anfal : 24)
3. Defending and Protecting The Muslims
"And what is [the matter] with you that you fight not in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed among men, women, and children who say, 'Our Lord, take us out of this city of oppressive people and appoint for us from Yourself a protector and appoint for us from Yourself a helper?'" (An-Nisa : 75)
Ikhwatiy fillah, this is Jihad, the Jihad that is established to resist oppression, to protect and liberate the Muslims from the ruthlessness of the enemies of Allah.
Today, how many million bloods of the Muslims have been shed by the kuffar, thawaghit and munaafiquun?
How much honours of our Muslimahs have been defiled by the enemies of Allah?
And how many of our ikhwahs and friends are still in captivity and under torture?
Don't we see what is happening in Palestine, Afghanistan, Iraq, Chechnya, Somalia, Philippines and a line of other Jihad lands?
Aren't they our brothers?
“The believers are but brothers…” (Al-Hujurat: 10)
Indeed the bodies of the Muslims are being torn apart, becoming the meals of the kafir wolves. Will we remain silent?
Haven't you read the utterance of our Prophet salallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam:
“The loss of the world is lighter at the sight of Allah than the killing of a Muslim.” (see tafseer Ibnu Katsir I/534)
“If the inhabitants of heaven and earth come together to kill a Muslim, Allah will turn back all of their faces towards the hell of jahannam” (HR. Ath-Thabrani in As-Saghir)
It has become the consensus of the ulama’s that if a Muslimah is in captivity and treated unjustly, then it is compulsory upon the Muslims to defend her and at that time Jihad has become fardhu ‘ain. That said, what do you think of our condition today??
4. Following The Steps Of The Salafus Solih
These are our predecessors, the Salaful ummah, where their life was never separated from the activity of Jihad fie sabilillah! They were not only busy with the book and da'wah, but look at Rasulullah –the supreme commander of the Islamic ummah– he had taken part in Jihad for approximately 27 times in his lifetime, i.e. in Madinah (in 10 years!)
At-Thabary narrated that Miqdad bin Al-Aswad was seen at a place where money was exchanged in Emessa. At that time, he leaned his very fat body against a table.
Someone who saw him said to him: “Allah Ta’ala has forgiven you (for not conducting Jihad)”. Hearing that statement he said: “The verse which orders us to fight has come down. Allah Ta’ala says: “whether light or heavy.”
Az-Zuhri said: “Said bin al-Mushayyib departed for Jihad, whereas he was person whose one eye was blind, thus someone said to him; 'You are a disabled.' But Sa’id said: 'Allah Ta'ala commands us to depart in a state of light or heavy, if I am not able to fight at least I will add to your numbers and can be tasked to look after the equipments.'”
Indeed, their heroic defense of Islam is like no other. Don't we want to be like them?
The same with Umar Mukhtar, where Commander Giransiyani commented; “He had plunged into 263 battles, confronting my forces for more than 20 months. The total number of battles he operated was 1,000 times.”
So was Muhammad Banna, one of the Afghan Mujahideens, he told that his forces had destroyed 400 military vehicles of the Soviet Union. The Russians called him “The General”. He had robbed 200 Kalakovs and 200 AK47's, Klasinkovs, he had also destroyed 150 tanks of the enemies in a single battle.
Subhanallaah… Laa hawla wa laa quwwata illaa billaah, truly heroic are the humans who have truly received the gifts and help from Allah Ta’ala, that they could do such things, yes… they were helped by Allah Ta’ala because they have helped the religion of Allah.
They have sold their soul which is the most precious possession of the humans and Allah Ta’ala has thus purchased it, indeed Allah never once breaks His promises; “Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties [in exchange] for that they will have Paradise. They fight in the cause of Allah , so they kill and are killed.…” (At-Tawbah : 111)
Therefore, it is so unfortunate and woeful when mankind choose to be reticent more than to go forth for Jihad and feel themselves having udzur, whereas, they do not have it.
5. Jihad Is The Shield Of The Honour Of The Ummah, By Which The Attacks Of The Kafir Could Be Resisted
Indeed, the Islamic Ummah is a Jihadi Ummah where life could not be separated from the Jihad. It is this Jihad which is the shield of the Ummah, which will preserve and protect their honours from the hand of the kuffar. So what if we have abandoned it?
Rasulullah (SAW) said: “When you enter into the ‘aynah transaction, hold the tails of oxen, are content with farming, and give up jihad, Allaah will cause humiliation to prevail over you, and will not withdraw it until you return to your commitment to Islam.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2956; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
[Translator’s note: ‘Aynah transaction means to sell a product for a known price with deferred payment and then buy it back from the purchaser for a lesser price, so the purchaser will still have to pay the difference in the future]
Indeed, the humiliation faced by the Muslims will never ever be removed by Allah Ta’ala until we free ourselves from humiliation by conducting Jihad!
And it is with this Jihad that Allah will resist the attacks of the kafir. Reflect in these verses of Allah:
“So fight in the cause of Allah ; you are not held responsible except for yourself. And encourage the believers [to join you] that perhaps Allah will restrain the [military] might of those who disbelieve. And Allah is greater in might and stronger in punishment.” (An-Nisa’: 84)
“Fight them; Allah will punish them by your hands and will disgrace them and give you victory over them and satisfy the breasts of a believing people.” (At-Tawbah : 14)
6. Jihad Is The Highest Deed and A Wasilah In Order To Obtain Shaheed In His Cause
“The principal of 'amal is Islam and the pillar is Solat, and the peak is Jihad fie sabilillaah.” (HR. Ahmad, from Mu’adz bin Jabal).
This is Jihad, the highest ibaadah to Allah, in which there is no other deed that can be compared to it.
And indeed, ikhwatiy fillah, we truly long for Shaheed, just as the generation before us had longed for it.
“And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” ('Āli `Imrān : 169)
Is there any other death more pleasant than the death of Shaheed? Hasn't Allah promised rewards for them who have died Shaheed in His cause with a great reward?
Let's reflect on a hadith narrated by Imam Ahmad and At-Tirmidzi from Miqdad bin Ma’d, that Rasulullah (SAW) said:
“For the Shaheed in the Divine presence there will be six qualities: [1] he will be forgiven from the first moment his blood is spilled; [2] he shall see his seat in Paradise and be protected against the punishment of the grave; [3] he shall be safe from the Greatest Terror [the rising of the dead]; [4] he shall be crowned with the diadem of dignity, one ruby of which is worth more than the entire world and its contents; [5] he shall be coupled with seventy-two spouses from the wide-eyed maidens of Paradise; and [6] he shall be granted to intercede for seventy of his relatives.” HR Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi (see saheeh al-jami’ no. 5058).
Ikhwatiy fillah, this is Jihad, if we die in it, then that is Shaheed biidznillah insyaAllah, if we are expelled that that is Siyahah (Excursion), if we are imprisoned then the prison is a place for us to do Khalwat with Allah Ta’ala.
This is Jihad, with it Allah Ta’ala makes this ummah lofty.
This is Jihad, with it Allah Ta’ala opens the door of akhirah, it brings in the honour to be together with the anbiya’, saddiqiin and solihiin…
This is Jihad…
Is there any of us who have fulfilled it?
Know that by only dreaming of doing Jihad is not enough, it only removes the trait of nifaq within one's self, but if one still has not conducted Jihad then he remains sinful because Jihad is an obligation that must be fulfilled, will we keep silent without I’dad?
Indeed, the confirmation of an ambition is a deed that is evident, i.e. if we're truly honest, honest to Allah and true to ourselves.
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