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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah

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Other meanings of jihad

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There are two other meanings of jihad besides this primary one.

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Even though they pave the way for it.

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And they are like a prelude to fighting.

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First: striving against the self and Satan.

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This is a form of jihad.

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It paves the way for jihad against the disbelievers.

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And it is not waived for any Muslim.

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Second: jihad of the heart.

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This is dissociation from disbelief and its people.

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And hating them and lying in wait for them.

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And the self's contemplation of invading them.

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As the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

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"Whoever dies without having fought, and without having contemplated fighting in his heart,

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dies on a branch of hypocrisy."

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Narrated by Muslim.

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And based on this,

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the type of jihad is an individual obligation.

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Either with the heart,

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or with the tongue,

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or with wealth,

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or with the hand.

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So every Muslim must strive in one of these ways.

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"Go forth, whether light or heavy."

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“Go forth, light-armed and heavy-armed, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the way of Allah! That is best for you if ye but knew.” (9:41)

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"That is better for you, if you should know."

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Allah the Almighty says:

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“As for those who strive in Us, We surely guide them to Our paths, and lo! Allah is with the good.” (29:69)

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So Allah, glorified is He, linked guidance to jihad.

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Thus, the most complete in guidance are the greatest in jihad.

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And the most obligatory jihad is striving against the self.

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And striving against desires, striving against Satan, and striving against the world.

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So whoever strives against these four for the sake of Allah,

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Allah will guide him to the paths of His pleasure,

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leading to His Paradise.

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And whoever abandons jihad misses out on guidance,

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to the extent that he neglects jihad.

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And one cannot be enabled to fight his enemy outwardly

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except by one who has fought these enemies inwardly.

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So whoever triumphs over them will triumph over his enemy.

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And whoever is triumphed over by them, his enemy will triumph over him.

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The essence of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah