WEBVTT 00:00:00.780 --> 00:00:03.779 Riyad al-Salihin 00:00:03.779 --> 00:00:06.780 From the words of the Master of the Messengers 00:00:06.780 --> 00:00:09.779 Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him 00:00:09.779 --> 00:00:16.719 Chapter: The Virtue of Jihad 00:00:16.719 --> 00:00:20.719 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:00:20.719 --> 00:00:24.780 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:00:24.780 --> 00:00:28.780 "There is no one wounded in the way of Allah— 00:00:28.780 --> 00:00:33.780 but he will come on the Day of Resurrection with his wound bleeding; 00:00:33.780 --> 00:00:35.780 its color will be the color of blood, 00:00:35.780 --> 00:00:37.780 and its scent will be the scent of musk." 00:00:37.780 --> 00:00:40.039 Agreed upon. 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.490 On the authority of Mu'adh, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:00:43.490 --> 00:00:47.490 from the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, who said: 00:00:47.490 --> 00:00:53.490 "Whoever fights in the way of Allah, even for the time it takes to milk a she-camel, 00:00:53.490 --> 00:00:55.490 Paradise becomes mandatory for him. 00:00:55.490 --> 00:01:00.679 And whoever sustains a wound in the way of Allah or suffers a misfortune, 00:01:00.679 --> 00:01:05.680 it will come on the Day of Resurrection as deep as it was at its inception, 00:01:05.680 --> 00:01:10.900 its color will be saffron and its scent will be like musk." 00:01:10.900 --> 00:01:13.900 Narrated by Abu Dawud and al-Tirmidhi. 00:01:13.900 --> 00:01:16.739 "The time it takes to milk a she-camel" 00:01:16.739 --> 00:01:20.739 refers to the interval between two milkings. 00:01:20.739 --> 00:01:23.739 The intended meaning is a small amount of Jihad. 00:01:23.739 --> 00:01:25.799 "Misfortune" 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:28.799 means any calamity that befalls a person. 00:01:30.409 --> 00:01:32.790 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:01:32.790 --> 00:01:39.209 Jihad and its reward are specific to the Muslim Ummah, to the exclusion of others. 00:01:39.209 --> 00:01:46.209 The title of martyrdom and its honor are not attained by anyone other than the monotheistic members of this Ummah. 00:01:46.209 --> 00:01:51.750 The reward for the one who strives in the way of Allah is Paradise, 00:01:51.750 --> 00:01:55.750 provided he does not mix his deeds with the desires of this worldly life. 00:01:55.750 --> 00:02:00.359 Regarding the accidents and trials that befall the martyr: 00:02:00.359 --> 00:02:05.359 Allah the Exalted rewards him for them and does not let his deeds go to waste. 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:10.479 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:14.479 A man from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, passed by 00:02:14.479 --> 00:02:19.479 a mountain pass containing a spring of fresh water. 00:02:19.479 --> 00:02:20.479 He was impressed by it, 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:22.479 and said, 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:26.479 "If only I could withdraw from the people and reside in this pass, 00:02:26.479 --> 00:02:32.479 but I will not do so until I ask the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him." 00:02:32.479 --> 00:02:37.610 He mentioned this to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:02:37.610 --> 00:02:40.610 who said, "Do not do it, 00:02:40.610 --> 00:02:48.610 for the standing of one of you in the way of Allah is better than his prayer in his house for seventy years. 00:02:48.610 --> 00:02:54.669 Do you not love for Allah to forgive you and admit you into Paradise? 00:02:54.669 --> 00:02:57.770 Fight in the way of Allah. 00:02:57.770 --> 00:03:03.770 Whoever fights in the way of Allah for the time it takes to milk a she-camel, Paradise becomes mandatory for him." 00:03:03.770 --> 00:03:05.930 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:03:05.930 --> 00:03:10.090 "The time it takes to milk a she-camel" is the interval between two milkings. 00:03:10.090 --> 00:03:13.729 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:03:13.729 --> 00:03:16.979 Knowledge comes before action. 00:03:16.979 --> 00:03:24.979 That is why this Companion asked the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, about the matter before acting upon it. 00:03:24.979 --> 00:03:28.400 The believer's desires are subordinate to the Shari'ah. 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:33.979 The etiquette of the Companions toward the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:03:33.979 --> 00:03:39.979 was such that none of them would make a decision, even regarding his own private affairs, 00:03:39.979 --> 00:03:44.979 until he presented it to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. 00:03:44.979 --> 00:03:53.550 The concern of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, that his Ummah attain goodness and virtue, 00:03:53.550 --> 00:03:57.550 and that they receive a great reward from Allah the Exalted. 00:03:57.550 --> 00:04:02.550 Therefore, he guided this Companion to that which contains great reward, 00:04:02.550 --> 00:04:06.550 abundant goodness, and the highest ranks. 00:04:06.550 --> 00:04:13.060 Jihad in the way of Allah is superior to voluntary prayer by many degrees. 00:04:13.060 --> 00:04:20.540 Allah the Exalted has guaranteed Paradise for the one who is killed in His way, seeking nothing but His Countenance, 00:04:20.540 --> 00:04:26.540 and who fights only so that the word of Allah may be supreme. 00:04:26.540 --> 00:04:31.660 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:04:31.660 --> 00:04:37.660 It was said, "O Messenger of Allah, what is equivalent to Jihad in the way of Allah?" 00:04:37.660 --> 00:04:44.660 He said, "You cannot do it." He repeated the question twice or three times, 00:04:44.660 --> 00:04:49.660 and each time he said, "You cannot do it." 00:04:49.660 --> 00:04:54.660 Then he said, "The likeness of the one who strives in the way of Allah 00:04:54.660 --> 00:04:59.660 is like the one who fasts, stands in prayer, and is devoutly obedient to the verses of Allah, 00:04:59.660 --> 00:05:02.660 never flagging in his fasting or prayer, 00:05:02.660 --> 00:05:06.660 until the one who strives in the way of Allah returns." 00:05:06.660 --> 00:05:11.759 Agreed upon, and this is the wording of Muslim. 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:16.819 In a narration by al-Bukhari, a man said, "O Messenger of Allah, 00:05:16.819 --> 00:05:20.819 guide me to a deed that is equivalent to Jihad." 00:05:20.819 --> 00:05:23.889 He said, "I do not find it." 00:05:23.889 --> 00:05:28.920 Then he said, "Are you able, when the one who strives goes out, 00:05:28.920 --> 00:05:32.920 to enter your mosque, stand in prayer without flagging, 00:05:32.920 --> 00:05:35.920 and fast without breaking your fast?" 00:05:35.920 --> 00:05:40.079 He replied, "Who is able to do that?" 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:45.199 "Standing in prayer" means the one who exerts himself. 00:05:45.199 --> 00:05:48.329 "Devoutly obedient" means the one who is submissive and obedient. 00:05:48.329 --> 00:05:53.490 "Never flagging" means he does not become heedless or weak. 00:05:53.490 --> 00:05:57.610 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:05:57.610 --> 00:05:59.610 The glorification of the matter of Jihad, 00:05:59.610 --> 00:06:04.610 because it is equivalent to all the virtuous deeds mentioned. 00:06:04.610 --> 00:06:09.120 The virtues of deeds are not grasped by analogy; 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:14.120 rather, they are a grace and favor from Allah the Exalted to whom He wills. 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.240 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:06:19.240 --> 00:06:23.240 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:26.240 "Among the best of people's livelihoods for them 00:06:26.240 --> 00:06:31.240 is a man holding the reins of his horse in the way of Allah, 00:06:31.240 --> 00:06:33.240 flying upon its back; 00:06:33.240 --> 00:06:38.300 whenever he hears a cry or a call for alarm, he flies upon it, 00:06:38.300 --> 00:06:42.529 seeking death and being killed where it is expected. 00:06:42.529 --> 00:06:47.529 Or a man with his sheep on a mountain peak among these peaks, 00:06:47.529 --> 00:06:51.529 or in the bottom of a valley among these valleys, 00:06:51.529 --> 00:06:54.529 establishing prayer, giving zakat, 00:06:54.529 --> 00:06:58.529 and worshipping his Lord until certainty (death) comes to him. 00:06:58.529 --> 00:07:02.560 He is not among the people except in goodness." 00:07:02.560 --> 00:07:04.879 Narrated by Muslim. 00:07:04.879 --> 00:07:08.389 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:07:08.389 --> 00:07:12.389 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:07:12.389 --> 00:07:15.550 "Indeed, in Paradise there are one hundred levels 00:07:15.550 --> 00:07:19.550 which Allah has prepared for those who strive in the way of Allah; 00:07:19.550 --> 00:07:24.620 the distance between two levels is like the distance between the heaven and the earth." 00:07:24.620 --> 00:07:27.970 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:07:27.970 --> 00:07:30.769 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:07:30.769 --> 00:07:35.019 A clarification of the virtue of Jihad in the way of Allah. 00:07:35.019 --> 00:07:39.500 A clarification of the greatness of Paradise and the bliss within it, 00:07:39.500 --> 00:07:42.500 which Allah has prepared for those who strive. 00:07:42.500 --> 00:07:45.920 An indication that this level 00:07:45.920 --> 00:07:49.920 might be attained by a servant who is not a fighter, 00:07:49.920 --> 00:07:52.920 either through intention, 00:07:52.920 --> 00:07:54.920 or through righteous deeds. 00:07:54.920 --> 00:07:58.920 Because he, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, commanded everyone 00:07:58.920 --> 00:08:02.920 to pray to enter the highest Firdaws, 00:08:02.920 --> 00:08:07.920 and this was after informing them that He had prepared it for those who strive. 00:08:07.920 --> 00:08:12.529 A clarification of the stations of Paradise and that they are levels; 00:08:12.529 --> 00:08:17.529 every person takes his place therein according to his deeds. 00:08:17.529 --> 00:08:22.680 On the authority of Abu Sa'id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:08:22.680 --> 00:08:26.680 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:29.779 "Whoever is pleased with Allah as Lord, 00:08:29.779 --> 00:08:31.779 with Islam as a religion, 00:08:31.779 --> 00:08:34.779 and with Muhammad as a Messenger, 00:08:34.779 --> 00:08:36.779 Paradise becomes mandatory for him." 00:08:36.779 --> 00:08:39.870 Abu Sa'id was amazed by this, 00:08:39.870 --> 00:08:40.870 and said, 00:08:40.870 --> 00:08:43.870 "Repeat it for me, O Messenger of Allah." 00:08:43.870 --> 00:08:45.870 He repeated it for him, 00:08:45.870 --> 00:08:47.870 then said, 00:08:47.870 --> 00:08:50.870 "And another thing by which Allah raises the servant 00:08:50.870 --> 00:08:52.870 one hundred levels in Paradise, 00:08:52.870 --> 00:08:55.870 the distance between every two levels 00:08:55.870 --> 00:08:58.870 is like the distance between the heaven and the earth." 00:08:58.870 --> 00:09:00.029 He said, 00:09:00.029 --> 00:09:03.029 "And what is it, O Messenger of Allah?" 00:09:03.029 --> 00:09:04.129 He said, 00:09:04.129 --> 00:09:07.129 "Jihad in the way of Allah, 00:09:07.129 --> 00:09:10.129 Jihad in the way of Allah." 00:09:10.129 --> 00:09:12.419 Narrated by Muslim. 00:09:12.419 --> 00:09:16.019 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:09:16.019 --> 00:09:20.279 The love of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:24.279 for knowing goodness, its doors, and its causes. 00:09:24.279 --> 00:09:28.730 The glorification of the matter of Jihad in the way of Allah. 00:09:28.730 --> 00:09:33.909 On the authority of Abu Bakr ibn Abi Musa al-Ash'ari, who said: 00:09:33.909 --> 00:09:36.909 I heard my father, may Allah be pleased with him, 00:09:36.909 --> 00:09:39.909 while in the presence of the enemy, saying: 00:09:39.909 --> 00:09:43.909 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:09:43.909 --> 00:09:47.980 "Indeed, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows of swords." 00:09:47.980 --> 00:09:52.299 A man in tattered clothes stood up and said, 00:09:52.299 --> 00:09:54.299 "O Abu Musa, 00:09:54.299 --> 00:10:00.299 did you hear the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, say this?" 00:10:00.299 --> 00:10:02.299 He said, "Yes." 00:10:02.299 --> 00:10:05.330 He returned to his companions and said, 00:10:05.330 --> 00:10:08.330 "I bid you peace." 00:10:09.360 --> 00:10:12.360 Then he broke the scabbard of his sword and threw it away, 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:18.460 then walked with his sword toward the enemy and struck with it until he was killed. 00:10:18.460 --> 00:10:20.460 Narrated by Muslim. 00:10:20.460 --> 00:10:23.379 "Tattered clothes" 00:10:23.379 --> 00:10:25.379 means old garments. 00:10:25.379 --> 00:10:27.610 "Scabbard of his sword" 00:10:27.610 --> 00:10:30.500 means its sheath. 00:10:30.500 --> 00:10:32.860 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:10:32.860 --> 00:10:36.860 The Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:36.860 --> 00:10:41.860 are those who convey knowledge from the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:41.860 --> 00:10:44.399 just as they heard it. 00:10:44.399 --> 00:10:49.779 The encouragement and incitement to Jihad in the way of Allah, both in word and deed. 00:10:49.779 --> 00:10:55.779 The belief of the people of Islam in the Companions of the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, 00:10:55.779 --> 00:10:58.779 and what they reported from him without dispute. 00:10:58.779 --> 00:11:05.330 This indicates the acceptance of the report of a single narrator in matters of creed and legal rulings. 00:11:05.330 --> 00:11:08.330 He was certain of entering Paradise based on a description, 00:11:08.330 --> 00:11:12.840 so he hastened to apply it and did not hesitate in his action. 00:11:12.840 --> 00:11:15.840 The permissibility of showing courage and boldness, 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:18.840 either by breaking the sword's scabbard, 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:21.840 as a sign of his fighting until death, 00:11:21.840 --> 00:11:23.840 or by wearing a headband, 00:11:23.840 --> 00:11:25.840 like Abu Dujanah. 00:11:25.840 --> 00:11:31.019 An indication of his lack of fear of death. 00:11:31.019 --> 00:11:33.019 On the authority of Abu 'Abs, 00:11:33.019 --> 00:11:36.019 'Abd al-Rahman ibn Jabr, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:11:36.019 --> 00:11:40.019 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:11:40.019 --> 00:11:45.019 "A servant whose feet are covered with dust in the way of Allah will not be touched by the Fire." 00:11:45.019 --> 00:11:48.179 Narrated by al-Bukhari. 00:11:48.179 --> 00:11:51.019 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:11:51.019 --> 00:11:57.370 Whoever gets dust on his feet in the way of Allah, the Fire will not touch him. 00:11:57.370 --> 00:12:01.879 An indication of the great status of Jihad in the way of Allah. 00:12:01.879 --> 00:12:06.879 If the mere touching of dust to the feet makes the Fire forbidden for them, 00:12:06.879 --> 00:12:10.879 then what of the one who exerted his effort and exhausted his capacity? 00:12:10.879 --> 00:12:15.940 On the authority of Abu Hurayrah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:12:15.940 --> 00:12:19.940 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:12:19.940 --> 00:12:23.940 "A man who wept out of fear of Allah will not enter the Fire 00:12:23.940 --> 00:12:26.940 until the milk returns to the udder. 00:12:26.940 --> 00:12:32.940 And the dust of the way of Allah and the smoke of Hell will never gather on a servant." 00:12:32.940 --> 00:12:36.100 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:12:36.100 --> 00:12:40.610 On the authority of Ibn 'Abbas, may Allah be pleased with them both, who said: 00:12:40.610 --> 00:12:45.610 I heard the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, saying: 00:12:45.610 --> 00:12:48.610 "Two eyes will not be touched by the Fire: 00:12:48.610 --> 00:12:51.639 an eye that wept out of fear of Allah, 00:12:51.639 --> 00:12:55.639 and an eye that spent the night keeping watch in the way of Allah." 00:12:55.639 --> 00:12:59.090 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:12:59.090 --> 00:13:02.049 From the benefits of the hadith: 00:13:02.049 --> 00:13:07.399 The virtue of standing guard in the cause of Allah to protect the frontiers of the Muslims. 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:11.399 And repelling the enemy lying in wait for the Muslims. 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:14.879 The virtue of weeping out of fear of Allah. 00:13:14.879 --> 00:13:20.100 On the authority of Zayd Ibn Khalid, may Allah be pleased with him. 00:13:20.100 --> 00:13:24.100 That the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 00:13:24.100 --> 00:13:29.220 "Whoever equips a warrior in the cause of Allah has himself fought." 00:13:29.220 --> 00:13:34.220 "And whoever looks after the family of a warrior in his absence with kindness has himself fought." 00:13:34.220 --> 00:13:36.320 Agreed upon. 00:13:36.320 --> 00:13:40.899 On the authority of Abu Umamah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said: 00:13:40.899 --> 00:13:44.899 The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said: 00:13:44.899 --> 00:13:46.960 "The best of charities is..." 00:13:46.960 --> 00:13:49.960 "...providing a tent in the cause of Allah," 00:13:49.960 --> 00:13:52.960 "...or gifting the service of a servant in the cause of Allah," 00:13:52.960 --> 00:13:56.960 "...or the loan of a breeding stallion in the cause of Allah." 00:13:56.960 --> 00:13:59.090 Narrated by al-Tirmidhi. 00:13:59.090 --> 00:14:01.950 A 'fustat' is... 00:14:01.950 --> 00:14:03.950 ...a tent made of hair. 00:14:03.950 --> 00:14:06.139 A 'taruqah' is... 00:14:06.139 --> 00:14:10.139 ...a she-camel that has reached the age to be covered by a stallion. 00:14:10.139 --> 00:14:14.330 Among the benefits of the hadith: 00:14:14.330 --> 00:14:21.330 The obligation of cooperation among Muslims to equip the armies of the Muslims for fighting in the cause of Allah. 00:14:21.330 --> 00:14:24.330 So that the word of Allah may be supreme. 00:14:24.330 --> 00:14:29.779 The best of charities, the greatest of acts of drawing near to Allah, and the most sublime of acts of obedience... 00:14:29.779 --> 00:14:31.779 ...are those performed in the cause of Allah. 00:14:31.779 --> 00:14:36.779 Because it is a benefit that extends to the entire Muslim community. 00:14:36.779 --> 00:14:40.990 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him: 00:14:40.990 --> 00:14:42.990 A man from the Aslam tribe said: 00:14:42.990 --> 00:14:44.990 "O Messenger of Allah," 00:14:44.990 --> 00:14:49.990 "I wish to go on a military expedition, but I do not possess the means to equip myself." 00:14:49.990 --> 00:14:51.090 He said: 00:14:51.090 --> 00:14:53.090 "Go to such-and-such a person," 00:14:53.090 --> 00:14:56.090 "For he had equipped himself but then fell ill." 00:14:56.090 --> 00:14:58.120 So he went to him and said: 00:14:58.120 --> 00:15:04.120 "The Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, sends you his greetings and says," 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:07.120 "'Give me the equipment you prepared.'" 00:15:07.120 --> 00:15:08.220 He said: 00:15:08.220 --> 00:15:09.220 "O so-and-so," 00:15:09.220 --> 00:15:12.220 "Give him what I had prepared." 00:15:12.220 --> 00:15:15.220 "And do not withhold anything from him." 00:15:15.220 --> 00:15:18.220 "For by Allah, if you do not withhold anything from it," 00:15:18.220 --> 00:15:20.220 "Allah will bless it for you." 00:15:20.220 --> 00:15:22.440 Narrated by Muslim. 00:15:22.440 --> 00:15:27.500 Riyad al-Salihin.