Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (143) | Chapter on the virtue of jihad (3)

0:00 Riyad al-Salihin from the words of the Master of the Messengers, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

0:09 Chapter: The Virtue of Jihad.

0:14 On the authority of Abu Sa‘id al-Khudri, may Allah be pleased with him:

0:19 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent an expedition to the Banu Lihyan.

0:25 He said:

0:26 "Let one man out of every two go forth."

0:30 "And the reward shall be shared between them."

0:32 Reported by Muslim.

0:34 In a narration of his:

0:37 "Let one man out of every two depart."

0:40 Then he said to the one who remained behind:

0:42 "Whoever among you looks after the family and wealth of the one who departed with goodness,"

0:47 "shall have half the reward of the one who departed."

0:51 From the benefits of the hadith:

0:54 The obligation to wage war against the disbelievers who obstruct the path of Allah.

1:00 The scholars have reached a consensus

1:02 that the Banu Lihyan were disbelievers at that time.

1:06 Thus, the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent a detachment to fight them.

1:12 The obligation of cooperation among Muslims to equip the Muslim army.

1:17 The obligation to protect the homes of the mujahidin and safeguard their honor.

1:23 And to facilitate the means of a dignified life for their families.

1:27 Whoever takes care of the needs of the families of the soldiers fighting in the path of Allah

1:32 receives a reward equal to theirs.

1:35 On the authority of al-Bara’, may Allah be pleased with him, he said:

1:40 A man covered in iron [armor] came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him.

1:45 He said, "O Messenger of Allah,"

1:48 "Should I fight or embrace Islam?"

1:51 He replied, "Embrace Islam, then fight."

1:55 So he embraced Islam, then fought, and was killed.

1:59 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

2:02 "He did a little, but was rewarded much."

2:06 Agreed upon, and this is the wording of al-Bukhari.

2:10 "Covered in iron" means covered in weaponry.

2:16 Or that he had a helmet on his head.

2:20 From the benefits of the hadith: It contains the permissibility of wearing iron [armor].

2:25 And what prevents the enemy from easily reaching him.

2:29 And that this does not contradict the love of martyrdom.

2:33 Whoever performs an act that appears righteous before his Islam and then dies,

2:38 no reward is recorded for him.

2:41 Islam takes precedence over supporting the Muslims.

2:46 The impermissibility of seeking the help of polytheists in battle.

2:50 Allah, glory be to Him, looks at the hearts of His servants and their sincerity toward Him,

2:55 not at their outward appearances.

2:59 A small deed may suffice in place of a great one.

3:03 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

3:11 "No one who enters Paradise"

3:14 "would wish to return to the world, even if he possessed everything on earth,"

3:19 "except the martyr."

3:21 "He wishes to return to the world"

3:24 "to be killed ten times over,"

3:26 "because of the honor he sees."

3:29 In another narration:

3:31 "Because of what he sees of the virtue of martyrdom."

3:34 Agreed upon.

3:36 On the authority of ‘Abdullah ibn ‘Amr ibn al-‘As, may Allah be pleased with them both:

3:40 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

3:45 "Allah forgives the martyr every sin,"

3:48 "except debt."

3:50 Reported by Muslim.

3:52 In a narration of his:

3:54 "Killing in the path of Allah expiates everything,"

3:58 "except debt."

4:01 On the authority of Abu Qatadah, may Allah be pleased with him:

4:04 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, stood among them,

4:09 and mentioned that jihad in the path of Allah,

4:12 and faith in Allah,

4:14 are the best of deeds.

4:16 A man stood up and said:

4:19 "O Messenger of Allah,"

4:21 "Do you see that if I am killed in the path of Allah,"

4:24 "will my sins be expiated for me?"

4:27 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said to him:

4:31 "Yes,"

4:33 "if you are killed in the path of Allah while being patient and seeking reward,"

4:37 "advancing and not retreating."

4:40 Then the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

4:44 "What did you say?"

4:46 He said:

4:47 "Do you see that if I am killed in the path of Allah,"

4:50 "will my sins be expiated for me?"

4:53 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

4:57 "Yes,"

4:59 "while you are patient and seeking reward,"

5:01 "advancing and not retreating."

5:03 "Except debt."

5:05 "For Jibril, peace be upon him, told me that."

5:09 Reported by Muslim.

5:11 On the authority of Jabir, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

5:15 A man asked:

5:17 "Where will I be, O Messenger of Allah, if I am killed?"

5:21 He said:

5:22 "In Paradise."

5:24 So he threw away some dates he had in his hand,

5:27 then fought until he was killed.

5:30 Reported by Muslim.

5:32 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

5:36 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and his Companions set out,

5:41 until they reached Badr before the polytheists.

5:44 The polytheists arrived,

5:46 and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

5:50 "Let none of you advance toward anything"

5:54 "until I am in front of you."

5:57 The polytheists drew near,

5:59 and the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

6:03 "Rise to a Paradise whose width is the heavens and the earth."

6:08 He said:

6:09 ‘Umayr ibn al-Humam al-Ansari, may Allah be pleased with him, said:

6:14 "O Messenger of Allah,"

6:16 “And vie one with another for forgiveness from your Lord, and for a paradise as wide as are the heavens and the earth, prepared for those who ward off (evil);” (3:133)

6:19 He said, "Yes."

6:21 He said:

6:22 "Bakh, bakh!" [An expression of joy/amazement].

6:24 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, asked:

6:28 "What prompted you to say 'bakh, bakh'?"

6:32 He said, "No, by Allah, O Messenger of Allah,"

6:36 "it is only the hope that I may be among its people."

6:40 He said, "You are indeed among its people."

6:44 So he took some dates from his quiver,

6:47 and began to eat them.

6:49 Then he said:

6:51 "If I were to live until I finish these dates of mine,"

6:56 "that would be a long life."

6:59 So he threw away the dates he had with him,

7:03 then fought them until he was killed.

7:06 Reported by Muslim.

7:10 The "qarn" is a quiver for arrows.

7:13 "Bakh, bakh"

7:15 is a word used to exalt and magnify a matter in goodness.

7:21 From the benefits of the hadith:

7:24 It is incumbent upon the leader of the Muslim army

7:27 to seize vital positions

7:30 to deny the enemy the ability to exploit and benefit from them.

7:34 That is why the Muslims, led by the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, reached the water of Badr first,

7:42 thus depriving the polytheists of an important element in the battle.

7:47 The commander or leader should be at the front of the army

7:51 to incite them to fight in the path of Allah.

7:56 It is recommended for the Imam or army commander to incite the soldier to fight,

8:01 and to encourage them to be courageous and seek martyrdom with sincerity.

8:06 Whoever seeks martyrdom with sincerity,

8:09 Allah will grant him the stations of the martyrs,

8:12 either by being killed on the battlefield,

8:15 or by Allah raising his rank in the Hereafter due to the sincerity of his intention.

8:21 The eagerness of the Companions, may Allah be pleased with them, for goodness and their racing toward it.

8:27 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

8:31 Some people came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him,

8:35 asking him to send with them men to teach them the Qur'an and the Sunnah.

8:40 So he sent seventy men from the Ansar to them,

8:44 who were called "the reciters" [al-Qurra'].

8:46 Among them was my maternal uncle, Haram.

8:49 They would recite the Qur'an,

8:51 and study it together at night, learning.

8:54 During the day, they would bring water,

8:58 and place it in the mosque,

9:00 and they would gather firewood and sell it,

9:03 then buy food with it for the people of the Suffah and the poor.

9:08 The Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, sent them,

9:12 but [the enemy] intercepted them,

9:13 and killed them before they reached the place.

9:17 They said:

9:19 "O Allah, convey to our Prophet on our behalf"

9:22 "that we have met You,"

9:24 "and we are pleased with You, and You are pleased with us."

9:28 A man came to Haram,

9:30 Anas said, from behind him,

9:32 and stabbed him with a spear until it pierced through him.

9:36 Haram said:

9:37 "I have succeeded, by the Lord of the Ka'bah!"

9:40 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said:

9:44 "Your brothers have been killed,"

9:47 "and they said:"

9:49 "O Allah, convey to our Prophet on our behalf"

9:53 "that we have met You,"

9:54 "and we are pleased with You, and You are pleased with us."

9:58 Agreed upon.

10:00 And this is the wording of Muslim.

10:04 From the benefits of the hadith:

10:07 The permissibility of reciting the Qur'an in a study circle.

10:11 It is recommended for people of knowledge to study it among themselves.

10:16 The Imam should send scholars

10:18 to teach faith to those who have embraced Islam.

10:22 The first of knowledge

10:24 is the recitation of the Qur'an.

10:26 The bearers of the Qur'an

10:28 recite it, study it,

10:31 and act upon it just as they teach it.

10:35 Striving in worship

10:37 does not prevent one from working to sustain oneself and support one's back.

10:42 Affirming the attributes of hearing, seeing, pleasure, and others for Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He.

10:50 The people of Islam are in certainty during their lives and after their death,

10:54 because of what the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, informed them of

10:58 regarding success and prosperity.

11:01 The people of disbelief are treacherous,

11:04 and Muslims should take their precautions against them.

11:08 Affirming the miracles of the saints [awliya'],

11:11 who are those who believed and were God-fearing.

11:17 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

11:20 My uncle, Anas ibn al-Nadr, may Allah be pleased with him, missed the battle of Badr.

11:26 He said:

11:27 "O Messenger of Allah,"

11:29 I missed the first battle in which I would have fought the polytheists.

11:33 Because Allah allowed me to witness the battle against the polytheists,

11:37 He will surely see what I do.

11:40 When the day of Uhud arrived,

11:43 the Muslims were pushed back.

11:45 He said,

11:46 "O Allah, I apologize to You for what these people have done,"

11:51 meaning his companions.

11:54 "And I declare my innocence before You regarding what these people have done,"

11:57 meaning the polytheists.

11:59 Then he advanced,

12:01 and Sa'd ibn Mu'adh met him.

12:04 He said,

12:05 "O Sa'd ibn Mu'adh,

12:07 by the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise!

12:10 I can smell its fragrance coming from before Uhud."

12:14 Sa'd said,

12:15 "I could not do what he did, O Messenger of Allah."

12:19 Anas said,

12:21 "We found on him over eighty wounds from a sword,

12:25 or stabs from a spear,

12:27 or shots from an arrow."

12:29 We found that he had been killed,

12:31 and the polytheists had mutilated his body,

12:34 so no one recognized him

12:36 except his sister, by his fingertips.

12:39 Anas said,

12:40 "We used to think or believe

12:42 that this verse was revealed concerning him and those like him:

12:47 “Of the believers are men who are true to that which they covenanted with Allah. Some of them have paid their vow by death (in battle), and some of them still are waiting; and they have not altered in the least;” (33:23)

12:52 'Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah,'

12:56 to the end of the verse."

12:58 It is agreed upon.

13:01 On the authority of Samurah, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:

13:04 The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said,

13:08 "I saw two men tonight who came to me,

13:12 and they took me up a tree,

13:14 and brought me into a house that was the most beautiful and excellent,

13:18 the likes of which I have never seen."

13:21 He said,

13:23 "As for this house,

13:25 it is the house of the martyrs."

13:28 Narrated by Al-Bukhari.

13:30 This is part of a long hadith containing various types of knowledge,

13:35 which will appear in the chapter on the prohibition of lying, by the permission of Allah.

13:40 On the authority of Anas, may Allah be pleased with him,

13:43 that Umm Rubayyi' bint Al-Bara',

13:46 who was the mother of Harithah ibn Suraqah,

13:48 came to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and said,

13:53 "O Messenger of Allah,

13:55 will you not tell me about Harithah?"

13:58 He had been killed on the day of Badr.

14:01 "If he is in Paradise, I will be patient,

14:04 but if it is otherwise,

14:06 I will weep for him intensely."

14:10 He said,

14:11 "O mother of Harithah,

14:13 there are many gardens in Paradise,

14:16 and your son has attained the highest level of Firdaws."

14:21 Narrated by Al-Bukhari.

14:25 From the benefits of the hadith:

14:27 The virtue of Harithah, may Allah be pleased with him,

14:30 and that he attained the highest level of Firdaws.

14:34 Everyone from the people of Islam who enters battle in the cause of Allah

14:39 and dies in the battle in a legitimate manner

14:43 is a martyr.

14:45 The permissibility of weeping for the deceased,

14:48 even if the one killed in battle is considered a martyr.

14:53 If the leader sees a matter that does not contradict the Shari'ah according to the family of the deceased,

14:58 he does not forbid it and remains silent about it.

15:02 Knowing what Allah has prepared for the righteous.

15:05 The calamities of this world become trivial for the believers.

15:09 Paradise has levels,

15:11 and the highest of them is the highest Firdaws.

15:14 May Allah make us among its people and inheritors,

15:17 by His grace, generosity, and mercy.

15:21 Riyad as-Salihin.

Riyadh Al-Salehin | Episode (143) | Chapter on the virtue of jihad (3)

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