Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslims' frontiers) for one day in the cause of Allah is bet…

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Hadith text: Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslims' frontiers) for o…

Explanation of the hadith: Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslims' frontiers) for o…

The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) informs that staying in the place between the Muslims and the disbelievers to guard the Muslims from them for one day, sincerely for the sake of Allah, is better than the world and everything in it. The area occupied by a whip that is used for fighting in the cause of Allah, in Paradise is better than the world and everything in it. And the reward and recompense of walking the amount of time from the beginning of the day until just before midday, or in the evening from midday until night, in the cause of Allah once, is better than the world and everything in it.

Lessons: Observing Ribāt (guarding the Muslims' frontiers) for o…

The merit of observing Ribāt in the cause of Allah is that it involves risk to one's life and leads to elevating the word of Allah and supporting His religion. Therefore, the reward of one day is better than the world and everything in it.
The insignificance of this world compared to the Hereafter; because the place that a whip occupies in Paradise is better than the world and everything in it.
The merit of Jihad in the cause of Allah and the immense reward for it, because the reward of a single evening or morning walk in His cause is better than the world and everything in it.
His statement: "in the cause of Allah," indicates the importance of sincerity and that the reward is contingent upon it.

Categories : Jurisprudence of Acts of Worship · Jihad · Virtues · Merits of Good Deeds · Jurisprudence and Juristic Principles · Virtues and Manners · Excellence of Jihad

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إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ وَمَلَٰٓئِكَتَهُۥ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى ٱلنَّبِىِّ ۚ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ صَلُّوا۟ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا۟ تَسْلِيمًا

God and His angels shower their blessings on the Prophet. O believers, you should also send your blessings on him, and salute him with a worthy greeting.

Al-Ahzab 33:56

Blessings on the Prophet ﷺ