Strive against the polytheists with your properties, souls, and tongues

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Hadith narrated by Narrated by Abu Dāwūd, An-Nasā’i, and Ahmad

Authenticity grade : Authentic

Hadith text: Strive against the polytheists with your properties, so…

عن أنس رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: «جَاهِدُوا المشركين بأموالكم وأنفسكم وألسنتكم».

Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Strive against the polytheists with your properties, souls, and tongues."

Explanation of the hadith: Strive against the polytheists with your properties, so…

Lessons: Strive against the polytheists with your properties, so…

• Encouraging Jihad against the polytheists through one’s self, wealth, and speech, each according to his ability, and the fact that Jihad is not limited to physical combat.
• The command to make Jihad indicates obligation, which can be an individual obligation or a communal one.
• Allah has legislated Jihad for several reasons, including: 1. Resisting Shirk (polytheism) and the polytheists, as Allah never accepts Shirk. 2. Removing the obstacles that hinder the call to Allah. 3. Protecting the creed from whatever contradicts it. 4. Defending Muslims, their countries, honor, and properties.

Categories : Ruling of Jihad