Riyad as-Salihin, 1349
Anas (May Allah be pleased with him) reported:
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Fight the polytheists with your wealth, lives and tongues." <b>[Abu Dawud]</b>.
وعن أنس رضي الله عنه أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
جاهدوا المشركين بأموالكم وأنفسكم وألسنتكم
((رواه أبو داود بإسناد صحيح)).
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 11, Hadith 65
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Jihad has a variety of forms: Jihad with wealth, life, and tongue. This stems from Allah’s mercy towards His servants, as He allows each one to conduct Jihad with whatever he can.<br>
2) Defending Islam and supporting the religion, even if only with a truthful word and good opinion, is a type of Jihad in the cause of Allah, especially as many loudmouth people nowadays oppose Islam and its people and fabricate slanderous lies against them.<br>
3) If a person possesses a proper understanding of Jihad, he will know that conveying the Sunnah to all people is no less than shooting arrows at the combatant disbelievers.