Shaykh Al-Albānī on the Obligation of Jihād
Shaykh Al-Albānī on the Obligation of Jihād
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Shaykh Al-Albānī – may Allāh have Mercy on him and place him in the Firdaws – said, in his commentary to 'al-'Aqīdah at-Tahāwiyyah' (pg. 82-83):
"…and know that Jihād is of two types:
The first: Fardh 'Ayn (an individual obligation), and this is fighting the enemy who has attacked the lands of the Muslims, such as the Jews who have occupied Palestine: so every single Muslim is in a state of sin until they (the Jews) are expelled from it.
The other: Fardh Kifāyah (a communal obligation), if a group fulfills the obligation, then the responsibility falls from everyone else. And (this type) is a struggle to carry the Islāmic Da'wah to the other lands until they are ruled by Islām. So, whoever submits, then he is left alone, and whoever stands in its way, then he is fought until the Word of Allāh is Most High. So, this type of Jihād is ongoing until the Day of Resurrection more so than the first type.
And unfortunately, some of today's writers have denied this (form of Jihād). Not only that, but they have made this (supposed absence of offensive Jihād) from one of the virtuous and distinguishing characteristics of Islām! And this is not except a sign of their many signs of weakness and laziness in establishing the obligation of Jihād, and the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) spoke the truth when he said: "If you engage in 'Īna (a form of usury), and hold onto the tails of cattle, and become pleased with agriculture, and leave Jihād in the Path of Allāh, then Allāh will put a humiliation over you that He will not remove until you return to your Dīn.""
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{At-Tibyān Publications}
Shaykh Al-Albānī – may Allāh have Mercy on him and place him in the Firdaws – said, in his commentary to 'al-'Aqīdah at-Tahāwiyyah' (pg. 82-83):
"…and know that Jihād is of two types:
The first: Fardh 'Ayn (an individual obligation), and this is fighting the enemy who has attacked the lands of the Muslims, such as the Jews who have occupied Palestine: so every single Muslim is in a state of sin until they (the Jews) are expelled from it.
The other: Fardh Kifāyah (a communal obligation), if a group fulfills the obligation, then the responsibility falls from everyone else. And (this type) is a struggle to carry the Islāmic Da'wah to the other lands until they are ruled by Islām. So, whoever submits, then he is left alone, and whoever stands in its way, then he is fought until the Word of Allāh is Most High. So, this type of Jihād is ongoing until the Day of Resurrection more so than the first type.
And unfortunately, some of today's writers have denied this (form of Jihād). Not only that, but they have made this (supposed absence of offensive Jihād) from one of the virtuous and distinguishing characteristics of Islām! And this is not except a sign of their many signs of weakness and laziness in establishing the obligation of Jihād, and the Messenger of Allāh (peace be upon him) spoke the truth when he said: "If you engage in 'Īna (a form of usury), and hold onto the tails of cattle, and become pleased with agriculture, and leave Jihād in the Path of Allāh, then Allāh will put a humiliation over you that He will not remove until you return to your Dīn.""
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