ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْجِهَادَ أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْمَالِ بَعْدَ...
ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْجِهَادَ أَشْرَفُ الْأَعْمَالِ بَعْدَ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ هُوَ قِوَامُ الدِّينِ وَ الْأَجْرُ فِيهِ عَظِيمٌ مَعَ الْعِزَّةِ وَ الْمَنَعَةِ وَ هُوَ الْكَرَّةُ فِيهِ الْحَسَنَاتُ وَ الْبُشْرَى بِالْجَنَّةِ بَعْدَ الشَّهَادَةِ وَ بِالرِّزْقِ غَداً عِنْدَ الرَّبِّ وَ الْكَرَامَةِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لا تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ قُتِلُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ الْآيَةَ Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from one of his companions, from Abu Hamza, from Aqeel Al Khuzai’e that, ‘Amir Al-Momineen -asws , whenever the war presented itself, advised the Muslims with certain words, and he -asws was saying: ‘.
. . . Then the Jihad is the noblest of the deeds after Al-Islam, and it is a foundation of the Religion, and the Recompense regarding it is great, along with the honour, and the Strength, and it is the campaign where are the Rewards and the good news of the Paradise after the martyrdom and with the sustenance tomorrow in the Presence of the Lord -azwj and the Prestige.
Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying: And do not reckon those who are killed in Allah’s Way as dead; but, they are alive being sustained in the Presence of their Lord [3:169] .
ثُمَّ إِنَّ الرُّعْبَ وَ الْخَوْفَ مِنْ جِهَادِ الْمُسْتَحِقِّ لِلْجِهَادِ وَ الْمُتَوَازِرِينَ عَلَى الضَّلَالِ ضَلَالٌ فِي الدِّينِ وَ سَلْبٌ لِلدُّنْيَا مَعَ الذُّلِّ وَ الصَّغَارِ وَ فِيهِ اسْتِيجَابُ النَّارِ بِالْفِرَارِ مِنَ الزَّحْفِ عِنْدَ حَضْرَةِ الْقِتَالِ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِذا لَقِيتُمُ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا زَحْفاً فَلا تُوَلُّوهُمُ الْأَدْبارَ The awe and the fear from the Jihad which is due to the Jihad, and being harmonious upon the straying, is straying in the Religion, and the spoilage for the world along with the humiliation and the lowliness, and in it is being Obligated the Fire due to the fleeing from the army during the inception of the fighting.
Allah -azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying: [8:15] O you who believe! When you meet those who disbelieve marching for war, then turn not your backs to them .
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