Qur'an
The following verses are taken from Surah 9, which is one of the very last chapters of the Quran to
be revealed by Muhammad. Consequently, these newer verses abrogate all
of the previous less aggressive verses that conflict with them. The
following lists, without interruption, the most important verses that
command Jihad against all unsubdued non-Muslims.
Muslims are not required to keep treaties with
pagans who have not upheld their part of the treaty, and Muslims are to
give those pagans four months notice. However Muslims are required to
keep treaties with those pagans who have upheld their part of the treaty
until the end of the agreed upon time. After the treaties have expired
Muslims are to make no more treaties with pagans and they are to subdue
or kill those who do not accept Islam.
Freedom from obligation (is proclaimed) from Allah and His messenger toward those of the idolaters with whom ye made a treaty.
Travel freely in the land four
months, and know that ye cannot escape Allah and that Allah will
confound the disbelievers (in His Guidance).
And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith.
Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty (unto Him).
Then, when the sacred months have passed, slay the idolaters wherever ye find them, and take them (captive), and besiege them, and prepare for them each ambush. But if they repent and establish worship and pay the poor-due, then leave their way free. Lo! Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
And an announcement from Allah and His Messenger, to the people (assembled) on the day of the Great Pilgrimage,- that Allah and His Messenger dissolve (treaty) obligations with the Pagans. If then, ye repent, it were best for you; but if ye turn away, know ye that ye cannot frustrate Allah. And proclaim a grievous penalty to those who reject Faith.
Excepting those of the idolaters with whom ye (Muslims) have a treaty, and who have since abated nothing of your right nor have supported anyone against you. (As for these), fulfil their treaty to them till their term. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty (unto Him).
And if anyone of the idolaters
seeketh thy protection (O Muhammad), then protect him so that he may
hear the Word of Allah, and afterward convey him to his place of safety.
That is because they are a folk who know not.
How can there be a treaty with
Allah and with His messenger for the idolaters save those with whom ye
made a treaty at the Inviolable Place of Worship? So long as they are true to you, be true to them. Lo! Allah loveth those who keep their duty.
How (can there be any treaty for the others) when, if they have the upper hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in respect of you? They satisfy you with their mouths the while their hearts refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers.
They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do.
And they observe toward a believer neither pact nor honour. These are they who are transgressors.How (can there be any treaty for the others) when, if they have the upper hand of you, they regard not pact nor honour in respect of you? They satisfy you with their mouths the while their hearts refuse. And most of them are wrongdoers.
They have purchased with the revelations of Allah a little gain, so they debar (men) from His way. Lo! evil is that which they are wont to do.
Any pagans that accept Islam become brothers in the faith, but if they apostatize then you are to fight them.
But if they repent and establish
worship and pay the poor-due, then are they your brethren in religion.
We detail Our revelations for a people who have knowledge.
And if they break their
pledges after their treaty (hath been made with you) and assail your
religion, then fight the heads of disbelief - Lo! they have no binding oaths - in order that they may desist.
Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first? What! Fear ye them? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers
Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers.
And He will remove the anger of their hearts. Allah relenteth toward whom He will. Allah is Knower, Wise.
Will ye not fight a folk who broke their solemn pledges, and purposed to drive out the messenger and did attack you first? What! Fear ye them? Now Allah hath more right that ye should fear Him, if ye are believers
Fight them! Allah will chastise them at your hands, and He will lay them low and give you victory over them, and He will heal the breasts of folk who are believers.
Allah knows who truly strives for
him and do not befriend non-Muslims or seek protection from them. Only
Muslims are to tend to Allah's sanctuaries (This was one of the reasons
that Muhammad declared war on the Meccans).
Or deemed ye that ye would be left (in peace) when Allah yet knoweth not those of you who strive, choosing for familiar none save Allah and His messenger and the believers? Allah is Informed of what ye do.
It is not for the idolaters to
tend Allah's sanctuaries, bearing witness against themselves of
disbelief. As for such, their works are vain and in the Fire they will
abide.
He only shall tend Allah's
sanctuaries who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and observeth proper
worship and payeth the poor-due and feareth none save Allah. For such
(only) is it possible that they can be of the rightly guided.
Jihad is the greatest of all acts that can be done for Allah.
Do ye make the giving of drink to
pilgrims, or the maintenance of the Sacred Mosque, equal to (the pious
service of) those who believe in Allah and the Last Day, and strive with
might and main in the cause of Allah? They are not comparable in the
sight of Allah: and Allah guides not those who do wrong.
Those who believe, and have left
their homes and striven with their wealth and their lives in Allah's way
are of much greater worth in Allah's sight. These are they who are
triumphant.
Their Lord giveth them good tidings of mercy from Him, and acceptance, and Gardens where enduring pleasure will be theirs;
There they will abide for ever. Lo! with Allah there is immense reward.
O ye who believe! Choose not your
fathers nor your brethren for friends if they take pleasure in
disbelief rather than faith. Whoso of you taketh them for friends, such
are wrong-doers.
Say: If your fathers, and your
sons, and your brethren, and your wives, and your tribe, and the wealth
ye have acquired, and merchandise for which ye fear that there will no
sale, and dwellings ye desire are dearer to you than Allah and His
messenger and striving in His way: then wait till Allah bringeth His
command to pass. Allah guideth not wrongdoing folk.
Referring to the battle of Hunain that occurred on January 31, 630 A.D.
Certainly Allah helped you in
many battlefields and on the day of Hunain, when your great numbers made
you vain, but they availed you nothing and the earth became strait to
you notwithstanding its spaciousness, then you turned back retreating.
Then Allah sent His peace of
reassurance down upon His messenger and upon the believers, and sent
down hosts ye could not see, and punished those who disbelieved. Such is
the reward of disbelievers.
Then afterward Allah will relent toward whom He will; for Allah is Forgiving, Merciful.
Forbid pagans from entering the Ka'aba.
O ye who believe! The idolaters
only are unclean. So let them not come near the Inviolable Place of
Worship after this their year. If ye fear poverty (from the loss of
their merchandise) Allah shall preserve you of His bounty if He will.
Lo! Allah is Knower, Wise.
Fight non-Muslims, even
Christians and Jews, until they are subdued. Fight the Christians and
Jews until they submit because they have corrupted Allah's teachings and
they are corrupt.
Fight those who believe not
in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been
forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of
Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book, until they pay the
Jizya with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.
And the Jews say: Ezra is the son
of Allah, and the Christians say: The Messiah is the son of Allah. That
is their saying with their mouths. They imitate the saying of those who
disbelieved of old. Allah (Himself) fighteth against them. How perverse
are they!
They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse.
He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion, however much the idolaters may be averse.
O ye who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar (men) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom,
On the day when it will (all) be
heated in the fire of hell, and their foreheads and their flanks and
their backs will be branded therewith (and it will be said unto them):
Here is that which ye hoarded for yourselves. Now taste of what ye used
to hoard.
They have taken as lords beside Allah their rabbis and their monks and the Messiah son of Mary, when they were bidden to worship only One Allah. There is no Allah save Him. Be He Glorified from all that they ascribe as partner (unto Him)!
Fain would they put out the light of Allah with their mouths, but Allah disdaineth (aught) save that He shall perfect His light, however much the disbelievers are averse.
He it is Who hath sent His messenger with the guidance and the Religion of Truth, that He may cause it to prevail over all religion, however much the idolaters may be averse.
O ye who believe! Lo! many of the (Jewish) rabbis and the (Christian) monks devour the wealth of mankind wantonly and debar (men) from the way of Allah. They who hoard up gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah, unto them give tidings (O Muhammad) of a painful doom,
Lo! the number of the months with
Allah is twelve months by Allah's ordinance in the day that He created
the heavens and the earth. Four of them are sacred: that is the right
religion. So wrong not yourselves in them. And wage war on all of the
idolaters as they are waging war on all of you. And know that Allah is
with those who keep their duty (unto Him).
Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the months which Allah hath hallowed, so that they allow that which Allah hath forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
Postponement (of a sacred month) is only an excess of disbelief whereby those who disbelieve are misled; they allow it one year and forbid it (another) year, that they may make up the number of the months which Allah hath hallowed, so that they allow that which Allah hath forbidden. The evil of their deeds is made fairseeming unto them. Allah guideth not the disbelieving folk.
Do not avoid fighting for Allah, but rather fight with everything that you have. If you don't then Allah will punish you.
O ye who believe! what is the
matter with you, that, when ye are asked to go forth in the cause of
Allah, ye cling heavily to the earth? Do ye prefer the life of this
world to the Hereafter? But little is the comfort of this life, as
compared with the Hereafter.
If ye go not forth He will afflict you with a painful doom, and will choose instead of you a folk other than you. Ye cannot harm Him at all. Allah is Able to do all things.
If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Go ye forth, (whether
equipped) lightly or heavily, and strive and struggle, with your goods
and your persons, in the cause of Allah. That is best for you, if ye (but) knew.
If ye help him not, still Allah helped him when those who disbelieve drove him forth, the second of two; when they two were in the cave, when he said unto his comrade: Grieve not. Lo! Allah is with us. Then Allah caused His peace of reassurance to descend upon him and supported him with hosts ye cannot see, and made the word of those who disbelieved the nethermost, while Allah's Word it was that became the uppermost. Allah is Mighty, Wise.
Muslims can expect martyrdom or victory while the unbelievers can only expect punishments from Allah.
Say: "Can you expect for us (any
fate) other than one of two glorious things- (Martyrdom or victory)? But
we can expect for you either that Allah will send his punishment from
Himself, or by our hands. So wait (expectant); we too will wait with
you."
Fight hard against the non-Muslims, for their abode is Hell.
O Prophet! strive hard against
the unbelievers and the Hypocrites, and be firm against them. Their
abode is Hell,- an evil refuge indeed.
Those Muslims who are unable to
fight for Allah are not required to fight and are forgiven by Allah, but
those Muslims who are able to fight but don't want to fight are not
forgiven by Allah.
Those who were left behind (in
the Tabuk expedition) rejoiced in their inaction behind the back of the
Messenger of Allah: they hated to strive and fight, with their goods and
their persons, in the cause of Allah: they said, "Go not forth in the
heat." Say, "The fire of Hell is fiercer in heat." If only they could
understand!
Let them laugh a little: much will they weep: a recompense for the (evil) that they do.
If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind."
Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion.
Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah.
When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)."
If, then, Allah bring thee back to any of them, and they ask thy permission to come out (with thee), say: "Never shall ye come out with me, nor fight an enemy with me: for ye preferred to sit inactive on the first occasion: Then sit ye (now) with those who lag behind."
Nor do thou ever pray for any of them that dies, nor stand at his grave; for they rejected Allah and His Messenger, and died in a state of perverse rebellion.
Nor let their wealth nor their (following in) sons dazzle thee: Allah's plan is to punish them with these things in this world, and that their souls may perish in their (very) denial of Allah.
When a Sura comes down, enjoining them to believe in Allah and to strive and fight along with His Messenger, those with wealth and influence among them ask thee for exemption, and say: "Leave us (behind): we would be with those who sit (at home)."
They prefer to be with (the women), who remain behind (at home): their hearts are sealed and so they understand not.
But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper.
Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein: that is the supreme felicity.
And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them.
There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst, "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had no resources wherewith to provide the expenses.
The ground (of complaint) is against such as claim exemption while they are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remain behind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (What they miss).
They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did."
They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did.
They will swear unto you, that ye
may be pleased with them but if ye are pleased with them, Allah is not
pleased with those who disobey.
But the Messenger, and those who believe with him, strive and fight with their wealth and their persons: for them are (all) good things: and it is they who will prosper.
Allah hath prepared for them gardens under which rivers flow, to dwell therein: that is the supreme felicity.
And there were, among the desert Arabs (also), men who made excuses and came to claim exemption; and those who were false to Allah and His Messenger (merely) sat inactive. Soon will a grievous penalty seize the Unbelievers among them.
There is no blame on those who are infirm, or ill, or who find no resources to spend (on the cause), if they are sincere (in duty) to Allah and His Messenger: no ground (of complaint) can there be against such as do right: and Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou saidst, "I can find no mounts for you," they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears of grief that they had no resources wherewith to provide the expenses.
The ground (of complaint) is against such as claim exemption while they are rich. They prefer to stay with the (women) who remain behind: Allah hath sealed their hearts; so they know not (What they miss).
They will present their excuses to you when ye return to them. Say thou: "Present no excuses: we shall not believe you: Allah hath already informed us of the true state of matters concerning you: It is your actions that Allah and His Messenger will observe: in the end will ye be brought back to Him Who knoweth what is hidden and what is open: then will He show you the truth of all that ye did."
They will swear to you by Allah, when ye return to them, that ye may leave them alone. So leave them alone: For they are an abomination, and Hell is their dwelling-place,-a fitting recompense for the (evil) that they did.
Allah grants Paradise to those
who give all of their possessions to Allah and to those who slay or are
slain in in the cause of Allah.
Lo! Allah hath bought from the
believers their lives and their wealth because the Garden will be
theirs: they shall fight in the way of Allah and shall slay and be
slain. It is a promise which is binding on Him in the Torah and the
Gospel and the Qur'an. Who fulfilleth His covenant better than Allah?
Rejoice then in your bargain that ye have made, for that is the supreme
triumph.
Not all Muslims should go out and fight in the cause of Allah. Fight the non-Muslims who surround you.
And the believers should not all
go out to fight. Of every troop of them, a party only should go forth,
that they (who are left behind) may gain sound knowledge in religion,
and that they may warn their folk when they return to them, so that they
may beware.
O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).
O ye who believe! Fight those of the disbelievers who are near to you, and let them find harshness in you, and know that Allah is with those who keep their duty (unto Him).
Allah thus makes clear to you His communications that you may understand.
Have you not considered those who
went forth from their homes, for fear of death, and they were
thousands, then Allah said to them, Die; again He gave them life; most
surely Allah is Gracious to people, but most people are not grateful.
And fight in the way of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
Who is it that will offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He will multiply it to him manifold, and Allah straitens and amplifies, and you shall be returned to Him.
Have you not considered the
chiefs of the children of Israel after Musa, when they said to a prophet
of theirs: Raise up for us a king, (that) we may fight in the way of
Allah. He said: May it not be that you would not fight if fighting is
ordained for you? They said: And what reason have we that we should not
fight in the way of Allah, and we have indeed been compelled to abandon
our homes and our children. But when fighting was ordained for them,
they turned back, except a few of them, and Allah knows the unjust.
And fight in the way of Allah, and know that Allah is Hearing, Knowing.
Who is it that will offer of Allah a goodly gift, so He will multiply it to him manifold, and Allah straitens and amplifies, and you shall be returned to Him.
Death or torture awaits those who wage war against Islam.
The punishment of those who wage
war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for
mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion, or the cutting
off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that
is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the
Hereafter;
Except for those who repent before they fall into your power: in that case, know that Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
O ye who believe! Do your duty to
Allah, seek the means of approach unto Him, and strive with might and
main in his cause: that ye may prosper.
Do not befriend Christians and Jews because they are unjust.
O ye who believe! take not the
Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but
friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to
them (for friendship) is of them. Verily Allah guideth not a people
unjust.
[edit]Hadith
[edit]Sahih Bukhari
Narrated Abu Huraira: A man came to Allah's Apostle and said, "Instruct me as to such a deed as equals Jihad (in reward)." He replied, "I do not find such a deed." Then
he added, "Can you, while the Muslim fighter is in the battle-field,
enter your mosque to perform prayers without cease and fast and never
break your fast?" The man said, "But who can do that?" Abu- Huraira
added, "The Mujahid (i.e. Muslim fighter) is rewarded even for the
footsteps of his horse while it wanders bout (for grazing) tied in a
long rope."
Narrated Abu Huraira: I heard
Allah's Apostle saying, "The example of a Mujahid in Allah's Cause-- and
Allah knows better who really strives in His Cause----is like a person
who fasts and prays continuously. Allah guarantees that He will admit
the Mujahid in His Cause into Paradise if he is killed, otherwise He
will return him to his home safely with rewards and war booty."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the
forenoon or in the afternoon is better than the world and whatever is in
it."
Narrated Anas bin Malik: The
Prophet said, "Nobody who dies and finds good from Allah (in the
Hereafter) would wish to come back to this world even if he were given
the whole world and whatever is in it, except
the martyr who, on seeing the superiority of martyrdom, would like to
come back to the world and get killed again (in Allah's Cause)."
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Narrated Anas: The Prophet said, "A single endeavor (of fighting) in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all the world and whatever is in it. A place in Paradise as small as the bow or lash of one of you is better than all the world and whatever is in it. And if a houri from Paradise appeared to the people of the earth, she would fill the space between Heaven and the Earth with light and pleasant scent and her head cover is better than the world and whatever is in it."
Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "By Him in Whose Hands my life is! Were
it not for some men amongst the believers who dislike to be left behind
me and whom I cannot provide with means of conveyance, I would
certainly never remain behind any Sariya' (army-unit) setting out in
Allah's Cause. By Him in Whose Hands my life is! I
would love to be martyred in Al1ah's Cause and then get resurrected and
then get martyred, and then get resurrected again and then get martyred
and then get resurrected again and then get martyred.
Narrated Anas: My uncle Anas bin
An-Nadr was absent from the Battle of Badr. He said, "O Allah's Apostle!
I was absent from the first battle you fought against the pagans. (By
Allah) if Allah gives me a chance to fight the pagans, no doubt. Allah
will see how (bravely) I will fight." On the day of Uhud when the
Muslims turned their backs and fled, he said, "O Allah! I apologize to
You for what these (i.e. his companions) have done, and I denounce what
these (i.e. the pagans) have done." Then he advanced and Sad bin Muadh
met him. He said "O Sad bin Muadh ! By the Lord of An-Nadr, Paradise! I
am smelling its aroma coming from before (the mountain of) Uhud," Later
on Sad said, "O Allah's Apostle! I cannot achieve or do what he (i.e.
Anas bin An-Nadr) did. We found more than eighty wounds by swords and
arrows on his body. We found him dead and his body was mutilated so
badly that none except his sister could recognize him by his fingers."
We used to think that the following Verse was revealed concerning him
and other men of his sort: "Among the believers are men who have been
true to their covenant with Allah.........." (33.23)
His sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Apostle said, "There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."
His sister Ar-Rubbaya' broke a front tooth of a woman and Allah's Apostle ordered for retaliation. On that Anas (bin An-Nadr) said, "O Allah's Apostle! By Him Who has sent you with the Truth, my sister's tooth shall not be broken." Then the opponents of Anas's sister accepted the compensation and gave up the claim of retaliation. So Allah's Apostle said, "There are some people amongst Allah's slaves whose oaths are fulfilled by Allah when they take them."
A man whose face was covered with
an iron mask (i.e. clad in armor) came to the Prophet and said, "O
Allah's Apostle! Shall I fight or embrace Islam first? "The Prophet
said, "Embrace Islam first and then fight." So he embraced Islam, and
was martyred. Allah's Apostle said, A Little work, but a great reward.
"(He did very little (after embracing Islam), but he will be rewarded in
abundance)."
Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: On the day
of the Conquest (of Mecca) the Prophet said, "There is no emigration
after the Conquest but Jihad and intentions. When you are called (by the
Muslim ruler) for fighting, go forth immediately." (See Hadith No. 42)
[edit]Sahih Muslim
Chapter 9: COMMAND FOR
FIGHTING AGAINST THE PEOPLE SO LONG AS THEY DO NOT PROFESS THAT THERE IS
NO GOD BUT ALLAH AND MUHAMMAD IS HIS MESSENGER[1]
It is narrated on the authority
of Abu Huraira that when the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
breathed his last and Abu Bakr was appointed as his successor (Caliph),
those amongst the Arabs who wanted to become apostates became apostates.
'Umar b. Khattab said to Abu Bakr: Why would you fight against the
people, when the Messenger of Allah declared: I have been directed to
fight against people so long as they do not say: There is no god but
Allah, and he who professed it was granted full protection of his
property and life on my behalf except for a right? His (other) affairs
rest with Allah. Upon this Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I would definitely
fight against him who severed prayer from Zakat, for it is the
obligation upon the rich. By Allah, I would fight against them even to
secure the cord (used for hobbling the feet of a camel) which they used
to give to the Messenger of Allah (as zakat) but now they have withheld
it. Umar b. Khattab remarked: By Allah, I found nothing but the fact
that Allah had opened the heart of Abu Bakr for (perceiving the
justification of) fighting (against those who refused to pay Zakat) and I
fully recognized that the (stand of Abu Bakr) was right.
It is reported on the authority
of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded
to fight against people so long as they do not declare that there is no
god but Allah, and he who professed it was guaranteed the protection of
his property and life on my behalf except for the right affairs rest
with Allah.
It is reported on the authority
of Abu Huraira that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: I have been
commanded to fight against people, till they testify to the fact that
there is no god but Allah, and believe in me (that) I am the messenger
(from the Lord) and in all that I have brought. And when they do it,
their blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except
where it is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.
It is narrated on the authority
of Jabir that the Messenger of Allah said: I have been commanded that I
should fight against people till they declare that there is no god but
Allah, and when they profess it that there is no god but Allah, their
blood and riches are guaranteed protection on my behalf except where it
is justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah, and then he (the
Holy Prophet) recited (this verse of the Holy Qur'an):" Thou art not
over them a warden" (lxxxviii, 22).
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abdullah b. 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah said: I have
been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is
no god but Allah, that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah, and they
establish prayer, and pay Zakat and if they do it, their blood and
property are guaranteed protection on my behalf except when justified by
law, and their affairs rest with Allah.
It Is narrated on the authority
of Abu Malik: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
say: He who professed that there is no god but Allah and made a denial
of everything which the people worship beside Allah, his property and
blood became inviolable, an their affairs rest with Allah.
Sahih Muslim 1:34, See Also Sahih Muslim 1:35
It is narrated on the authority
of Usama b. Zaid that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
sent us in a raiding party. We raided Huraqat of Juhaina in the morning.
I caught hold of a man and he said: There is no god but Allah, I
attacked him with a spear. It once occurred to me and I talked about it
to the Apostle (may peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Did he profess" There is no god but Allah," and
even then you killed him? I said: Messenger of Allah, he made a
profession of it out of the fear of the weapon. He (the Holy Prophet)
observed: Did you tear his heart in order to find out whether it had
professed or not? And he went on repeating it to me till I wished I had
embraced Islam that day. Sa'd said: By Allah, I would never kill any
Muslim so long as a person with a heavy belly, i. e., Usama, would not
kill. Upon this a person remarked: Did Allah not say this: And fight
them until there is no more mischief and religion is wholly for Allah?
Sa'd said: We fought so that there should be no mischief, but you and
your companions wish to fight so that there should be mischief.
Anas b. Malik reported: The
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) used to attack the enemy when
it was dawn. He would listen to the Adhan; so if he heard an Adhan, he
stopped, otherwise made an attack. Once on hearing a man say: Allah is
the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) remarked: He is following al-Fitra (al-Islam). Then hearing
him say: I testify that there is no god but Allah. there is no god but
Allah, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: You have
come out of the Fire (of Hell). They looked at him and found that he was
a goatherd.
Ibn 'Aun reported: I wrote to
Nafi' inquiring from him whether it was necessary to extend (to the
disbelievers) an invitation to accept (Islam) before m". ing them in
fight. He wrote (in reply) to me that it was necessary in the early days
of Islam. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) made a raid
upon Banu Mustaliq while they were unaware and their cattle were having a
drink at the water. He killed those who fought and imprisoned others.
On that very day, he captured Juwairiya bint al-Harith. Nafi' said that
this tradition was related to him by Abdullah b. Umar who (himself) was
among the raiding troops.
Sahih Muslim 19:4292, See Also Sahih Muslim 19:4293
It has been reported from
Sulaiman b. Buraid through his father that when the Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) appointed anyone as leader of an army or
detachment he would especially exhort him to fear Allah and to be good
to the Muslims who were with him. He would say: Fight in the name of Allah and in the way of Allah. Fight against those who disbelieve in Allah. Make
a holy war, do not embezzle the spoils; do not break your pledge; and
do not mutilate (the dead) bodies; do not kill the children. When you
meet your enemies who are polytheists, invite them to three courses of
action. If they respond to any one of these, you also accept it and
withold yourself from doing them any harm. Invite them to (accept)
Islam; if they respond to you, accept it from them and desist from
fighting against them. Then invite them to migrate from their lands to
the land of Muhairs and inform them that, if they do so, they shall have
all the privileges and obligations of the Muhajirs. If they refuse to
migrate, tell them that they will have the status of Bedouin Muilims and
will be subjected to the Commands of Allah like other Muslims, but they
will not get any share from the spoils of war or Fai' except when they
actually fight with the Muslims (against the disbelievers). If they
refuse to accept Islam, demand from them the Jizya. If they agree to
pay, accept it from them and hold off your hands. If they refuse to pay
the tax, seek Allah's help and fight them. When you lay siege to a fort
and the besieged appeal to you for protection in the name of Allah and
His Prophet, do not accord to them the guarantee of Allah and His
Prophet, but accord to them your own guarantee and the guarantee of your
companions for it is a lesser sin that the security given by you or
your companions be disregarded than that the security granted in the
name of Allah and His Prophet be violated When you besiege a fort and
the besieged want you to let them out in accordance with Allah's
Command, do not let them come out in accordance with His Command, but do
so at your (own) command, for you do not know whether or not you will
be able to carry out Allah's behest with regard to them.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: Do not desire an encounter with the enemy; but when you
encounter them, be firm.
It is narrated by Abu Nadr that
he learnt from a letter sent by a man from the Aslam tribe, who was a
Companion of the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him) and whose name was
'Abdullah b. Abu Aufa, to 'Umar b. 'Ubaidullah when the latter marched
upon Haruriyya (Khawarij) informing him that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) in one of those days when lie was confronting the
enemy waited until the sun had declined. Then he stood up (to address
the people) and said: O ye men, do not wish for an encounter with the
enemy. Pray to Allah to grant you security; (but) when you (have to)
encounter them exercise patience, and you should know that Paradise is
under the shadows of the swords. Then the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) stood up (again) and said: O Allah. Revealer of the Book,
Disperser of the clouds, Defeater of the hordes, put our enemy to rout
and help us against them.
It is narrated on the authority
of Ibn Abu Aufa that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him)
cursed the tribes (who had marched upon Medina with a combined force in 5
H) and said: O Allah, Revealer of the Book, swift in (taking) account,
put the tribes to rout. O Lord, defeat them and shake them.
It is narrated on the authority
of Anas that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said on the
day of the Battle of Ubud: O Allah, if Thou wilt (defeat Muslims), there
will be none on the earth to worship Thee.
It is narrated on the authority
of 'Abdullah that a woman was found killed in one of the battles fought
by the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). He disapproved of the
killing of women and children.
It is narrated by Ibn 'Umar that a
woman was found killed in one of these battles; so the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) forbade the killing of women and children.
It is reported on the authority
of Sa'b b. Jaththama that the Prophet of Allah (may peace be upon him),
when asked about the women and children of the polytheists being killed
during the night raid, said: They are from them.
It is narrated on the authority
of 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered
the date-palms of Banu Nadir to be burnt and cut. These palms were at
Buwaira. Qutaibah and Ibn Rumh in their versions of the tradition have
added: So Allah, the Glorious and Exalted, revealed the verse:" Whatever
trees you have cut down or left standing on their trunks, it was with
the permission of Allah so that He may disgrace the evil-doers" (lix.
5).
It has been narrated by 'Umar b. al-Khattib that he heard the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say: I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslim.
It has been narrated by 'Abdullah
b. Rabah from Abu Huraira, who said: Many deputations came to Mu'awiya.
This was in the month of Ramadan. We would prepare food for one
another. Abu Huraira was one of those who frequently invited us to his
house. I said: Should I not prepare food and invite them to my place? So
I ordered meals to be prepared Then I met Abu Huraira in the evening
and said: (You will have) your meals with me tonight. He said: You have
forestalled me. I said: Yes, and invited them. (When they had finished
with the meals) Abu Huraira said: Should I not tell yon a tradition from
your traditions, O ye assembly of the Ansar? He then gave an account of
the Conquest of Mecca and said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) advanced until he reached Mecca. He deputed Zubair on his
right flank and Khalid on the left, and he despatched Abu Ubaida with
the force that had no armour. They advanced to the interior of the
valley. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) was in the midst
of a large contingent of fighters. He saw me and said: Abu Huraira. I
said: I am here at your call, Messenger of Allah I He said: Let no one
come to me except the Ansar, so call to me the Ansar (only). Abu Huraira
continued: So they gathered round him. The Quraish also gathered their
ruffians and their (lowly) followers, and said: We send these forward.
If they get anything, we shall be with them (to share it), and if
misfortune befalls them, we shall pay (as compensation) whatever we are
asked for. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said (to the
Ansar): You see the ruffians and the (lowly) followers of the Quraish.
And he indicated by (striking) one of his hands over the other that they
should be killed and said: Meet me at as-Safa. Then we went on (and) if
any one of us wanted that a certain person should be killed, he was
killed, and none could offer any resistance. Abu Huraira continued: Then
came Abu Sufyan and said: Messenger of Allah, the blood of the Quraish has become very cheap. There will be no Quraish from this day on.
It has been reported on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that (when the enemy got the upper hand) on
the day of the Battle of Uhud, the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) was left with only seven men from the ansar and two men from the
Quraish. When the enemy advanced towards him and overwhelmed him, he
said: Whoso turns them away from us will attain Paradise or will be my
Companion in Paradise. A man from the Ansar came forward and fought (the
enemy) until he was killed. The enemy advanced and overwhelmed him
again and he repeated the words: Whoso turns them away, from us will
attain Paradise or will be my Companion in Paradise. A man from the
Arsar came forward and fought until he was killed. This state continued
until the seven Ansar were killed (one after the other). Now, the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said to his two Companions:
We have not done justice to our Companions.
It has been narrated by Hammam b.
Munabbih who said: This is what has been related to us by Abu Huraira
from the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him). (With this
introduction) he narrated a number of traditions. One of these was that
the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Great is the wrath
of Allah upon a people who have done this to the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him), and he was at that time pointing to his front
teeth. The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) also said: Great
is the wrath of Allah upon a person who has been killed by the Messenger
of Allah (may peace be upon him) in the way of Allah, the Exalted and
Glorious.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Ibn 'Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said on the day of the Conquest of Mecca: There is no Hijra now,
but (only) Jihad (fighting for the cause of Islam) and sincerity of
purpose (have great reward) ; when you are asked to set out (on an
expedition undertaken for the cause of Islam) you should (readily) do
so.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Jarir b. Abdullah who said: I saw that the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) was twisting the forelock of a horse with
his fingers and he was saying: (A great) benefit. i. e. reward (for
rearing them for Jihad) and spoils of war, has been tied to the
forelocks of horses until the Day of Judgment.
Sahih Muslim 20:4614, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4615, Sahih Muslim 20:4616
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace upon
him) said: Allah has undertaken to look after the affairs of one who
goes out to fight in His way believing in Him and affirming the truth of
His Apostles. He is committed to His care that Re will either admit him
to Paradise or bring him back to his home from where he set out with a
reward or (his share of) booty. By the Being in Whose Hand is the life
of Muhammad. If a person gets wounded in the way of Allah, he will come
on the Day of Judgment with his wound in the same condition as it was
when it was first inflicted; its colour being the colour of blood but
its smell will be the smell of musk. By, the Being in Whose Hand is
Muhammad's life, if it were not to be too hard upon the Muslime. I would
not lag behind any expedition which is going to fight in the cause of
Allah. But I do not have abundant means to provide them (the Mujahids)
with riding beasts, nor have they (i. e. all of them) abundant means (to
provide themselves with all the means of Jihad) so that they could he
left behind. By the Being in Whose Hand is Mubammgls lac, I love to
fight in the way of Allah and be killed, to fight and again be killed
and to fight again and be killed.
Sahih Muslim 20:4626, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4627
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira who said: Allah has undertaken to provide for
one who leaves his home (only) to fight for His cause and to affirm the
truth of His word; Allah will either admit him to Paradise or will bring
him back home from where he had come out, with his reward and booty.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) said: One who is wounded in the way of Allah-and Allah knows better
who is wounded in His way-will appear on the Day of Judgment with his
wound bleediing. The colour (of its discharge) will be the colour of
blood, (but) its smell will be the smell of musk.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say: I would not stay behind (when) an expedition
(for Jihad was being mobilised) if it were going to be too hard upon the
believers.... This is followed by the same words as have appeared in
the previous tradition, but this tradition has the same ending as the
previous hadith with a slight difference in the wording:" By the Being
in Whose Hand is my life, I love that I should be killed in the way of
Allah; then I should be brought back to life and be killed again in His
way...."
It has been narrated on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said:" Nobody who dies and has something good for him with
Allah will (ever like to) return to this world even though he were
offered the whole world and all that is in its (as an inducement),
except the martyr who desires to return and be killed in the world for
the (great) merit of martyrdom that he has seen.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Anas b. Malik (through a different chain of transmitters)
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Nobody who
enters Paradise will (ever like to) return to this world even if he were
offered everything on the surface of the earth (as an inducement)
except the martyr who will desire to return to this world and be killed
ten times for the sake of the great honour that has been bestowed upon
him.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Huraira who said: The Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) was asked: What deed could be an equivalent of Jihad in the
way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted? He answered: You do not have the
strength to do that deed. The narrator said: They repeated the question
twice or thrice. Every time he answered: You do not have the strength
to do it. When the question was asked for the third time, he said: One
who goes out for Jibad is like a person who keeps fasts, stands in
prayer (constantly), (obeying) Allah's (behests contained in) the verses
(of the Qur'an), and does not exhibit any lassitude in fasting and
prayer until the Mujihid returns from Jihad in the way of Allah, the
Exalted.
Sahih Muslim 20:4636, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4637
It has been narrated on the
authority of Nu'man b. Bashir who said: As I was (sitting) near the
pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him), a man said: I
do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed
(except) distributing drinking water among the pilgrims. Another said: I
do not care if, after embracing Islam, I do not do any good deed beyond
maintenance service to the Sacred Mosque. Another said: Jihad in the
way of Allah is better than what you have said. 'Umar reprimanded them
and said: Don't raise your voices near the pulpit of the Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) on Friday. When prayer was over, I entered
(the apartment of the Holy Prophet) and asked his verdict about the
matter in which they had differed. (It was upon this that) Allah, the
Almighty and Exalted, revealed the Qur'anic verse:" Do you make the
giving of drinking water to the pilgrims and the maintenance of the
Sacred Mosque equal to (the service of those) who believe in Allah and
the Last Day and strive hard in the cause of Allah. They are not equal
in the sight of God. And Allah guides not the wrongdoing people" (ix.
20). This tradition has been narrated on the authority of Nu'man b.
Bashir through another chain of transmitters.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Anas b. Malik that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be
upon him) said: Leaving (for Jihad) in the way of Allah in the morning
or in the evening (will merit a reward) better than the world and all
that is in it.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Qatada that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon
him) stood up among them (his Companions) to deliver his sermon in which
he told them that Jihad in the way of Allah and belief in Allah (with
all His Attributes) are the most meritorious of acts. A man stood up and
said: Messenger of Allah, do you think that if I am killed in the way
of Allah, my sins will be blotted out from me? The Messenger of Allah
(may peace be upon him) said: Yes, in case you are killed in the way of
Allah and you were patient and sincere and you always fought facing the
enemy, never turming your back upon him. Then he added: What have you
said (now)? (Wishing to have further assurance from him for his
satisfaction), he asked (again): Do you think if I am killed in the way
of Allah, all my sins will be obliterated from me? The Messenger of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Yes, it you were patient and sincere
and always fought facing the enemy and never turning your back upon
him, (all your lapses would be forgiven) except debt. Gabriel has told
me this.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Sa'id Khudri that a man came to the Holy Prophet (may
peace he upon him) and said: Who is the best of men? He replied: A man
who fights in the way of Allah spending his wealth and staking his life.
The man then asked: Who is next to him (in excellence)? He said: Next
to him is a believer who lives in a mountain gorge worshipping hid Lord
and sparing men from his mischief.
It has been narrated (through a
diferent chain of transmetters) on the same authority (i. e. Abu Sa'id
Khadri) who said: A man asked: Messenger of Allah, which of men is the
best? He said: A believer who fights staking his life and spending his
wealth in the way of Allah. He asked: Who is next to him (in
excellence)? He said: Next to him is a man who lives an isolated life in
a mountain gorge, worshipping his Lord and sparing men from his
mischief.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Zaid b. Kbalid al-Juhani that the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) said: Anybody who equips a warrior (going to fight)
in the way of Allah (is like one who actually) fights. And anybody who
looks well after his family in his absence (is also like one who
actually) fights.
The above tradition has been
narrated on the authority of Khalid al- Juhani who said: The Prophet of
Allah (may peace be upon him) said: He who equips a warrior in the way
of Allah (is like one who dctually fights) aud he who looks after the
family of a warrior in the way of Allah in fact participated in the
battle.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Ishaq, that he heard Bara' talking about the Qur'anic
verse:" Those who sit (at home) from among the believers and those who
go out for Jihad in the way of Allah are not aqual" (iv. 95). (He said
that) the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) ordered Zaid (to
write the verse). He brought a shoulder-blade (of a slaughtered camel)
and inscribed it (the verse) thereon. The son of Umm Maktum complained
of his blindness to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). (At this)
descended the revelation:" Those of the believers who sit (at home)
without any trouble (illness, incapacity, disability)" (iv. 95). The
tradition has been handed down through two other chains of transmitters.
Sahih Muslim 20:4676, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4677
It has been reported on the
authority of Jabir that a man said: Messenger of Allah, where shall I be
if I am killed? He replied: In Paradise. The man threw away the dates
he had in his hand and fought until he was killed (i. e. he did not wait
until he could finish the dates).
In the version of the tradition narrated by Suwaid we have the words:" A man said to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). on the day of Uhud......"
In the version of the tradition narrated by Suwaid we have the words:" A man said to the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon him). on the day of Uhud......"
The tradition has been narrated
on the authority of 'Abdullah b. Qais. He heard it from his father who,
while facing the enemy, reported that the Messenger of Allah (may peace
be upon him) said: Surely, the gates of Paradise are under the shadows
of the swords. A man in a shabby condition got up and said; Abu Musa,
did you hear the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) say this? He
said: Yes. (The narrator said): He returned to his friends and said: I
greet you (a farewell greeting). Then he broke the sheath of his sword,
threw it away, advanced with his (naked) sword towards the enemy and
fought (them) with it until he was slain.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abu Musa Ash'ari that a desert Arab came to the Holy
Prophet (may peace be upon him) and said: Messenger of Allah, one man
fights fgr the spoils of war; another fights that he may be remembered,
and another fights that he may see his (high) position (achieved as a
result of his valour in fighting). Which of these is fighting in the
cause of God? The Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: Who
fights so that the word of Allah is exalted is fighting in the way of
Allah.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Abdullah b. Amr (through a different chain of transmitters)
that the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: A troop of
soldiers, large or small, who fight (in the way of Allah), get their
share of the booty and return safe and sound, receive in advance
two-thirds of their reward (only one-third remaining to their credit to
be received in the Hereafter) ; and a troop of soldiers, large or small,
who return empty-handed and are afflicted or wounded, will receive
their full reward (in the Hereafter).
Sahih Muslim 20:4691, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4690
It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the
Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him) said: One who died but did
not fight in the way of Allah nor did he express any desire (or
determination) for Jihid died the death of a hypocrite. 'Abdullah b. Mubarak said: We think the hadith pertained to the time of the Messenger of Allah (may peace be upon him).
It has been narrated on the
authority of Ibn Amir who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say-and he was delivering a sermon from the pulpit:
Prepare to meet them with as much strength as you can afford. Beware,
strength consists in archery. Beware, strength consists in archery.
Beware, strength consists in archery.
It has been narrated on the
authority of Uqba b. Amir who said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (may
peace be upon him) say: Lands shall be thrown open to you and Allah will
suffice you (against your enemies), but none of you should give up
playing with his arrows.
Sahih Muslim 20:4712, See Also Sahih Muslim 20:4713
It has been narrated on the
authority of Jabir b. Samura that the Holy Prophet (may peace be upon
him) said: This religion will continue to exist, and a group of people
from the Muslims will continue to fight for its protection until the
Hour is established.
Ibn Shihab reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) made an expedition to Tabuk and he (the Holy Prophet) had in his mind (the idea of threatening the) Christians of Arabia in Syria and those of Rome...
Ibn 'Umar reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: You
will fight against the Jews and you will kill them until even a stone
would say: Come here, Muslim, there is a Jew (hiding himself behind
me) ; kill him.
Sahih Muslim 41:6981, See Also Sahih Muslim 41:6982, Sahih Muslim 41:6983
Ibn Shihab was shunned because he did not go to war
Thauban reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) said: Allah
drew the ends of the world near one another for my sake. And I have
seen its eastern and western ends. And the dominion of my Ummah would
reach those ends which have been drawn near me and I have been granted
the red and the white treasure and
I begged my Lord for my Ummah that it should not be destroyed because
of famine, nor be dominated by an enemy who is not amongst them to take
their lives and destroy them root and branch, and my Lord said:
Muhammad, whenever I make a decision, there is none to change it. Well, I
grant you for your Ummah that it would not be destroyed by famine and
it would not be dominated by an enemy who would not be amongst it and
would take their lives and destroy them root and branch even if all the
people from the different parts of the world join hands together (for
this purpose), but it would be from amongst them, viz. your Ummah, that
some people would kill the others or imprison the others.
Abu Dawud
Anyone who kills an infidel is guaranteed Paradise.[2]
Abu Dawud Number 2489
"...you should know that Paradise is under the shade of swords."[2]
Abu Dawud Number 2625
Narrated Thabit ibn Qays: A woman
called Umm Khallad came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) while she
was veiled. She was searching for her son who had been killed (in the
battle) Some of the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him) said
to her: You have come here asking for your son while veiling your face?
She said: If I am afflicted with the loss of my son, I shall not suffer
the loss of my modesty. The
Apostle of Allah (peace be upon him) said: You will get the reward of
two martyrs for your son. She asked: Why is that so, Apostle of Allah?
He replied: Because the people of the Book have killed him.
Narrated AbuAyyub al-Ansari: AbuAyyub heard the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: Capitals will be conquered at your hands, and you will have to raise companies in large armies. A
man will be unwilling to join a company, so he will escape from his
people and go round the tribes offering himself to them, saying: Whose
place may I take in such and such expedition? Whose place may I take in
such and such expedition? Beware: That man is a hireling to the last
drop of his blood.
Muhammad's Last Orders
Narrated Said bin Jubair: Ibn
'Abbas said, "Thursday! What (great thing) took place on Thursday!" Then
he started weeping till his tears wetted the gravels of the ground .
Then he said, "On Thursday the illness of Allah's Apostle was aggravated
and he said, "Fetch me writing materials so that I may have something
written to you after which you will never go astray." The people
(present there) differed in this matter and people should not differ
before a prophet. They said, "Allah's Apostle is seriously sick.' The
Prophet said, "Let me alone, as the state in which I am now, is better
than what you are calling me for." The Prophet on his death-bed, gave three orders saying, "Expel the pagans from the Arabian Peninsula, respect
and give gifts to the foreign delegates as you have seen me dealing
with them." I forgot the third (order)" (Ya'qub bin Muhammad said, "I
asked Al-Mughira bin 'Abdur-Rahman about the Arabian Peninsula and he
said, 'It comprises Mecca, Medina, Al-Yama-ma and Yemen." Ya'qub added,
"And Al-Arj, the beginning of Tihama.")
Narrated Ibn Abbas: Thursday! And
how great that Thursday was! The ailment of Allah's Apostle became
worse (on Thursday) and he said, fetch me something so that I may write
to you something after which you will never go astray." The people
(present there) differed in this matter, and it was not right to differ
before a prophet. Some said, "What is wrong with him ? (Do you think )
he is delirious (seriously ill)? Ask him ( to understand his state )."
So they went to the Prophet and asked him again. The Prophet said,
"Leave me, for my present state is better than what you call me for." Then he ordered them to do three things. He said, "Turn the pagans out of the 'Arabian Peninsula; respect
and give gifts to the foreign delegations as you have seen me dealing
with them." (Said bin Jubair, the sub-narrator said that Ibn Abbas kept
quiet as rewards the third order, or he said, "I forgot it.") (See
Hadith No. 116 Vol. 1)
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