Shawwāl  11, 1432 A.H, Saturday, September 10, 2011

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

Go forth, whether light or heavy, and strive with your wealth and your lives in the cause of Allah. That is better for you, if you only knew.

A Call for Jihad with Money

Praise is to Allah, the Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings of Allah on the seal of the prophets and messengers, to proceed

Money is the spine of Dawah and Jihad in the way of Allah, so just as Jihad requires men it also requires money, and for this reason, the glorious Quran and the pure prophetic Sunnah has incited upon spending in the way of Allah, to such an extent that the glorious Quran has stated misery and refrain from spending money in Jihad as a form of destruction from which the believers have been restrained “And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.”

And from the greatest ways of spending in the way of Allah is to spend on Jihad in the way of Allah, for spending includes Jihad with the money, and it is an obligation like Jihad with the body, and it contains great benefit in strengthening the Muslims, and vexing the disbelievers and its people, and establishing the religion of Allah and glorifying it, for Jihad in the way of Allah is not established except on the basis of spending, for spending for it is like soul, without which it cannot exist, and in leaving spending in the way of Allah, is leaving Jihad, and imposition of the enemies, and increase in their harm, for the saying of Allah “and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction”

So Jihad in the Quran has never been mentioned except being coupled with money and self Allah the Almighty says “And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.” and this secret in coupling Jihad of money and self is in several verses because Jihad in all its forms is impeded if Jihad with money is not fulfilled in abundance, and if the people of ease did not perform the duty of spending in the way of Allah, and the wisdom of Allah has been in giving precedence of mentioning Jihad with money on Jihad with self in all the verses and in its being coupled with it except in one instance in the Quran and this is an evidence of the importance and greatness of Jihad with money

And the Quran mentions in several instances inciting to spend money in the way of Allah, and has given strict warning against those who hoard their money from spending in the way of Allah, the Almighty says “Here you are - those invited to spend in the cause of Allah - but among you are those who withhold [out of greed]. And whoever withholds only withholds [benefit] from himself; and Allah is the Free of need, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people; then they will not be the likes of you.” So Jihad with money in relation to an individual is purification for the believing person from the calamity of stinginess, and that is the first step in the way of victory and success. Allah the Almighty says “And whoever is protected from the stinginess of his soul - it is those who will be the successful.”

And Jihad with money is a divine obligation and a prophetic guidance in which several verses have been revealed and several ahadeeth have been stated. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said “Fight the polytheists with your money and selves and tongue” Related by Ahmad and Abu Daud

And Shawqani has said in Nail Al Atwaar: In it are evidences for the obligation of doing Jihad against the disbelievers with money and hands and tongue. It has been evident from the Quran in several instances concerning the obligation of Jihad with selves and money, and the apparent is, that the matter is an obligation

And we at this station issue a call to all our Muslim brothers to send their Zakah and charity to their Mujahedeen brothers in Bat Al Maqdis reminding the general Muslim populace and the supporters of Jihad especially that if they have missed Jihad with their selves then they can still do Jihad with their money, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said “He who prepares a Ghazi (going in Allah's Cause) is given a reward equal to that of) a Ghazi; and he who looks after properly the dependents of a Ghazi going in Allah's Cause is (given a reward equal to that of) Ghazi” Sahih Bukhari

Sheikh Al Islam Ibn At Taymiyyah- May Allah have mercy on him- said in (Al Ikhtiyaraat) “And the one who is incapable of doing Jihad with his self, and is capable of doing so with his money, then Jihad with money becomes obligatory upon him. So those who are able should spend in the way of Allah. And based on this: women should do Jihad with their money if they possess, and similarly in the money of the minors if it is required and spending and Zakah are also obligatory. If the enemy attacks, then there is no scope for difference, for repelling their evil from the religion and self and honor is an obligation by consensus”

And we say to the Ummah of Islam that the sons of Tawheed in Bait al Maqdis are in the greatest of need for your helping hand and aid, and you should not give us away to the Jews who have gathered against us, for who shall support us if our beloved Ummah abandons us? And is it not the right of the Mujahedeen on their Ummah to help them with money and ammunition at a time when the Mujahedeen are spending themselves and their blood cheap and presenting their bodies in the way of Allah

Know our precious Ummah that we are in the phase of basing and planting the pegs of Tawheed on this blessed land we require various and different kinds of preparations in the way of Allah, which is an obligation that has been prescribed upon us by Allah, The Almighty says “And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war”. And because preparations require money, and what is a requirement for fulfilling the obligation is also an obligation, so spending and giving money to the Mujahedeen is also an obligation on the Ummah as a whole until the Mujahedeen have enough of what aids them in the matter of preparation and stationing and Jihad, and we have put our trust in Allah and have good faith in our Ummah that it will not abandon us by the aid of Allah the Almighty

It must not escape us, concerning the role that the truthful sisters can play in this door of great goodness, for we know that several of them burn in longing to get the reward of Jihad in the way of Allah. The greatness of the reward of Jihad with money has been stated above, and its allying instead its precedence in mentioning in the Quran on Jihad by the self. So show your valiance O the grand daughters of the companions. And in the end we call the Muslims to utilize what is remaining of this blessed month in which rewards are multiplied and good deeds are cultivated to spend in the way of Allah and Jihad in His way with their money and we say to them: before you is an open market for trade with Allah the Almighty so spend and give and compete… So for this let the competitors compete

O you who have believed, shall I guide you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? (10) [It is that] you believe in Allah and His Messenger and strive in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is best for you, if you should know. (11) He will forgive for you your sins and admit you to gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in gardens of perpetual residence. That is the great attainment. (12) And [you will obtain] another [favor] that you love - victory from Allah and an imminent conquest; and give good tidings to the believers. (13)

(And to Allah belongs [all] honor, and to His Messenger, and to the believers, but the hypocrites do not know.)

26 Ramadan 1432 corresponding 26 August 2011
Source- Media unit
Jama’a At Tawheed wal Jihad in Bait Al Maqdis

Translated by
Dar Al Murabiteen Publications