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 | Subject: Do not desire to fight the enemies of Islam  Sat Sep 20, 2014 3:36 am | |
| In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful
It is not permissible for a Muslim to desire a fight with the enemies of Islam, nor is it permissible to fight for the sake of zeal, anger, revenge, or hatred.
On the legal level, it is not lawful for a Muslim to start a fight, to initiate a war, or to attack non-combatant civilians.
Allah said:
Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you, but do not transgress. Verily, Allah does not love transgressors.
Surah Al-Baqarah 2:190
However, the prohibition goes even further to the spiritual level. It is not lawful for a Muslim to have the desire to fight the enemy in his heart.
Abdullah ibn Abu Awfa reported: On the day the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, faced the enemy in battle, he waited until the sun had declined and then he stood in front of the people and the Prophet said:
O people, do not wish to meet the enemy but rather ask Allah for security. If you meet your enemy in battle, then be patient and know that Paradise is under the shade of swords.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 2861, Grade: Sahih
Abu Huraira reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Do not wish to meet the enemy, but if you meet them, then be steadfast.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 2863, Grade: Sahih
Muslims have been forbidden from nursing emotions of vengeance, rage, or malice in their hearts. It is not lawful for a Muslim to cultivate a desire to harm others.
Umar ibn Al-Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
Let not your hatred be destruction, such that when you hate someone you love destruction for your companion.
Source: Al-Adab Al-Mufrad 1322, Grade: Sahih
Rather, Muslims have been commanded to ask Allah for security and well-being instead of war or conflict. The only intention a Muslim may have for fighting is so that the truth of Islam is protected from those who intend to exterminate it and so that the rights of justice prevail.
Abu Musa reported: A man came to the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, and said, “O Messenger of Allah, who is fighting in the cause of Allah? Some of us fight out of anger and others out of zeal.” The Prophet raised his head and he said:
He who fights so that the word of Allah is made high is fighting in the cause of Allah the Exalted.
Source: Sahih Bukhari 123, Grade: Sahih
For this reason, the companions of the Prophet did not fight for the sake of zeal, revenge, or anger. They had tranquility in their hearts even as they faced an enemy force much larger than themselves, whereas the idolaters were raging for the sake of their idols.
Allah said:
When those who disbelieved had put into their hearts zealotry, the zealotry of the time of ignorance, but Allah sent down His tranquility upon His Messenger and upon the believers and imposed upon them the word of righteousness, for they were more deserving and worthy of it.
Surah Al-Fath 48:26
Fighting is legislated in Islam only as a last resort when it is absolutely necessary to protect people from harm and persecution.
Ali ibn Abu Talib reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
Verily, after me there will be conflicts or affairs, so if you are able to end them in peace, then do so.
Source: Musnad Ahmad 697, Grade: Sahih
Therefore, a Muslim should never want to fight the enemy. Instead, a Muslim must purify his heart from all feelings of vengeance, rage, and malice toward others, replacing these destructive diseases of the heart with the tranquility and peace that comes from worshiping Allah.
Success comes from Allah, and Allah knows best.
FaithinAllah.org
http://www.faithinallah.org/do-not-desire-to-fight-the-enemies-of-islam/
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