4. Fundraising for the mujahideen

In addition to paying from your own money you should also encourage others to do the same.

Rasulullah says: “The one who guides others towards a good deed would receive rewards equal to those who practice it.”

By fundraising for the mujahideen you are also fulflling a sunnah of Rasulullah (saw) which he would often practice before going out for a battle.

3. Jihad with your wealth

The fnancial Jihad has preceded the physical Jihad in every verse except one. This is to point out to us the importance of the Jihad of wealth because Jihad depends on it. In other words, no money no Jihad, and Jihad needs lots of it. That is why according to Al Qurtubi in his tafseer he states that the reward for money given as Sadaqah is multiplied by ten, but the reward for money spent in Jihad is multiplied by 700!

Allah says: “The example of those who spend their wealth in the way of Allah is like a seed which grows seven spikes; in each spike is a hundred grains. And Allah multiplies [His reward] for whom He wills” (2:261)

Probably the most important contribution the Muslims of the West could do for Jihad is making Jihad with their wealth since in many cases the mujahideen are in need of money more than they are in need of men. As Sheikh Abdullah Azzam puts it: “Men are in need of Jihad and Jihad is in need of money”

2. Praying to Allah to award you with martyrdom

The Messenger (saws) says: “Whoever sincerely asks Allah to award him with martyrdom would be given the rewards of martyrs even if he dies on his bed” (Related by Muslim)

Asking Allah to die as a shaheed pleases Allah because it shows him that you are willing to give your life for Him. But you need to be careful not to be merely paying lip service. A person who truly asks for shahadah would respond to the call of Jihad whenever he hears it and would eagerly search for death in the path of Allah.

The reason why the enemies of Allah succeeded in defeating some Muslims and taking over their land is because they have lost their love for martyrdom.

The Messenger of Allah (saws) says: Nations will attack you like a group of people eating from a plate. The sahabah said: “Is that because we will be few in numbers?” He said: “No, you will be numerous but you will be like the foam of the sea, and Allah will take away from the hearts of your enemies the fear from you and Allah will cast in your hearts “wahan”” They said: “What is “wahan” O Messenger of Allah?” He said: “The love of this world and the hatred of death” (Related by Abu Dawud).

Our culture of martyrdom needs to be revived because the enemy of Allah fears nothing more than our love of death.

1. Having the right intention

You must make the intentions of joining the ranks of the mujahideen. The Messenger of Allah says: “Whoever dies and has not fought or intended to fight has died on a branch of hypocrisy” (Related by Muslim)

A sign that an intention of a person is true is whether they are preparing for Jihad or not. Allah says: “And if they had intended to go forth, they would have prepared for it” (9:46).

The conditions for Jihad al Daf’ (the defensive Jihad) are five as stated by scholars such as Abu Qudamah: Islam, puberty, sanity, financial ability, and to be free of physical disabilities. If a person lacks the financial ability and doesn’t find anyone to finance him or suffers from an illness or a disability that excuses him from Jihad then a sign of the true intention of such a person is that he is sad that he is exempted from Jihad.

Allah says about the ones who could not afford the expenses of joining in the battle of Tabuk: “Nor [is there blame] upon the those who, when they came to you that you might give them mounts, you said, “I can find nothing for you to ride upon.” They turned back while there eyes overflowed with tears out of grief that they could not find something to spend [for the cause of Allah]” (9-92)

Cintakah aku padamu ya Rasulullah saw

Bukanlah dikatakan ilmu...

"ustaz, saya dengar dari Youtube, ada ustaz tu cakap solat lelaki n perempuan tiada bezanya.betul ke ustaz? tapi bila saya dengar yang lain, ada yang cakap ada beza plak..mcm mana tu ustaz?" - tanya seorang kohai aku kat Muroran ni..

"itu la zaman sekarang ni..ramai yang menganggap ilmu itu adalah Al-Quran dan Hadith semata-mata..padahal BUKANLAH YANG DIKATAKAN ILMU ITU ADALAH DALIL SEMATA-MATA..YANG DIKATAKAN ILMU ITU ADALAH YANG TERATUR YAKNI,
1) DALIL
2) KAEDAH NAK MEMAHAMI
3) DAN ORANG YANG DIANUGERAHI BAKAT UNTUK FAHAMI DALIL2.." - jawab ustaz melalui konferens kami di Skype..

"oooo..patut la saya pening je tengok kat internet ni..."

"pernah sekali perbualan Rasulullah saw dengan sahabatnya di dalam satu hadith baginda saw.
Rasulullah : Kamu belajarlah ilmu sebanyak-banyaknya sebelum ilmu itu hilang.

Sahabat : Bagaimana ilmu boleh hilang? Sedangkan Hadith dan Al-Quran kekal sampai kiamat?

Rasulullah : Kasihan mak kamu kerana lahirkan orang yang tidak faham.Sedangkan Yahudi dan Nasara sesat walaupun kitab mereka ada.Yang dikatakan hilang ilmu itu adalah dengan hilangnya ulamak yang memahami Al-Quran dan Hadith.

begitulah dengan situasi kita zaman ini.kita tidak boleh belajar melalui bacaan semata-mata.ilmu agama apatah lagi perlu berguru bila ingin memahaminya." - tambah ustaz tu lagi..

begitulah situasi zaman kita sekarang ni..ramai yang buat jemaah baru sebab tidak puas hati dengan jemaah yang sedia ada..kita mengharapkan kesahihan ilmu dengan berdasarkan Al-Quran dan Hadith ikut kefahaman kita..sedangkan yang dikatakan ilmu itu ADALAH KEFAHAMAN YANG DIDASARKAN KEPADA AL-QURAN DAN HADITH MELALUI ULAMAK-ULAMAK YANG DIANUGERAHI KEFAHAMAN PERKARA TERSEBUT.

lagi satu benda kita kena hati-hati ketika bertanya ialah kita kena tanya dulu ustaz-ustaz yang kita ingin jadikan sebagai rujukan ni apa bidang ilmu dia..kalau kita bertanya tentang fiqh pada ustaz yang khusus bidang bahasa arab, maka lainlah jawapan yang diberikan..

sama juga dengan keadaan kita yang belajar ilmu engineering..kalau kita ditanya tentang bidang selain bidang kita, kita tiada hak dan kefahaman tentang perkara selain bidang kita tersebut..jadi, katakanlah 'tidak tahu' ketika kita tidak tahu dan janganlah kita buat-buat tahu..kalau kita khusus bidang Bahasa Jepun, kita memang tiada kefahaman dalam bidang engineering kat Jepun..

wallahu'alam..

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