42
Ways
of
Supporting
Jihad
By
Talut
Mujahid
Jihad
is
the
greatest
deed
in
Islam
and
the
salvation
of
the
ummah
is
in
practicing
it.
In
times
like
these,
when
Muslim
lands
are
occupied
by
the
kuffar,
when
the
jails
of
tyrants
are
full
of
Muslim
POWs,
when
the
rule
of
the
law
of
Allah
is
absent
from
this
world
and
when
Islam
is
being
attacked
in
order
to
uproot
it,
Jihad
becomes
obligatory
on
every
Muslim.
Jihad
must
be
practiced
by
the
child
even
if
the
parents
refuse,
by
the
wife
even
if
the
husband
objects
and
by
the
one
indebt
even
if
the
lender
disagrees.
Dear
brothers
and
sisters
the
issue
is
urgent
since
today
our
enemy
is
neither
a
nation
nor
a
race.
It
is
a
system
of
kufr
with
global
reach.
The
kuffar
today
are
conspiring
against
us
like
never
before.
So
could
we
be
heading
towards
the
great
battle
between
the
Romans
and
the
Muslims
-
Al
Malhamah
-
which
the
Prophet
(saaws)
spoke
about?
Again,
I
stress
the
point:
Jihad
today
is
obligatory
on
every
capable
Muslim.
So
as
a
Muslim
who
wants
to
please
Allah
it
is
your
duty
to
find
ways
to
practice
it
and
support
it.
Following
are
42
ways
for
the
brothers
and
sisters
to
support
Jihad
fi
sabeelillah:
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
Dafi’
(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)
2.
Praying
to
Allah
to
award
you
with
martyrdom
The
Messenger
(saaws)
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
(saaws)
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.
3.
Jihad
with
your
wealth
The
financial
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”
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
fulfilling
a
sunnah
of
Rasulullah
(saaws)
which
he
would
often
practice
before
going
out
for
a
battle.
If
for
security
reasons
you
cannot
declare
that
you
are
fundraising
for
Jihad
causes
then
you
can
declare
that
the
fundraising
is
for
a
different
cause
such
as
orphans
or
the
poor.
This
is
acceptable
based
on
the
fatwa
of
Ibn
Taymiyyah
which
states
that
you
are
allowed
to
spend
money
for
a
cause
different
than
the
one
it
was
collected
for
if
your
cause
carries
a
greater
reward
than
the
one
it
was
collected
for.
And
since
there
is
no
cause
with
a
greater
reward
than
Jihad,
it
is
therefore
allowed
to
do
so.
5.
Financing
a
Mujahid
Rasulullah
(saaws)
says:
“Whoever
sponsors
a
fighter
in
the
cause
of
Allah
has
fought”
(Majma’
al
Zawa’id)
This
includes
all
the
expenses
of
the
mujahid
including
his
travel
expenses.
This
gives
a
chance
for
the
rich
and
the
poor
to
receive
the
rewards
of
Jihad,
the
poor
by
fighting
and
the
rich
by
sponsoring
them.
6.
Taking
care
of
the
family
of
a
Mujahid
Taking
care
of
the
family
of
the
mujahid
could
be
by
protecting
them,
tending
to
their
needs,
providing
them
with
financial
assistance
and
protecting
their
honor.
The
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
says:
•
Anyone
of
you
who
takes
care
of
the
family
and
wealth
of
a
mujahid
will
receive
half
the
reward
of
the
mujahid
(Muslim)
•
The
duty
towards
protecting
the
honor
of
the
wives
of
the
mujahideen
on
the
ones
who
stay
behind
is
like
their
duty
towards
protecting
the
honor
of
their
mothers.
If
a
person
who
stays
behind
promises
to
take
care
of
the
wife
of
a
mujahid
but
then
betrays
him,
on
the
Day
of
Judgment
the
mujahid
will
be
told
that
this
man
betrayed
you
so
take
whatever
you
want
from
his
good
deeds.
So
he
will
take
whatever
he
likes.
(Muslim)
•
Whoever
does
not
fight,
sponsor
a
fighter,
or
take
care
of
the
family
of
a
fighter,
will
be
afflicted
with
a
disaster
before
he
dies.
(Abu
Dawud)
If
a
person
fears
for
the
safety
of
his
family,
Shaytan
can
take
advantage
of
that
and
prevent
that
person
from
going
to
Jihad.
Even
if
such
a
person
disobeys
Shaytan
and
does
go
to
Jihad,
Shaytan
can
come
to
him
and
weaken
his
heart
by
whispering
to
him
about
the
loved
ones
he
left
behind.
Therefore,
taking
care
of
the
families
of
the
mujahideen
would
help
their
morale
and
that
is
why
Islam
devoted
this
attention
to
taking
care
of
the
family
and
wealth
of
the
mujahideen.
7.
Sponsoring
the
family
of
a
shaheed
The
shaheed
has
fought
for
Islam
and
Muslims.
He
gave
up
his
life
for
me
and
you.
Therefore
the
families
of
the
shaheeds
need
to
be
honored
and
served.
When
Ja'far
bin
Abi
Talib
was
killed
in
the
battle
of
Mu’tah,
the
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
told
his
wives:
“Prepare
food
for
the
family
of
Ja’far
because
they
are
preoccupied
with
their
affair”
and
he
visited
Ja’far’s
house.
(Related
by
Abu
Dawud
and
al-Tirmithi).
Imam
Ahmad
narrates
that
when
the
Messenger
of
Allah
received
the
news
of
the
martyrdom
of
Ja’far
he
visited
his
house
and
asked
Ja’far’s
wife
to
bring
the
children.
When
they
came
to
him
he
hugged
them
and
kissed
them
while
his
eyes
were
shedding
tears.
Asma
–
the
wife
of
Ja’far
–
said:
“I
asked
the
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
if
something
has
happened”
He
said:
“Yes,
Ja’far
was
killed
today”
Asma
said:
“When
I
heard
that
I
started
crying
and
screaming.
Then
the
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
left
and
told
his
wives:
“Don’t
forget
to
prepare
food
for
the
family
of
Ja’far
because
their
affair
has
overwhelmed
them””
The
children
of
the
shaheed
need
to
find
in
the
men
of
the
ummah
the
care
of
their
father.
The
wife
of
the
shaheed
should
be
given
the
opportunity
of
remarrying
if
she
has
the
desire
to.
This
requires
two
cultural
changes.
First:
The
Muslim
society
needs
to
change
its
negative
view
regarding
the
divorced
and
widowed
woman.
Unfortunately,
today
men
avoid
women
who
are
divorcees
or
widows.
This
stigma
attached
to
our
divorced
and
widowed
sisters
needs
to
be
overcome.
Second:
The
Muslim
society
today
is
very
intolerant
towards
polygamy
-
which
becomes
a
social
necessity
especially
in
times
of
war.
So
isn’t
it
unfair
to
deprive
millions
of
Muslim
sisters
from
the
blessings
of
marriage?
No
woman
in
the
time
of
the
sahabah
was
left
without
a
husband
-
a
partner
who
would
take
care
of
her
psychological,
physical
and
financial
needs.
When
Ja’far
died
Abu
Bakr
married
his
wife
and
took
care
of
her
children.
8.
Sponsoring
the
families
of
the
prisoners
of
war
Taking
care
of
the
family
of
a
prisoner
is
equal
in
reward
to
taking
care
of
the
family
of
a
mujahid.
It
is
extremely
important
for
such
a
practice
to
become
the
norm
so
that
in
the
future
when
our
brothers
go
out
in
the
path
of
Allah
they
would
know
that
if
they
die
or
if
they
are
captured
their
families
would
be
taken
care
of.
This
has
an
important
psychological
effect
on
the
spirit
of
the
mujahid.
9.
Paying
your
zakah
to
the
mujahideen
The
distribution
of
zakah
is
restricted
to
eight
categories:
“Zakah
expenditures
are
only
for
the
poor
and
for
the
needy
and
for
those
employed
to
collect
[Zakah]
and
for
bringing
hearts
together
[for
Islam]
and
for
freeing
captives
[or
slaves]
and
for
those
in
debt
and
for
the
cause
of
Allah
and
for
the
[stranded]
traveler”
(9:60)
In
the
cause
of
Allah
“fi
sabeelillah”
refers
to
the
mujahideen.
The
Maliki
jurist
Abu
Bakr
bin
al
Arabi
states:
“Malik
says:
“The
causes
of
Allah
are
many,
but
there
is
no
difference
of
opinion
that
“in
the
cause
of
Allah”
here
(in
the
verse)
refers
to
fighting”
Imam
al
Nawawi
states
in
al
Minhaaj
when
talking
about
the
spending
of
zakah:
“The
fighter
in
the
path
of
Allah
is
given
what
he
needs
to
cover
his
expenses
and
the
expenses
of
his
family
from
the
time
he
leaves
until
the
time
he
comes
back,
even
if
he
is
absent
for
a
long
time”
Today
not
a
lot
of
people
pay
their
zakah
to
the
mujahideen.
But
if
Muslims
would
rid
themselves
from
the
whispering
of
Shaytan
they
would
come
to
realize
that
the
best
way
to
spend
their
zakah
nowadays
is
by
giving
it
to
the
mujahideen
because
the
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
says:
“Charity
cannot
be
given
to
a
wealthy
person
except
in
five
situations”
The
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
listed
one
of
them
as:
“The
fighter
in
the
cause
of
Allah”
(Related
by
Abu
Dawud).
Now
if
zakah
can
be
paid
to
the
mujahideen
even
if
they
are
rich
what
about
when
the
mujahideen
of
today
fulfill
four
out
of
the
eight
categories
of
zakah:
They
are
poor,
they
are
in
need,
they
are
wayfarers
and
they
are
the
ones
in
the
cause
of
Allah!
So
pay
your
zakah
to
the
mujahideen
and
encourage
others
to
do
the
same.
10.
Contributing
to
the
medical
needs
of
the
mujahideen
The
mujahideen
are
in
great
need
of
any
medical
assistance
they
can
get.
They
need
physicians,
they
need
hospitals
and
clinics
that
would
open
their
doors
to
them
and
they
need
medicine.
There
are
hundreds
of
thousands
of
Muslim
physicians
and
nevertheless
we
hear
many
stories
of
injured
mujahideen
who
suffered
from
simple
wounds
but
because
of
the
absence
of
medical
help
they
had
to
suffer
in
agony
until
they
died.
Those
Muslims
who
studied
medicine
and
claim
that
they
are
doing
it
for
the
sake
of
Allah
and
to
benefit
the
Muslims,
we
say
to
them:
Where
are
you?
It
is
said
that
Khattaab
-
the
great
Muslim
commander
in
Chechnya
-
was
injured
in
a
battle
and
his
brothers
found
no
Muslim
doctor
to
take
care
of
him
so
they
had
to
take
him
to
the
Red
Cross
and
have
them
treat
him
under
gun
point!
Muslim
health
care
workers
have
a
great
responsibility
and
their
contribution
to
Jihad
is
indispensable.
In
fact
their
rewards
could
be
even
greater
than
those
of
the
fighters.
11.
Providing
Moral
support
and
encouragement
for
the
mujahideen
When
the
mujahideen
hear
Imams
making
dua
for
them,
scholars
giving
fatwas
supporting
them
and
the
Muslim
masses
praising
them,
this
boosts
their
moral
and
gives
them
the
strength
to
carry
on.
However,
we
find
that
many
Muslims
betray
their
brothers
by
speaking
against
them.
We
see
scholars
issuing
fatwas
in
support
of
the
apostate
governments
in
their
fight
against
the
mujahideen.
One
should
not
underestimate
the
detrimental
effect
such
betrayal
has
on
the
mujahideen.
12.
Defending
the
mujahideen
and
standing
up
for
them
The
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
says:
“Whoever
protects
the
reputation
of
his
brother,
Allah
will
protect
his
face
from
Hell
Fire
on
the
Day
of
Judgment”
(Related
by
al
Tirmithi)
He
also
says:
“Any
person
who
betrays
a
Muslim
whose
sanctity
is
being
violated
and
reputation
is
being
dishonored,
Allah
will
betray
him
when
he
is
in
need
of
help
and
any
person
who
protects
a
Muslim
whose
sanctity
is
being
violated
and
reputation
is
being
dishonored,
Allah
will
assist
him
when
he
is
in
need
of
help”
(Related
by
Abu
Dawud)
It
is
therefore
our
Islamic
duty
to
stand
up
for
the
ones
who
are
defending
us
and
our
religion.
As
a
rule
of
thumb,
we
should
never
side
by
word
or
deed
against
our
brothers
in
Islam
especially
the
ones
who
have
given
up
their
lives
for
Islam
and
we
should
never
side
by
word
or
deed
with
the
disbelievers
who
are
the
enemies
of
our
most
beloved,
Allah
subhanahu
wa
ta’aala.
And
if
one
cannot
speak
the
truth
then
at
least
they
should
remain
silent.
13.
Fighting
the
lies
of
the
Western
Media
The
perceptions
of
many
Muslims
are
formed
by
the
Western
media.
Allah
says:
“O
you
who
have
believed,
if
there
comes
to
you
a
disobedient
one
(fasiq)
with
information,
investigate,
lest
you
harm
a
people
out
of
ignorance
and
become,
over
what
you
have
done,
regretful”
(49:6)
So
what
about
when
the
news
is
coming
from
a
kafir
rather
than
a
fasiq?!
The
danger
of
the
Western
media
stems
from
the
fact
that
it
puts
on
the
cloak
of
truth
and
objectivity
when
in
reality
it
is
no
more
than
the
mouthpiece
of
the
devil.
Can’t
you
see
that
the
Western
media
is
constantly
trying
to
underplay
the
atrocities
committed
by
the
West
while
exaggerating
the
atrocities
-
if
there
any
to
start
with!
-
committed
by
Muslims?
Can’t
you
see
how
the
Western
media
succeeded
in
presenting
the
awlyaa’
(friends)
of
Allah,
the
ones
who
are
fighting
in
His
cause,
as
the
followers
of
evil,
while
it
presents
the
Pharaoh
of
this
day
and
his
armies
as
the
army
of
good?
The
Western
media
is
so
good
in
its
deception
that
its
lies
pass
on
a
wide
section
of
the
Muslim
ummah.
The
fact
is
that
this
media
demonizes
the
mujahideen,
spreads
lies
about
them,
blows
out
of
proportion
their
mistakes,
tries
to
sow
the
seeds
of
disunity
amongst
them,
attempts
to
ruin
the
reputations
of
their
leaders,
and
ignores
or
demonizes
the
scholars
of
truth
when
on
the
other
hand,
it
glorifies
and
promotes
the
scholars
of
falsehood.
So
my
dear
brothers
and
sisters
part
of
your
duty
is
to
campaign
amongst
Muslims
to
raise
their
awareness
regarding
this
issue.
You
should
encourage
them
to
be
careful
and
critical
of
the
Western
media.
A
Muslim
should
not
believe
Western
sources
unless
they
are
confirmed
by
a
trustworthy
Muslim
one.
I
say
a
“trustworthy”
Muslim
source
because
the
verse
was
warning
us
from
accepting
the
news
of
a
disobeying
Muslim.
Now
that
is
not
to
say
that
we
should
not
believe
the
media
in
anything
it
says
even
in
its
weather
forecasts!
No,
what
we
are
saying
is
that
you
should
not
believe
what
they
say
about
Islam
and
Muslims.
A
media
source
that
could
otherwise
be
very
objective
and
truthful
could
become
a
fabricator
when
it
comes
to
covering
news
on
Muslims.
That
is
how
the
disbelievers
dealt
with
Muslims
since
the
dawn
of
history…and
there
is
no
reason
for
us
to
believe
why
that
would
change.
14.
Exposing
the
hypocrites
The
hypocrites
represented
a
great
danger
to
the
Muslim
community
during
the
time
of
the
Prophet,
and
they
still
do.
The
Messenger
of
Allah
would
fight
them
by
exposing
their
lies.
If
the
battle
with
the
kuffar
was
primarily
a
battle
of
swords,
the
battle
against
the
hypocrites
was
primarily
a
battle
of
words.
Since
the
hypocrites
hide
behind
the
cloak
of
religion
to
spread
their
poisonous
ideas,
the
way
to
fight
them
is
by
revealing
the
truth
and
exposing
their
lies.
Your
weapon
against
them
is
Quran
and
Sunnah.
Some
of
these
hypocrites
could
be
very
charismatic.
They
could
appear
to
be
very
impressive,
but
they
are
fake.
Allah
says:
“And
when
you
see
them,
their
forms
please
you,
and
if
they
speak,
you
listen
to
their
speech.
They
are
as
if
they
were
pieces
of
wood
propped
up
–
they
think
that
every
shout
is
against
them.
They
are
the
enemy,
so
beware
of
them.
May
Allah
destroy
them;
how
are
they
deluded?”
(63:4)
The
fake
scholars
and
deviant
ideologies
need
to
be
exposed
for
what
they
are.
15.
Encouraging
others
to
fight
Jihad
Inviting
others
to
do
good
is
an
encouraged
act
of
worship
since
it
falls
under
enjoining
good
and
forbidding
evil.
In
addition
to
that,
encouraging
others
to
participate
in
Jihad
was
an
act
of
worship
we
were
specifically
asked
to
do.
Allah
says:
“O
Prophet,
urge
the
believers
to
battle.”
(8:65)
and
He
says:
“So
fight,
[O
Muhammad],
in
the
cause
of
Allah;
you
are
not
held
responsible
except
for
yourself.
And
encourage
the
believers
[to
join
you]
that
perhaps
Allah
will
restrain
the
might
of
those
who
disbelieve.
And
Allah
is
greater
in
might
and
stronger
in
[exemplary]
punishment.”
(4:84)
16.
Protecting
the
mujahideen
and
preserving
their
secrets
We
need
to
guard
our
tongues.
Sometimes
you
could
end
up
endangering
your
brothers
unwillingly
by
your
words.
A
Muslim
should
develop
the
habit
of
being
able
to
keep
secrets.
We
have
an
incident
from
seerah
where
a
sahabi
refused
to
tell
his
own
wife
about
a
secret
mentioned
to
him
by
the
Messenger
of
Allah.
Sometimes
you
want
to
protect
the
secrets
from
the
closest
people
to
you:
your
wife,
parents,
children
and
brothers,
because
they
might
be
the
most
vulnerable.
A
Muslim
should
learn
to
not
say
more
than
what
needs
to
be
said,
to
work
on
a
“need
to
know
basis”.
A
lot
of
Jihad
work
is
secret
and
clandestine
by
nature.
Therefore,
brothers
and
sisters
should
be
very
careful
with
their
words.
A
lot
of
harm
was
inflicted
on
Jihad
work
because
of
otherwise
good
and
sincere
brothers
who
had
loose
tongues.
The
enemies
of
Allah
will
try
to
recruit
Muslims
to
infiltrate
Islamic
work.
They
will
tell
them
that
we
are
doing
this
to
protect
the
Muslims.
They
may
carry
along
with
them
scholars
who
would
approve
that.
Part
of
your
role
in
protecting
the
mujahideen
is
by
warning
the
Muslim
community
that
spying
on
a
Muslim
for
a
non-Muslim
is
nothing
less
than
kufr.
Allah
says:
“And
whoever
is
an
ally
of
them
among
you
–
then
indeed,
he
is
one
of
them.”
(5:51)
17.
Praying
for
the
mujahideen
Never
underestimate
the
power
of
a
sincere
dua’.
The
Messenger
of
Allah
(saaws)
says:
“This
ummah
is
given
victory
through
the
weak
among
them,
through
their
dua’,
prayers
and
sincerity”.
Make
dua
for
them
in
your
sujood
since
that
is
when
you
are
closest
to
Allah.
An
important
form
of
dua
that
needs
to
be
performed
is
dua
al
Qunoot
in
salah.
Encourage
Imams
to
perform
it
when
things
get
tough
on
the
mujahideen.
This
is
the
Sunnah
of
Rasulullah.
Prior
to
one
of
the
battles,
the
leader
of
the
Muslim
army
asked
his
soldiers
to
see
what
Muhammad
bin
Wasi'
(one
of
the
great
worshipers
of
the
early
Muslims)
was
doing.
They
came
back
saying
that
we
saw
him
raising
his
finger
and
making
dua.
The
leader
of
the
army
said:
“That
finger
making
dua
to
Allah
is
more
beloved
to
me
than
a
thousand
men!”
18.
Following
the
news
of
Jihad
and
spreading
it
Following
the
news
of
Jihad
and
the
mujahideen
is
important
because
•
It
keeps
your
attachment
to
Jihad
alive.
•
It
strengthens
your
belongingness
to
the
ummah.
•
It
encourages
you
to
join
Jihad
when
you
see
the
heroic
acts
of
the
mujahideen.
It
kindles
your
desire
for
martyrdom
when
you
see
the
courage
of
martyrs.
•
Those
who
follow
the
news
of
the
mujahideen
will
see
how
Allah
is
protecting
his
servants
and
guiding
them
towards
victory.
They
will
see
how
the
ummah
is
heading
towards
the
era
of
Islam
under
the
leadership
of
the
worldwide
Jihad
movement:
“al
Ta’ifah
al
Mansoorah”
mentioned
in
the
hadiths
of
Rasulullah
(saaws).
•
Reading
history
or
Fiqh
books
on
Jihad
provides
you
with
the
theory.
Following
the
news
of
the
mujahideen
provides
you
with
practical
examples
of
how
our
brothers
are
applying
the
theory
in
today’s
world.
It
provides
you
with
something
tangible,
something
real.
•
The
news
of
Jihad
is
the
news
of
the
conflict
between
good
and
evil
which
has
existed
since
the
time
of
Adam
and
will
continue
until
the
end
of
time.
Following
the
developments
of
this
conflict
brings
Quran
into
light.
When
you
read
Quran
with
this
awareness
you
would
have
a
more
engaged
relationship
with
the
book
of
Allah
than
a
person
who
is
living
in
the
seclusion
of
his
ivory
tower.
This
engagement
with
the
book
of
Allah
reaches
its
height
when
you
yourself
are
engaged
in
this
conflict
by
joining
the
ranks
of
the
mujahideen.
I
need
to
repeat
what
I
mentioned
in
point
13
that
you
should
only
spread
authentic
information
from
authentic
sources.
Because
spreading
rumors
is
an
attribute
of
the
hypocrites:
Allah
says:
“And
when
there
comes
to
them
something
[information]
about
public
security
or
fear,
they
spread
it
around.
But
if
they
had
referred
it
back
to
the
Messenger
or
to
those
of
authority
among
them,
then
the
ones
who
[can]
draw
correct
conclusions
from
it
would
have
known
about
it.”
(4:83)
19.
Spreading
the
writings
of
the
mujahideen
and
their
scholars
Unfortunately
we
hear
some
Muslims
claiming
that
the
mujahideen
lack
scholars
who
support
them
and
they
lack
a
clear
strategy
and
that
what
the
mujahideen
are
doing
is
spontaneous
and
reactionary.
Such
claims
are
the
furthest
from
the
truth.
There
are
plenty
of
scholars
and
strategic
thinkers
who
are
supporters
or
members
of
Jihadi
movements.
The
problem
is
that
because
they
are
on
the
true
path
most
of
them
are
killed,
jailed
or
forced
to
go
underground.
Nevertheless
there
is
still
an
abundance
of
material
supporting
Jihad
work
and
offering
strategies
for
it.
In
fact
the
writings
of
the
scholars
of
Jihad
tend
to
be
the
most
deeply
rooted
in
sharia
because
they
speak
it
out
as
it
is,
which
means
they
do
not
need
to
get
involved
in
ignoring
any
sharia
evidence,
twisting
sharia
texts,
searching
for
weird
opinions
as
the
followers
of
other
methods
would
have
to
do
in
order
to
justify
their
positions.
The
scholars
of
the
mujahideen
made
it
clear
that
they
fear
no
one
but
Allah
and
are
willing
to
displease
anyone
if
that
pleases
him.
They
refer
to
Quran
and
hadith
and
quote
the
scholars
of
the
ummah
such
as
Ibn
Hajar,
al
Nawawi,
al
Qurtubi,
ibn
Kathir,
ibn
Taymiyyah,
and
the
four
Imams.
They
have
nothing
to
hide
or
conceal.
This
makes
their
works
the
most
clear
and
the
most
convincing.
To
counter
the
fact
that
no
publishers
or
media
outlets
are
willing
to
risk
sponsoring
their
works,
it
falls
upon
the
mujahideen
and
their
sympathizers
to
do
that
work.
It
is
therefore
our
responsibility
to
spread
their
knowledge.
Some
ways
in
which
you
could
contribute:
•
Handing
out
books
and
pamphlets
to
your
friends
and
family.
•
Posting
material
online
•
Setting
up
websites
that
publish
such
works
•
Guiding
others
towards
such
websites.
•
Email
lists
•
Placing
such
information
in
masjids
•
Distributing
such
material
in
gatherings
•
Holding
private
circles
in
which
these
writings
are
studied
20.
The
issuance
of
fatwas
supporting
the
mujahideen
There
are
scholars
who
are
willing
to
speak
out
the
truth.
Such
scholars
should
be
encouraged
to
do
so
and
brothers
should
support
these
scholars
and
let
them
know
that
they
would
stand
by
them.
The
fatwas
of
these
scholars
should
be
widely
distributed
to
the
masses.
There
are
many
young
brothers
and
sisters
who
agree
with
the
methodology
of
the
mujahideen
but
they
are
not
willing
to
fully
embrace
it
until
they
see
scholars
approving
this
methodology.
At
the
end
of
the
day
the
masses
are
followers
and
they
would
like
to
see
scholars
guiding
them.
21.
Providing
the
scholars
and
Imams
with
information
and
news
about
the
mujahideen
Just
because
a
person
is
a
scholar
doesn’t
mean
he
knows
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