Jihad [Struggle]
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The deeds of all the worshippers when compared to those who wage jihad in the way of Allah is as a gulp of sea-water that a swallow takes into his beak.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 1068; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 559 link
Be wary of harming those who fight in the way of Allah, for Allah is angered for their sake just as He is for the sake of the Prophet (SAWA), and He answers their prayers just as He answers the prayers of the Prophet (SAWA)
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10664; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 560 link
The prayer of one carrying his sword is seven hundred times better than praying without it.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10791; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 561 link
Keeping your posts for a single day is better than the whole world and all that it contains.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10508; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 561 link
Every action will be separated from its owner upon death, except the one who maintained his post for the sake of Allah, since it will be increased and rewarded to him until the Day of Resurrection.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10611; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 561 link
Standing guard for a single night for the sake of Allah is better than a thousand nights spent in worship followed by fasting during the day.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 10730; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 562 link
He who makes efforts in favor of orphans and widows is like unto a struggler in the way of God or the one who stands up to prayer at night and keeps fast during the day.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 877, Page No. 124 link
He who remembers God among the negligent is like unto the one who among the deserters (of the battlefield) remains steadfast and patient.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 879, Page No. 124 link
He who remembers God among the negligent is like unto the one who fights the deserters of the battlefield, is like unto a lamp in a dark house, and is like unto a green tree among cold-stricken leafless ones-one whose place of residence in Paradise is shown to him by God, and whose sins will He forgive even if they amount to the number of silent and speaking people.
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 880, Page No. 124&125 link
Holy war is not mere fighting in the way of the Almighty God. Verily, it is to shoulder one's own parents and offspring's burdens, and the man who carries his own burden to be needless of people is a struggler (in the way of God).
Nahj al Fasahah, Tradition No. 911, Page No. 128&129 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
You must adopt earnestsness, diligence, preparedness and willingness.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 230; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 493 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said that Jibraeel (a.s.) told him, "O Muhammad (s.a.w.s.)! One who from your Ummah participates in a battle in the way of Allah, each and every drop of rain falling from the sky will bear witness on the Day of Judgment to the trouble he had to take."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 243 link
"One of the doors of Paradise is called 'the door of soldiers'. All the people will have to wait while the soldiers will enter through this door with swords hanging from their necks. Angels will be congratulating them. Those who keep away from Jihad in the world, Allah will give them disgrace and poverty in this world and make them wear the dress of destruction in the hereafter. Surely the Almighty Allah has kept the greatness of my Ummah in the hooves of horses and points of the lances."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 243 link
"One who takes a letter of a warrior to its destination, will be like one who has freed a slave and will get the reward of participating in that Jihad."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his father that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "The horses of warriors are from Paradise."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 link
Imam Ja'far Sadiq (a.s.) narrates from his predecessors that the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.s.) said, "All the good lies in the sword and its shade. Nothing except sword can improve people. Sword is the key of Paradise and Hell."
Sawab al-A`amal, Page 244 link
Im?m ?usayn ibn 'Al? ibn Ab? ??lib (a.s.) was asked about jihad, as to whether it was a recommended act or an obligatory one, to which he replied, 'Jihad comes in four forms, two of which are obligatory, one of which is recommended but can only be undertaken with an obligation, and one which is recommended. The first obligatory jihad is that which a man wages against his own self in keeping away from acts of disobedience to Allah. This is one of the greatest forms of jihad. Waging jihad against those disbelievers who persecute you is also an obligation. As for the jihad which is recommended but can only be undertaken with an obligation is to fight the enemy, which is an obligation upon the whole community, and which if they abandon, they are all punishable for it. It is a recommendation upon an Imam, the limit of which is to come and face the enemy and fight them with his community. As for the jihad which is recommended, it is [embodied in] every recommended practice which a person performs and strives in its performance, its completion and its revival. Such an act, and the striving to perform it is one of the best deeds because it is a revival of the Prophetic practice, and the Prophet (SAWA) has said, 'Whoever establishes a good habitual practice, he will get his own reward for it as well as the reward of whoever performs it after him until the Day of Resurrection, without any decrease in their reward thereof.'
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 243; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 378 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The jihad of a woman is being a good wife to her husband.
Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 378 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Jihad of the self is the dowry for Paradise.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4755; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 378 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Prevent your self from fulfilling its desires, and make it hold fast to the Book of Allah during misgivings.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5406; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 378 link
Combat your self to avert it against its desires, for this as incumbent upon you as fighting your enemy.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 399; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 378 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The Prophet (SAWA) dispatched troops [to a mission]. On seeing the returning armies from the battlefront, he said, 'Blessed are those who have performed the lesser jihad, and have yet to perform the greater one.' When asked, 'O Messenger of Allah, what is the greater jihad?' the Prophet replied, 'The jihad of the self', and added, 'The best jihad is that of one who combats his own self that is between his two sides.
Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 160, no. 1; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 379 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The best jihad is combatting one's self against its desires, and weaning it from the pleasures of this world.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3232; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 379 link
There is no greater distinction than jihad, and no jihad like combatting one's self.
Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 286; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 379 link
Struggle against your self in Allah's worship just as one fights one's enemy, and overcome it just as one overcomes one's opponent, for the strongest of people is he who has triumphed over his self.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4761; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 379 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Gain control of your souls through constant self-struggle.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2489; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 379 link
Through constant self-struggle are bad habits overcome.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 119; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
Struggle against the desires of your self and wisdom will enter your hearts.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
Struggle against your selves through reducing food and drink, and the angels will protect you and Satan will flee from you.
Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 2, p. 122; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Struggle against your lower desires, overcome your anger, oppose your bad habits, purify your self, perfect your intellect, and bring to completion the reward that is with your Lord.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4760; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Controlling the self and combatting with it against its lower desires raises one's stations and multiplies one's rewards.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5407; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Salvation for the soul is [attained] through self-struggle.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4319; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 380 link
The one who truly wages jihad is the one who combats his self for the sake of Allah.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 11261; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 378 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Obedience to Allah cannot be attained except by one who possesses earnestness and exerts himself to the utmost.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6009; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 493 link
Know that between Allah and His creation there is no proximal angel, nor prophet, nor anything else [to intervene], except for their obedience to Him. So strive to obey Allah!
al-Kafi, v. 8 p. 7, no. 11; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 494 link
The most diligent of people is he who abandons sins.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 28, no. 4; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 494 link
The best jihad is performed by one who awakes in the morning with no intention to wrong anyone.
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 456, no. 1053; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 494 link
When someone addressed Imam al-Baqir (AS), saying, 'I am weak in my worship, praying and fasting but a little, though I strive to eat only that which is permissible, and be sexually intimate with only those whom it is permissible', the Imam replied, 'What jihad is there better than restraint of the stomach and the private parts?!
al-Mahasin, v. 1, p. 455, no. 1052; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 494 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Verily Allah has made jihad obligatory and has magnified it and made it a [source of] triumph and a helper. By Allah, neither one's worldly affairs nor one's religion are set aright except through it.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11, p. 9, no. 15; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 559 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Certainly jihad is the noblest of deeds after [acceptance of] Islam, and it is the pillar of religion. The reward for it is great, while at the same time, consistently maintaining one's honour and strength. There are rewards and good tidings of Paradise after martyrdom.
Nur al-Thaqalayn, v. 1, p. 408, no. 429; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 559 link
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