Jihad [Struggle]
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Jihad is the greatest deed after fulfilling the obligatory ones.
Mishkat al-Anwar, no. 154; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 559 link
Swords are the keys to Paradise.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 13, no. 12293; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 559 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The doors of the heavens are opened for those who wage jihad.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1347; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 560 link
Whoever equips a warrior, even with a needle and thread, Allah forgives his past and future sins.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 24, no. 12333; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 560 link
Whoever carries a message on behalf of a fighter during war is like one who frees a slave, and he partakes in the reward of the one who actually fought.
Wasael al-Shi`aah, v. 11. p. 14, no. 2; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 560 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Fight in the way of Allah with your hands; and if you are not able to do so then fight with your tongues; and if you are still not able to then fight with your hearts.
Bihar al-Anwar, v. 100, p. 49, no. 23; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 561 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
By Allah! By Allah! Wage jihad with your wealth, your selves and your tongues for the sake of Allah.
Nahj al-Balagha, Letter 47; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 561 link
Allah covers with disgrace the one who abandons jihad, and subjects him to poverty, and deprivation in his religion. Verily Allah, blessed and most High, has honoured my community by the solid hooves of its cavalry, and the tips of its lances.
Amali al-Saduq, p. 462, no. 8; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 561 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Jihad has four branches: enjoining the good, forbidding the wrong, fortitude in the battlefield, and detesting the wicked.
al-Khisal, p. 232, no. 74; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 561 link
The eyes of two categories of people will never touch the fire: the one who cried out of fear of Allah, and the one who spent the night awake standing guard for the sake of Allah.
Sunan al-Tirmidhi, no. 1639; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 562 link
Whoever dies, having neither waged a campaign nor having intended to do so, dies on a branch of hypocrisy [in his heart].
Sahih Muslim, v. 3, p. 1517, no. 1910; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 558 link
It is better for a Muslim to bear patiently certain instances of jihad even for a single day than to worship for forty years.
Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 11, p. 21, no. 12324; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 558 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Indeed jihad is one of the gates of Paradise that Allah will open for his exceptional friends. It is the garment of piety, Allah's fortified defense and a solid shield.
Nahj al-Balagha, Sermon 27; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 558 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
Jihad is the pillar of religion and the path of the felicitous.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1346; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 559 link
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