tabligh and jihad
 

Assalamualaykum

I recently came across a young Mufti who was talking about how going out on khurooj (jamaat) cannot be likened to going out for jihad. I am ignorant in this regard so could someone explain why some people say that going out on Tabligh results in earning similar rewards as going out for actual physical jihad.

Thanks

Walikum Salam

A lot of the ahadith used in 'Tabligh' bayans about this topic are mentioned in Virtues of going out in the path of Allah under the section Dawat and Tabligh in Muntakhab hadith . Some of these narrations mentioned Jihad specifically, others just mention 'in the path of Allah'. What does 'in the path of Allah' refer to in most cases? Does it refer to any person striving in any effort of deen? (e.g dawat to non muslims/muslims, charity work, seeking knowledge etc.)

Bismillah
i know I might get opposition here but i want to say that those who say tableegh and physical jihad are same should be sent to land of jihad like afghanistan and make them face the enemies and their weapons there for as many days as they would stay in jamat and then say if it is same or not. Allahu alam

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Question:

(4) What can be said about joining Tabligh Jama'at and touring America, England, Europe, Asia and other countries under the pretext of making ghusht and responding to the verse of the Qur'an that states: "Proceed (in the path of Allah) when light or heavy." Is this type of ghusht wajib, sunnah, or mustahab in the light of the Shari'ah?

Answer:

(4) If the person's intention is merely to tour and is using the veil of Tabligh, he is making a grave mistake. One of the most fundamentals of the Tabligh Jama'at is the correction of intention. It is then incorrect to use the verse "proceed (in the path of Allah) when light or heavy" to encourage people to join such a tour. The verse has other connotations.

Written by the servant Mahmud (may Allah forgive him)
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17/08/1390 A.H.

Question:

The second factor is that we find errors in belief and errors in action. In my understanding, an error in action is not as serious an error in belief. Although these people (of the Tabligh Jama'at do correct errors in action, they create errors in belief, which is much more harmful. The first error is that they regard a mustahab as being fardh. They interpret the virtues of jihad as the virtues of Tabligh. By your interpretation, the highest status that can be deduced is that of being mustahab. However, these people accord it the status of sunnah mu'akkadah.....

Answer:

One factor has been omitted. It is the reply to your statement that the Ahadith stating the virtues of jihad have been accredited to the work of Tabligh. This is quite in order. The reason for this is commonly understood. There are two factors to be understood here. The first is that actually fighting the enemies of Islam is usually referred to as jihad. It has its own virtues and enjoys a very high status. The second thing is to exhort oneself for the Deen of Allah, even though this does not culminate actual fighting. A study of the Qur'an and the Ahadith will reveal that this is also referred to as jihad. In his commentary of Bukhari entitled Fathul Bari, Hafidh Ibn Hajar has stated that acquiring the knowledge of Deen (learning), imparting it (teaching) as well as enjoining good and forbidding evil are all forms of jihad. In the like manner, writing books of Deen, explaining masaa'il to people, responding to those who object to the Deen and debating with them are also forms of jihad. In fact, Imam Nawawi has mentioned approximately thirteen forms of jihad. Allah states in a verse of the Qur'an:

"O Nabi Wage jihad against the Kuffar and the Munaafiqin..."
Tahrim:9

Although this verse instructs the waging of jihad against the Kuffar and the Munafiqin, the sword was never drawn against the Munafiqin. Allah says in another verse:

"We shall definitely show Our avenues to those who exert themselves in our cause..."
'Ankabut: 69


Even in this verse, the term jihad does not refer to fighting with the sword.

The term 'khurooj fee sabeelilllah' ( going out in the path of Allah) is not exclusively used for fighting. In his Chapter of jihad (pg. 394), Imam Bukhari has reported a hadith that states:

"The fire (of Jahannam) will not touch the feet of the person whose feet became dusty in the path of Allah."

Imam Bukhari has also quoted the Hadith in his Chapter of Jumu'ah (pg. 124) with the words:

"Allah has forbiden the fire (of Jahannam) from the person whose feet have become dusty in the path of Allah."

This makes it evident that this term is not used exclusively for fighting (because the person proceeding for the Jumu'ah salah is also classified as someone who is in the path of Allah).

It should also be noted that the purpose of fighting in jihad is not to merely to spill blood, but to elevate the Deen. Then too, fighting with the sword will take place only when such an obstacle stands in the path of the elevation of the Deen which can be removed only by fighting with the sword. The procedure is that people are first invited to accept Islam. If they refuse, the sword is not yet drawn. They are then given the option of paying the jizya. If they accept this, they sword will not be necessary. If not the sword will be used as a last measure because there now stands an obstacle to the flourishing of the Deen. While there are great rewards for this (fighting with the sword), it stands to reason that the rewards for achieving the objectives of this fighting with the sword should be much greater. And Allah Knows best.

Written by the servant Mahmud (may Allah forgive him)

Taken from the book, Mufti Mahmud Hasan Sahib Gangohi and the Tabligh Jama'at

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May Allah http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ilies/subh.gif removes our ignorance Aameen. Jihad is Jihad and tableegh is tableegh. Regarding the virtue, it is allah http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ilies/subh.gif who will give that too depends on your intention. If you just go in ghast and have the intention that May allah http://discussworldissues.com/forums...ilies/subh.gif give hidayath to all including ourself you will get the reward we cannot say, but if you go in jihad{See rule 2.23} and have the intention of showing off, then surely we can say he will not get anything.

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Masha'Allaah, a very easy read, and clarifies the matter very well.
This would also mean that the virtues of ahadeeth are not only limited to jihaad, and going out in tableegh, but they would also include other types of deeni work, such as doing da'wah to non-muslims, attending islamic conferences, etc? Is this understanding correct? If so, then we can encourage each other to the other events while quoting the same rewards?

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Please don't forget :innamal a'malu binniyat:

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That is of course true; but that is a matter of the hereafter, as we are not the judges of hearts. I was mainly asking about what we can, and can not say in this duniya within the proper guidelines of shari'ah.

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If those actions are done to elevate the Deen of Allah, for the sake of Allah, are not contrary to the shari'ah, and according to the need of the time, then why not?

Hafidh Ibn Hajar has stated that acquiring the knowledge of Deen (learning), imparting it (teaching) as well as enjoining good and forbidding evil are all forms of jihad. In the like manner, writing books of Deen, explaining masaa'il to people, responding to those who object to the Deen and debating with them are also forms of jihad. In fact, Imam Nawawi has mentioned approximately thirteen forms of jihad.

Bismillah
Yeah there are different forms of jihad and every muslim goes through some sort of jihad against his own evils too and so comes with tableegh too or any other thing related to deen I think. Having said that, I think most certainly the reward will differ a lot depending on the time, intention, form of jihad and so on. Allahu alam

Well Jihad in its literal sense can be applied to tableegh but in the istelah of the shariah it refers to the work of Ala ye kalimatullah..!!

Read Maulana Ilyas Ghuman's Jihad fi sabilillah aur us per aitrazaat ka ilmi jaiza..!!

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where can i find ?

It is ludicrus to compare the two, tabligh has its merits for sure. However, jihad holds merits from quran and hadeeth far greater than any other "in the path of Allah" both cannot be compared with each other at all.

with regards to niyyat, this has no bearing on the merits of the amal, that is an individual thing.
with regards to current day tabligh jamat, they is no prove of it any where besides the importance of dawah itself which is not limited to tablighi jamat format and tarteeb. tabligh jamat will come under the general "fi sabi lillah" which includes many other things.

it is the elders of tabligh who use many ahaadith and verses of the quran specific for jihad for tabligh. by which the tablighi tarteeb has been over exagerated. dawah can be done in many forms and and tabligh jamat is one of these forms.

Correct.

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please kindly ask the Mufti sahib that does he make this distinction for tabligh jamaat only?

you know what guys,its not even about the rewards anymore.................such is the condition................

This is true the tableeghis are guilty of some ghuluww in this matter.

Where can maulana ghumman's book be obtaineD?

I think I better wear my t.shirt and get the AC on as I think its gonna get red hot in this thread.........LOL

to equate the TJ with simply dawah has massively missed the point. How has the tarteeb been exagerated?

As does everybody in their respected efforts,to some extent.