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The following are some of the negative results of abandoning jihad: ( 1) The abandonment of jihad is a source of destruction in both this life and in the Hereafter. With respect to this life, if people do not make an effort to propagate and defend what they believe in, they will be subjugated and despised by others and will not be able to live freely. With respect to the Hereafter, the person who does not perform jihad will not be deserving of Allah's mercy and he will actually be destroying himself. Allah says, ,,.. ,., :. ,,. :. ,.. J o ,., ,,,. J "' o " ,,.. ,., ,,,. &I ol \'ij ·(1 JI )*+ 1;d; -gj Alli ৥ J \_;u.iij ; ,,,. ,.. ; ,,,. ,,,. ... ... ... ,,... ... "Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo, Allah loves the beneficent" (al-Baqara 195). This verse was explained by Abu Ayyoob al-Ansaari. When the Muslims were trying to penetrate the enemy's ranks at Constantinople, some of them said that they were not supposed to kill themselves by their own hands. Abu Ayyoob said, "We are more knowledgeable [than others] about this verse. Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi It was revealed concerning us, the Companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him). We participated in the battles with the Prophet (peace be upon him) and Allah aided us. Then when Islam spread and we were victorious, we said, 'Allah has honored us by being Companions of the Prophet and He aided him until Islam spread and its adherents were many. We sacrificed our time with our families, wealth and children. Now, the burden of war is over and we should return to our families and children and spend our time with them.' Then Allah revealed concerning us, 'Spend your wealth for the cause of Allah, and be not cast by your own hands to ruin; and do good. Lo, Allah loves the beneficent. ' " 1 Thus, by abandoning spending in the way of Allah and, therefore, jihad, the person is actually destroying himself by his own hands. (2) The abandonment of jihad is a reason for humiliation and disdain. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "Surely, If you abandon the jihad and spend all of your time with your agriculture and you deal in al-eenah2, then Allah will make humiliation accompany you and not allow you to be rid of it until you repent to Allah and return to your original state [before this condition]."3 Al-Ulyaani wrote, What the Messenger (peace be upon him), who does not speak from his own desires, stated is certainly true. If anyone looks to the situation of the Muslims today, who are heedless of the most important aspects of their religion as they have abandoned the jihad against the unbelievers and taking the jizyah 4 from them, he will see that Allah has inflicted them with humiliation as they tum to the unbelievers of the East or the unbelievers of the West, seeking aid and honor from them, and they do not even realize that this humility will never leave them until they return to their religion as the most honest speaker [the Prophet (peace be upon him)] has stated in this hadith. If they continue in their present state they can be given the same tidings that Allah has given them [when He said], "Bear unto the hypocrites the tidings that for them there is a 1 Cf, Ibn Katheer, Tafseer al-Quran al-Adheem (Kuwait: Dar al-Arqam, 1985), vol. I, pp. 402403. 2 Al-Eenah is a type of business deal that implicitly involves interest (riba) although outwardly it seems to be void of it. 3 Recorded by Ahmad. Ahmad al-Banna wrote, "I have not found this hadith with such a wording except in Ahmad's collection and its chain is good. Abu Dawood, ibn Maajah and al-Baihaqi related the same hadith with a different wording but with the same meaning ... And the hadith has a lot of supporting evidence." Al-Hanna, vol. 15, pp. 44-45. 4 Jizyah is a poll-tax that non-Muslim residents of the Islamic state pay in lieu of military service. Hadith #29: "Tell me an act which . . . " painful doom; Those who choose disbelievers for their patrons instead of believers. Do they look for power at their hands? Lo, all power belongs to Allah" [al-Nisaa 138-139].1 (3) The abandonment of jihad is also a source of calamity, affliction and trials. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, rP .... rP 0 ,,,, ,... 0 o .... 0 ,,.. .... ill\ ..kt... ౠ1'·-. I\ ȱȲ Commentary on the Forty Hadith of al-Nawawi "He [the Satan] said: Now, because you have sent me astray, verily I shall lurk in ambush for them on Your Right Path.