Al-Siyasa al-Shar'iyya - Ibn Taimiya - (الكتاب/158)

Al-Siyasa al-Shar'iyyaIbn Taimiya

for you to fight, though it is hateful to you. Perhaps you dislike something that is good for you, and perhaps you love something that is bad for you. Allah knows, while you do not know.” [al-Baqara: 216]

He further affirmed that it was obligatory and emphasized the gravity of jihad in most of the Medinan surahs. He condemned those who failed to undertake it, describing them as hypocrites with diseased hearts. He said, exalted is He:

“Say, ‘If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your spouses, your kindred, the wealth you have acquired, the trade whose decline you fear, and the dwellings in which you delight are dearer to you than Allah, His Messenger, and jihad in His cause, then wait until Allah brings about His command. Allah does not guide the defiantly disobedient people.’” [al-Tawba: 24]

He also said, exalted is He:

“The believers are only those who believe in Allah and His Messenger, then entertain no doubt, and wage jihad with their wealth and their lives in the cause of Allah. It is they who are truthful.” [al-Hujurāt: 15]

He also said, exalted is He:

“When a definitive surah is revealed and fighting is mentioned in it, you see those with diseased hearts looking at you like one overcome by death. Yet what would be more fitting for them (20) is obedience and proper speech. Then, once the matter has been resolved, it would be better for them if they were true to Allah.” [Muhammad: 20–21]

There are many such passages in the Quran.

Jihad and those who undertake it are likewise greatly extolled, as in His words (1):

“O you who believe, shall I direct you to a transaction that will save you from a painful punishment? (10) Believe in Allah and His Messenger and wage jihad in the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if only you knew. (11) He will forgive your sins and admit you into gardens beneath which rivers flow and pleasant dwellings in Gardens of Eternity. That is the supreme triumph. (12) And He will grant you another blessing that you love: victory from Allah and an imminent conquest. Give glad tidings to the believers.” [al-Saff: 10–13]

And in His words, exalted is He:

“Do you regard those who provide water to the pilgrims and tend the Sacred Mosque as equal to those who believe in Allah and the Last Day and wage jihad in the cause of Allah? They are not equal before Allah, and Allah does not guide the wrongdoing people. (19) Those who believe, emigrate, and wage jihad in the cause of Allah with their wealth and

(1) The remaining manuscripts read: “as in Sūrat al-Saff—in B and L: ‘in Sūrat al-Saff’—in which He says.”

عَلَيْكُمُ الْقِتَالُ وَهُوَ كُرْهٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ وَعَسَى أَنْ تُحِبُّوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ شَرٌّ لَكُمْ وَاللَّهُ يَعْلَمُ وَأَنْتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ﴾ [البقرة: ٢١٦]. ووكَّد الإيجابَ وعظَّم أمرَ الجهاد في عامة السور المدنية، وذمَّ التاركين له ووصفهم بالنفاق ومرض القلوب، فقال ﷾: ﴿قُلْ إِنْ كَانَ آبَاؤُكُمْ وَأَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَإِخْوَانُكُمْ وَأَزْوَاجُكُمْ وَعَشِيرَتُكُمْ وَأَمْوَالٌ اقْتَرَفْتُمُوهَا وَتِجَارَةٌ تَخْشَوْنَ كَسَادَهَا وَمَسَاكِنُ تَرْضَوْنَهَا أَحَبَّ إِلَيْكُمْ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَجِهَادٍ فِي سَبِيلِهِ فَتَرَبَّصُوا حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ اللَّهُ بِأَمْرِهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الْفَاسِقِينَ﴾ [التوبة: ٢٤]، وقال ﷾: ﴿إِنَّمَا الْمُؤْمِنُونَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَرْتَابُوا وَجَاهَدُوا بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ وَأَنْفُسِهِمْ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ أُولَئِكَ هُمُ الصَّادِقُونَ﴾ [الحجرات: ١٥]، وقال ﷾: ﴿فَإِذَا أُنْزِلَتْ سُورَةٌ مُحْكَمَةٌ وَذُكِرَ فِيهَا الْقِتَالُ رَأَيْتَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِمْ مَرَضٌ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْكَ نَظَرَ الْمَغْشِيِّ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الْمَوْتِ فَأَوْلَى لَهُمْ (٢٠) طَاعَةٌ وَقَوْلٌ مَعْرُوفٌ فَإِذَا عَزَمَ الْأَمْرُ فَلَوْ صَدَقُوا اللَّهَ لَكَانَ خَيْرًا﴾ [محمد: ٢٠ - ٢١]، وهذا كثير في القرآن. وكذلك تعظيمه وتعظيم أهله كقوله (١): ﴿يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا هَلْ أَدُلُّكُمْ عَلَى تِجَارَةٍ تُنْجِيكُمْ مِنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍ (١٠) تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِ وَتُجَاهِدُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِكُمْ وَأَنْفُسِكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ (١١) يَغْفِرْ لَكُمْ ذُنُوبَكُمْ وَيُدْخِلْكُمْ جَنَّاتٍ تَجْرِي مِنْ تَحْتِهَا الْأَنْهَارُ وَمَسَاكِنَ طَيِّبَةً فِي جَنَّاتِ عَدْنٍ ذَلِكَ الْفَوْزُ الْعَظِيمُ (١٢) وَأُخْرَى تُحِبُّونَهَا نَصْرٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ وَفَتْحٌ قَرِيبٌ وَبَشِّرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ﴾ [الصف: ١٠ - ١٣]، وكقوله تعالى: ﴿أَجَعَلْتُمْ سِقَايَةَ الْحَاجِّ وَعِمَارَةَ الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ كَمَنْ آمَنَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَجَاهَدَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ لَا يَسْتَوُونَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ لَا يَهْدِي الْقَوْمَ الظَّالِمِينَ (١٩) الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَهَاجَرُوا وَجَاهَدُوا فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِأَمْوَالِهِمْ

(١) بقية النسخ: «كسورة ــ (ب، ل: في سورة) ــ الصف التي يقول فيها».