Hasan on Jihad: Fighting in jihad for Allah without weapons

Abu Bashir reported: Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him, said, “Verily, the servant may wage jihad for the sake of Allah, jihad as is due to Him, without ever striking anything with a sword.”

Source: Tafsīr Ibn Abī Ḥātim 29:6

عَنْ أَبِي بَشِيرٍ قَالَ قَالَ الْحَسَنُ الْبَصْرِيُّ رَحِمَهُ اللَّهُ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ لَيُجَاهِدُ فِي اللَّهِ حَقَّ جِهَادِهِ وَمَا ضَرَبَ بِسَيْفٍ

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Abu Amina Elias
Abu Amina Elias (Justin Parrott) is an academic librarian, researcher, and translator specializing in the Quran, Hadith, and their commentaries. He is a former instructor of Islamic Creed for Mishkah University.
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