{"id":1610,"date":"2011-11-22T05:41:28","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T01:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailyhadithonline.com\/?p=1610"},"modified":"2026-03-02T10:18:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T06:18:41","slug":"jihad-war-is-last-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abuaminaelias.com\/dailyhadithonline\/2011\/11\/22\/jihad-war-is-last-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Hadith on Jihad: Do not desire to fight, war a last resort"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abu Huraira reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, &#8220;<strong>Do not wish to meet the enemy in battle, but if you meet them, be steadfast.<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Source: S\u0323ah\u0323i\u0304h\u0323 al-Bukha\u0304ri\u0304 3026, S\u0323ah\u0323i\u0304h\u0323 Muslim 1741<\/p>\n<p>Grade: <b><i>Muttafaqun Alayhi&nbsp;<\/i><\/b>(authenticity agreed upon) according to Al-Bukhari and Muslim<\/p>\n<p>Imam al-Harrali commented, &#8220;In this is a notification to this nation that it should not seek war in the first place, but rather defend itself against those who prevent it from establishing its religion, as Allah Almighty said, \u2018<strong>Permission to fight back is granted to those being fought, for they have been wronged<\/strong>,\u2019 (22:39). 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