O My Soul, Death Is Inevitable, So It Is Better for You to Be Martyred

By Maulana Muhammad Masood Azhar حفظه الله

15) The Fast Of A Mujahid

Narrated Abu Saeed (رضي الله عنه), I heard the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) saying, "Whosoever observes Sawm (fast) for one day for Allah's cause, Allah will keep his face away from the fire of Hell." (A distance covered by a journey of seventy years). (Sahih Bukhari, p93, vol. 1)

Allama Ibn Jawzi (رحمه الله) says that when the term 'Fi Sabillillah (in Allah's path)' is used itself Jihad is meant. (Footnote, Sahih Bukhari).

In the view of Imam Bukhari (رحمه الله), Jihad is meant when the term Fi Sabillillah (in Allah's path), is used in the Quran and hadith. (Tafheemul Bukhari, p80, Vol. 2).

For the respect and honour of the mujahid all the merits of his deeds are doubled. The Mujahid has been given a choice of keeping the fast or leaving it, infact, it is stated in a narration of Bukhari that during an expedition of Jihad, some people observed the fast and some didn't. After reaching their destination the people who had observed the fast were late whereas the people who hadn't observed the fast did a lot of work. The Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "Those who were not observing saum took all the reward." (Sahih Bukhari, p404, Vol. 1).

Similarly, for the tilawat (recitation of the Holy. Quran), the Dhikr, (remembrance of Allah), his Salah and his spending in the cause of Allah, the reward is doubled.

Hazrat Sahal Bin Muaz Al Jahani (رضي الله عنه) narrates from his father that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said, "Whoever recited one thousand verses of the Holy Quran in the path of Allah (Jihad), Allah assigns him with the grade of the Prophets, the Siddiqeen (a high rank for those who are obedient to Allah), the Shuhadah and the pious people." (Sunani Kubra, Baihaqi, p172, Vol. 9)

It is stated in another narration that the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وسلم) said that the Salah, Fast and Dhikr (remembrance of Allah) is upgraded up to 700 times in comparison to spending in the path of Allah. (Sunani Kubra, Baihaqi, p172, Vol. 9)

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