{"id":6115,"date":"2024-07-10T07:42:28","date_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:42:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/2024\/07\/10\/hajj-or-jihad\/"},"modified":"2024-07-10T07:42:28","modified_gmt":"2024-07-10T07:42:28","slug":"hajj-or-jihad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/al-mawrid.org\/questions-en\/hajj-or-jihad\/","title":{"rendered":"Hajj Or Jihad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question<\/h3>\n

There is a \u1e25ad\u012bth<\/em> in the Sahih<\/em> of Bukhari which says that hajj<\/em> has greater status than jihad<\/em>. Does this \u1e25ad\u012bth<\/em> not contradict all other hadiths<\/em> on jihad<\/em>? The Prophet (sws) put jihad<\/em> third in good deeds after the salah<\/em> (prayer) and serving parents. <\/p>\n

Answer<\/h3>\n

I understand you refer to the following narrative: <\/p>\n

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Aaishah<\/em> (rta) reported that once she asked the Prophet (sws), \u201cWe (women) consider Jihad the best of all (righteous) deeds. Shouldn\u2019t we (also) fight (in the way of God)?\u201d He replied, \u201cNo, (you need not do that,) for the best form of Jihad (a woman does) is hajj-e-Mabroor.<\/p>\n

We must not always disregard many important factors in our effort to understand the prophetic sayings. We know that every discourse certainly has a peculiar background. A questioner always asks something relevant to their circumstances. We can understand these things from the text itself. The question comes from the group of women, Aishah being their representative, because interpreting it otherwise would render it void of purpose. Muslims were not disallowed or restricted from participating in the wars rather they were obliged to do so. As an adult male Muslim, I cannot be expected to ask you, \u201cSince Salah<\/em> is the most rewarding deed should I offer it?\u201d But a menstruating woman may reveal her concern on being stopped from worshipping God. <\/p>\n

Another important thing is that the Prophet did not say, \u201cNay, Hajj is a religious obligation that is more stressed and is more rewarding.\u201d Rather he said, \u201cthe best form of Jihad is to offer hajj.\u201d He did not contradict the first part of Ayisha\u2019s (rta) statement rather he told her that, \u201cyes it is, but your desire to participate in arm struggled does not suite you and is not required of all women.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since Hajj journey through many of its rituals symbolically represents one\u2019s desire to die in the way of God therefore, it is a form of Hajj and women do participate in that. That is the best Jihad a woman is expected to do. They are not required to actively participate in wars.<\/p>\n

Answered by:<\/strong> Tariq Mahmood Hashmi<\/p>\n

Date:<\/strong> 2015-01-10<\/p>\n