3-Endless Bliss Third Fascicle - Hakikat Kitabevi

declared: “He who resuscitates any one of my forgotten
sunnats will be given the thawâb of a hundred martyrs.”
Also, we should bu scrupulous in putting the lines in order
when performing namâz in jamâ’at. We should not stand ahead
of or behind the line we belong to. Everybody should try to
stand on the same straight line. Our Prophet ‘sallalâhu alaihi wa
sallam’ would first straighten the lines and then begin namâz.
“Straightening the lines is a part of namâz,” he would say. O
our Allah! Give us a share from Thine Infinite Treasure of
Mercy! Do not let any of us deviate from the right way!
O my lucky, fortunate brother! Deeds and worship will be
valid with the intention. When going out for war against
disbelievers one should first check one’s intention. After this
only will one get the thawâb. One’s purpose in going to war
should be to spread and exalt Allah’s name, dîn, and to defeat
and weaken the enemies of the dîn. [It should be to
communicate Allah’s dîn to His slaves, to rescue people from
disbelief, from ignorance, to make them attain îman, and
endless bliss. One should not go out for jihâd (holy war) in order
to kill or hurt men. Jihâd is to rescue disbelievers from disbelief
by force.] For, we Muslims have been commanded this, and this
is what jihâd means. One should not deprive oneself of the
thawâb of jihâd by intending for other things. The Ghâzîs’
(fighters for Islam) receiving a salary from the Baytulmâl
(treasury of an Islamic State) does not do away with the jihâd or
the thawâb for jihâd. [All other worships also are acceptable on
condition that they be done for Allah’s sake and you intend so.]
Evil purposes will defile the worship. One should check one’s
intention, take the salary and go out for the jihâd, and then
expect the thawâb of ghâzî and shahîd (martyr). I admire you
for the state you are in. You have been honoured with your
heart’s being with Allâhu ta’âlâ and your all limbs’ performing
namâz in jamâ’at and also performing jihâd against the enemies
of the dîn and disbelievers [and spreading Allah’s dîn among
disbelievers]. He who comes back from ghazâ alive becomes a
ghâzi, a mujâhid. He who becomes a martyr gets many
thawâbs, many blessings. I should repeat, however, that these
are only after one has purified one’s intention. If pure intention
will not come to your heart, compel yourself to intend so and
pray to Allâhu ta’âlâ earnestly so that such an intention will be
inspired into your heart!
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