Confessions Of A British Spy

mislead Muhammad. After all, he was trying to present himself as
a revolutionist and would therefore accept my views and ideas
with pleasure so that I should trust him all the more.
On one occasion I said to him, “Jihâd (fighting, struggling for
Islam) is not fard.”
He protested, “Why shouldn’t it be despite Allah’s
commandment, ‘Make war against unbelievers.’?” [1]
I said, “Then why didn’t the Prophet make war against the
munâfiqs despite Allah’s commandment, ‘Make Jihâd against
unbelievers and munâfiqs.’?” [2] [On the other hand, it is written in
Mawâhibu ladunniyya that twenty-seven Jihâds were performed
against unbelievers. Their swords are exhibited in Istanbul’s
museums. Munâfiqs would pretend to be Muslims. They would
perform namâz with the Messenger of Allah in the Masjîd-i-
Nabawî during the days. Rasûlullah ‘sall-Allâhu alaihi wasallam’
knew them. Yet he did not say, “ You are a munâfiq,” to any of
them. If he had made war against them and killed them, people
would say, “Muhammad ‘alaihis-salâm’ killed people who believed
in him.” Therefore he made verbal Jihâd against them. For Jihâd,
which is fard, is performed with one’s body and/or with one’s
property and/or with one’s speech. The âyat-i-kerîma quoted
above commands to perform Jihâd against unbelievers. It does not
define the type of the Jihâd to be performed. For Jihâd against
unbelievers must be performed by fighting, and Jihâd against
munâfiqs is to be performed by preaching and advice. This âyat-ikerîma
covers these types of Jihâd.]
He said, “The Prophet made Jihâd against them with his
speech.”
I said, “Is the Jihâd which is fard (commanded), the one which
is to be done with one’s speech?”
He said, “Rasûlullah made war against the unbelievers.”
I said, “The Prophet made war against the unbelievers in order
to defend himself. For the unbelievers intended to kill him.”
He nodded.
At another time I said to him, “Mut’a nikâh [3] is permissible.”
[1] Tawba sûra, âyat: 73
[2] Tawba sûra, âyat: 73
[3] Nikâh means a marriage contract as prescribed by Islam. Mut’a nikâh
means a contract made between a man and a woman to cohabit for a
certain period of time. Islam prohibits this type of marriage.
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