ذِكْرُ مَا يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ مِنَ الطَّاعَاتِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ was asked: What deed could be an equivalent of Jihad in the way of Allah, the Almighty and Exalted? He answered: You do not have the strength to do that deed. The narrator said: They repeated the question twice or thrice. Every time he answered: You do not have the strength to do it. When the question was asked for the third time, he said: One who goes out for Jihad is like a person who keeps fasts, stands in prayer (constantly), (obeying) Allah's (behests contained in) the verses (of the Qur'an), and does not exhibit any lassitude in fasting and prayer until the Mujahid returns from Jihad in the way of Allah, the Exalted.  

قِيلَ لِلنَّبِيِّ ﷺ مَا يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ ﷻ قَالَ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُونَهُ قَالَ فَأَعَادُوا عَلَيْهِ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاَثًا كُلُّ ذَلِكَ يَقُولُ لاَ تَسْتَطِيعُونَهُ وَقَالَ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللَّهِ لاَ يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صِيَامٍ وَلاَ صَلاَةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى  

[Machine] They said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us about an action that is equivalent to jihad in the cause of Allah." He said, "You are not able to do it twice or three times?" They said, "Tell us anyway, perhaps we will be able to do it." He said, "The example of the Mujahid in the cause of Allah is like the example of the one who fasts continuously and prays without ceasing until the Mujahid returns to his family."  

قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا بِعَمَلٍ يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ لَا تُطِيقُونَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلَاثًا قَالَ قَالُوا أَخْبِرْنَا فَلَعَلَّنَا نُطِيقُهُ قَالَ مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللهِ لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صِيَامٍ وَلَا صَلَاةٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ  

[Machine] They said, "O Messenger of Allah, tell us what is equivalent to jihad in the way of Allah." He said, "Indeed, you are not able." We said, "Yes, we can." He said, "Indeed, you are not able." He said, "So I do not know, is it the third or the fourth? The example of the Mujahid in the way of Allah is like that of the fasting, standing, obedient to the verses of Allah. He does not miss a prayer or fasting until the Mujahid returns to his family."  

قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ أَخْبِرْنَا مَا يَعْدِلُ الْجِهَادَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَ قُلْنَا بَلَى قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ لَا تَسْتَطِيعُونَهُ قَالَ فَلَا أَدْرِي فِي الثَّالِثَةِ أَمْ فِي الرَّابِعَةِ مَثَلُ الْمُجَاهِدِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ كَمَثَلِ الصَّائِمِ الْقَائِمِ الْقَانِتِ بِآيَاتِ اللهِ لَا يَفْتُرُ مِنْ صَلَاةٍ وَلَا صِيَامٍ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ الْمُجَاهِدُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ  

"مثَلُ المجاهِد في سبيل اللهِ، كمثل الصائِم القائِمِ القانِتِ بآياتِ اللهِ لا يفتُرُ مِن صوم ولا صدقة، حتى يرجع المجاهد إِلى أَهلِه".