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سنن ابن ماجه
Ibn Majah
كتاب المناسكChapters on Hajj Rituals
بَابُ : الْحَجُّ جِهَادُ النِّسَاءِChapter: Hajj is the Jihad of women
Hadith 2902
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو بَكْرِ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ ، عَنْ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ الْفَضْلِ الْحُدَّانِيِّ ، عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ، عَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ ، قَالَتْ : قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ : " الْحَجُّ جِهَادُ كُلِّ ضَعِيفٍ " .
´It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:` “Hajj is the Jihad of every weak person.”
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Ataullah Sajid
Benefits and Issues:
➊ Allah Ta'ala has granted permission to certain excused individuals not to participate in jihad. It is stated: ﴿لَّيْسَ عَلَى الضُّعَفَاءِ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرْضَىٰ وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ ﴾ ()
There is no blame upon the weak, nor upon the sick, nor upon those who do not find anything to spend.
Similarly, jihad is not obligatory upon women and children.
➋ The same ruling applies to women, children, and the elderly who are unable to perform jihad, as well as to the blind, the lame, and others like them.
➌ For such excused individuals, the means of attaining nearness to Allah and great reward is through Hajj and Umrah. For these people, this hardship is equivalent to jihad.
➊ Allah Ta'ala has granted permission to certain excused individuals not to participate in jihad. It is stated: ﴿لَّيْسَ عَلَى الضُّعَفَاءِ وَلَا عَلَى الْمَرْضَىٰ وَلَا عَلَى الَّذِينَ لَا يَجِدُونَ مَا يُنفِقُونَ حَرَجٌ ﴾ ()
There is no blame upon the weak, nor upon the sick, nor upon those who do not find anything to spend.
Similarly, jihad is not obligatory upon women and children.
➋ The same ruling applies to women, children, and the elderly who are unable to perform jihad, as well as to the blind, the lame, and others like them.
➌ For such excused individuals, the means of attaining nearness to Allah and great reward is through Hajj and Umrah. For these people, this hardship is equivalent to jihad.
Source: Commentary on Sunan Ibn Mājah by Mawlānā ‘Atā’ullāh Sājid, Page: 2902
