The Hadith: 'The Mujahid is one who struggles against his desires for the Sake of Allah'
Q 5: What is the degree of authenticity of the following Hadith:
The (true) Mujahid (one striving or fighting in the Cause of Allah) is one who struggles against his desires for the Sake of (Part No. 3; Page No. 220
A:
This Hadith is related with similar wordings. It is related by
Imam Ahmad on the authority of
Fadalah ibn `Ubayd with the wording:
The (true) Mujahid is one who struggles against his desires in obedience to Allah.
In another wording, "... In the Cause of Allah."It is also narrated by
Al-Tirmidhy with the wording:
The (true) Mujahid is one who struggles against his desires.
He
(Al-Tirmidhy) said: "There is another narration of the Hadith under the same topic on the authority of
`Uqbah ibn `Amir and
Jabir. The Hadith narrated by
Fadalah is Hasan Sahih (a Hadith that stands at a higher level than a mere Hasan Hadith, but at a bit lower level than Sahih)."Also, the Hadith is related by
Ibn Hibban in his Sahih with two wordings. One of them is the same as the first wording related by
Imam Ahmad, and the other is related with the wording:
The (true) Mujahid is one who struggles against his desires for the Sake of Allah the Glorified, the Exalted.
The Hadith is also related by
Al-Hakim with the wording that reads:
The (true) Mujahid is one who struggles against his desires through acts of obedience (to Allah).
Al-Hakim ranked this Hadith as authentic according to the conditions set by the Two Shaykhs (Al-Bukhari and Muslim).