Dhambi ni zana za uharibifu kutoka kwa Shetani ambazo hutumiwa dhidi ya mwenye dhambi; kwa maana Allah ~ amemweka mwanadamu katika mapambano ya mara kwa mara na Ibilisi, ambaye hamwachi peke yake hata kwa dakika moja. Kwa kweli, Ibilisi anaweza kuwaona wanadamu waziwazi, lakini wao hawawezi kumwona, na yeye halali wala hapumziki, hadi awaharibu. Anajaribu njia nyingi, ikiwa ni pamoja na msaada kutoka kwa mashetani wengine miongoni mwa wanadamu; akitumia aina nyingi za hila na kutega mitego ili kumvizia adui yake, ambaye ni mwanadamu. Shetani huwaambia mashetani wengine washambulie adui wa babu yao, Iblisi (Shetani), ambaye ndiye aliyesababisha babu yao kufukuzwa Peponi, na kwa hiyo kutengwa na Rehema ya Allah. Hivyo, huwahimiza wawajaribu wanadamu kufanya dhambi zaidi, ili wengi wa wanadamu washiriki nao katika hali yao ya huzuni ya sasa (yaani, kufukuzwa kutoka kwa Rehema ya Allah). Allah ~ aliwajaribu Wana wa Adamu kwa Shetani, lakini aliwapa silaha; hata hivyo, pia alimpa adui yao (Shetani) askari, ili kuanzisha maisha ya Jihadi (juhudi) duniani. Allah ~ amewanunua waumini maisha yao na mali zao, badala ya kuingia Peponi; wanapigana kwa ajili ya Allah ~; huwaua adui zao na nao huuawa. Ametujulisha kwamba hii ni Ahadi yake iliyothibitishwa katika Vitabu vyake: Taurati, Injili, na Qur'an. Allah ~ pia amesema: ({ Enyi mlioamini! Je, niwaonyeshe biashara itakayowaokoa na adhabu iumizayo? Mtumwamini Allah na Mtume Wake (Muhammad ﷺ), na mpigane jihadi katika Njia ya Allah kwa mali zenu na nafsi zenu. Hilo ndilo bora kwenu, ikiwa mnajua. Atakusameheni dhambi zenu na kukuingizeni Mabustani yanayopita mito chini yake, na makao mazuri katika Mabustani ya Edeni; huo ndio ushindi mkubwa. Na pia (atawapa) jambo jingine mnalolipenda: Msaada kutoka kwa Allah na ushindi wa karibu. Basi wape habari njema waumini. }) 1 Mwenyezi Mungu (SWT) amemweka Adui Wake (Shetani) dhidi ya muumini, ambaye ni kiumbe anayependwa zaidi na Mwenyezi Mungu, kwa sababu kujitahidi kwa ajili ya Dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu (Jihadi) ni tendo linalopendwa zaidi mbele Yake, kwani watu wanaofanya Jihadi kwa ajili ya Dini ya Mwenyezi Mungu ndio wenye daraja la juu zaidi na walio karibu zaidi Naye (SWT). Kwa hiyo, Yeye (SWT) ameweka bendera ya Jihadi moyoni mwa muumini, mahali palipo na elimu, mapenzi, ibada safi, na kumtegemea Mwenyezi Mungu (SWT). Mwenyezi Mungu (SWT) amemwamuru muumini apigane na Shetani, na amemwandalia askari miongoni mwa Malaika, ambao hawamwachi peke yake kamwe: {Kwa ajili yake (kila muumini) kuna Malaika wanaofuatana, mbele yake na nyuma yake. Wanamlinda kwa Amri ya Mwenyezi Mungu}. 2

Sins are tools of destruction from Satan which are used against a sinner; for Allah ~ has placed man in constant conflict with the devil, who never leaves him alone for a single moment. In fact, the devil can see humans clearly, but they cannot see him, and he never sleeps nor rests, until he corrupts them. He tries many means, including the support from other devils from among mankind; applying many types of stratagems and laying traps to ambush their enemy, who is man. Satan tells other devils to attack the enemy of their grandfather, Iblis (Satan), who was the cause of their grandfather's expulsion from Paradise, and therefore from the Mercy of Allah. So, he encourages them to tempt man to commit more sins, so that many of mankind may participate with them in their current miserable state (i.e. being expelled from the Mercy of Allah). Allah ~ tested the Children of Adam with Satan, yet armed them with weapons, however He ~ also supplied their enemy (Satan) with soldiers, in order to establish a life of Jihad (struggle) in this world. Allah ~ has purchased from the believers their lives and their properties, in return for an entry into Paradise; they fight for the Sake of Allah ~; they kill their enemy and get killed. He ~ informed us that this is His asserted Promise in His Books: the Torah, the Bible, and the Qur'an. Allah ~ also said: ( 0 you who believe! Shall I guide you to a trade that will save you from a painful torment? That you believe in Allah and His Messenger (Muhammad ;i) and that you strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives, that will be better for you, if you but knew. (If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in the Gardens of Eden; that is indeed the great success. And also, (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love: Help from Allah (against your enemies) and a near victory; so give glad tidings to the believers.) 1 Allah ~ set His Enemy (Satan) upon the believer, who is Allah's most beloved creature, because striving for the Cause of Allah (Jihad) is the most beloved activity in His Sight, as people who make Jihad for the Cause of Allah, are the most highly elevated, and the closest to Him ~ - So, He ~ fixed the banner of Jihad in the believer's heart, the place where there is knowledge, love, sincere worship, and reliance on Allah ~ - Allah ~ charged the believer with his fight against Satan, and equipped him with soldiers among the Angels, who never leave him alone: (For him ( each believer), there are angels in succession, before and behind him. They guard him by the Command of Allah) . 2

Malaika wanamruhusu asimame imara katika mapambano yake, wakimwelekeza kutenda matendo mema, na wakimwahidi Malipo ya Mwenyezi Mungu ~. Wanamwambia: "Subiri kwa saa moja, kisha utapumzika kwa amani, milele." Kisha Mwenyezi Mungu ~ alimsaidia muumini kwa Wahyi Wake (Maneno Yake Mwenyewe); hivyo akamtuma Mjumbe :I na kuteremsha Qur'an ili kuimarisha baraka nyingine alizowapa wanadamu, kama akili, elimu na imani. Mwenyezi Mungu ~ aliwaamuru Malaika, wanaobeba Kiti Chake cha Enzi, kuwaombea msamaha waumini, kuwalinda na maovu yote, na kuwaingiza Peponi. Pia atawalinda: (Ni Kundi la Mwenyezi Mungu ndilo litakalofanikiwa)3 na (Ni Jeshi Letu litakaloshinda)4. Mwenyezi Mungu amewafundisha Waja Wake sifa wanazohitaji ili kupigana vita hii, akasema: ( Enyi mlioamini! Subirini na iweni wenye subira zaidi (kuliko adui yenu), na lindeni mipaka yenu, na mcheni Mwenyezi Mungu, ili mpate kufanikiwa.)5 Jambo la Jihadi haliwezi kutimia isipokuwa kwa kutekeleza mambo haya manne. Subira haiwezi kupatikana isipokuwa kwa kuvumilia shetani na kupinga majaribu yake yote. Mtu akishamvumilia adui yake, anahitaji kulinda moyo wake endapo minong'ono ya shetani itamvuta, na hivyo inahitaji kulinda macho yake, masikio yake, ulimi wake, tumbo lake, mikono yake na miguu yake. Ni kupitia sehemu hizi ambapo shetani anaweza kuingia moyoni mwake ili kuuharibu. Wakati Masahaba wa Mtume ﷺ, ambao ndio watu bora baada ya Manabii na Mitume, na walio salama zaidi dhidi ya Shetani, walipoondoka mlimani ambao waliamriwa kuulinda katika Vita vya Uhud, adui aliwazingira, hivyo jambo baya kabisa likawapata (kupoteza Masahaba sabini~). Kigezo kikuu kinachounganisha sifa hizi ni taqwa (kumcha Mwenyezi Mungu). Fikiria tukio la majeshi mawili yanayokabiliana: Mfalme wa washirikina (Shetani) na askari wake walikaribia na kukuta moyo wa muumini, ukiwa umekaa katika 'ufalme' wake, umezungukwa na 'askari' wake, ukilinda na tayari kupigana kwa ajili yake. (Shetani) hakuweza kumshambulia moja kwa moja, kwa hiyo akageukia njia zake za hila na udanganyifu. Akauliza ni askari yupi aliye maalumu zaidi kwa moyo huo. Wakajibu: "Ni nafsi." Hapo akawaambia wasaidizi wake: "Ingieni kwake na mtafute matamanio yake; ahidini kutimiza matakwa yake yote, na mvute kuelekea kwenu kwa kila aina ya vishawishi vya tamaa, mpaka aje upande wenu. Ndipo mtaweza kuvamia sehemu nyingine zote (macho, masikio, ulimi, mikono na miguu, n.k.), na kubaki humo ili kuharibu sifa zake za ndani, kama vile adabu na staha." "Mara atakapokuwa katika matundu ya macho yake, zuieni uoni wake usiwe chombo cha kupambanua, kwa kuufanya chombo cha kuvuruga na kuvutia. Macho yake yakiangalia kwa njia isiyo halali, fanyeni jambo hilo lionekane la kupendeza na linalokubalika kwake; kwani sijawahi kuwaharibu Wana wa Adam kwa kitu chochote zaidi ya uoni wake. Hakika, mimi hupanda mbegu ya tamaa moyoni mwake, kisha naimwagilia kwa matamanio, na kuendelea kutoa ahadi mpaka nia yake ikaimarika. Akishadhibitiwa na tamaa yake, nami nasaidia kuondoa hisia zake za staha. Lazima mfanye adharau vitendo vyake; mwambieni kwamba kutazama kunakualika kumtukuza Mwenyezi Mungu ~ (kusema Subhanallah!) na kutafakari uzuri wa Uumbaji Wake. Mwambieni kwamba Mwenyezi Mungu ~ hakuwahi kuumba macho ili yafungwe, na kwamba picha yoyote iliyofanywa ili isionekane na macho ya watu. Ikiwa mtu huyo ana elimu ndogo na akili potovu, basi mwambieni kwamba kila picha ni kipengele cha Ukweli, na kionyesho cha Mungu, na hivyo mualike aamini 'Umoja wa Mungu na Viumbe Wake' (fundisho la Masufi wenye msimamo mkali)." Ikiwa hakubali, mfanye aamini fundisho la "kujidhihirisha kwa Mungu katika viumbe vyake", ili awe ndugu wa Wakristo." "Kisha dhibiti mianya ya masikio yake na zuia kitu chochote, ambacho kinaweza kuharibu kazi yako, kuingia ndani, lakini hakikisha uwongo unapita; kwani hufanya kazi kama mwanga juu ya nafsi. Chagua maneno matamu zaidi na ya kuvutia zaidi na uyachanganye na matamanio ya nafsi, kisha yaweke masikioni. Ukihisi mwitikio chanya, basi tuma maneno mengine yanayofanana, lakini jihadhari na maneno yoyote ya Allah au ya Mtume Wake ambayo yanaweza kupenya. Iwapo lolote kati ya maneno haya matukufu litaingia, basi unapaswa kuzuia kueleweka kwake kwa kutuma maneno mengine ya kuchanganya yanayohusiana na muktadha wake. Kwa njia hii, uwongo hujiimarisha ndani ya nafsi, huku ukweli ukichukuliwa kuwa mzigo; usiotakiwa kuzingatiwa na watu wengi kama jambo muhimu." Allah ~ amesema: (Na kwa hivyo tumemwekea kila Nabii maadui, mashetani miongoni mwa watu na majini, wanaotoleana maneno yaliyopambwa kwa udanganyifu) 1. Allah ~ ameliita "kupamba" hili ambalo ni uwongo; kwa sababu shetani hupamba usemi kadiri awezavyo, akiuingiza masikioni mwa aliyedanganyika. Kisha shetani husema (kwa askari wake): "Shambulieni ulimi wake; ndio mlango mkubwa zaidi. Acheni ufanye kazi kwa maneno ya kujiangamiza, ukizuia maneno yoyote yenye manufaa yasitamkwe, kama vile kumkumbuka Allah, kuomba msamaha Wake au kusoma Kitabu Chake (Qur'an). Mna majukumu mawili makubwa ambayo mnapaswa kuyatimiza sasa: Kwanza, hakikisheni ulimi unasema uwongo tu, na mjue kwamba yeyote anayesema uwongo ni ndugu yenu na askari mkuu miongoni mwenu. Pili, hakikisheni ulimi unanyamaza katika mambo ya haki, na mjue kwamba yeyote anayenyamazia haki ni ndugu yenu bubu. Je, hamjasikia yule mhubiri mzuri miongoni mwa watu akisema: 'Msemaji wa uwongo ni shetani anayesema, na (yule anayenyamazia) haki ni shetani bubu'?" Unapaswa kujua kwamba ulimi ndio uliowatupa Wana wa Adamu kwa undani ndani ya Moto wa Jahannamu. Mnapaswa kusaidiana na kuvizia dhidi ya binadamu wote. Je, hujasikia kiapo changu nilipomwambia (Mola Wangu): (Kwa kuwa Umenipoteza, hakika nitawavizia kwenye Njia Yako Iliyonyooka. Kisha nitawajia kutoka mbele yao na nyuma yao, kutoka kulia kwao na kutoka kushoto kwao, nawe hutawakuta wengi wao wakishukuru.) 1 Je, hujaona kwamba nimewavizia wana wa Adamu katika njia zake zote, na kila ninapokosa njia moja, najaribu nyingine mpaka nifikie hamu yangu au angalau sehemu yake?" Mtume ﷺ aliwaonya dhidi ya hila za shetani, akisema: "Shetani amewavizia mwana wa Adamu katika njia zake zote. Alimvizia katika njia ya Uislamu, akisema: 'Je, unaukubali Uislamu, ukiacha dini yako na dini ya baba zako?' Mwana wa Adamu alipinga hilo kwa kuukubali Uislamu. Shetani alimvizia katika njia ya hijra (kuhama kwa ajili ya Sababu ya Mwenyezi Mungu), akisema: 'Je, unahama, ukiacha nchi yako?' Lakini mwana wa Adamu alipinga hilo kwa kuhama. Shetani alimvizia katika njia ya Jihadi, akisema: 'Je, unapigana jihadi na kufa, ili mali yako igawanywe na mke wako aolewe tena?'"2 Kisha shetani anatoa amri yake (kwa askari wake) washambulie mikono yake na miguu yake na kuwazuia wasifanye kazi yoyote yenye madhara yako - kama vile kuamrisha mema na kukataza maovu.