Ribot jihoddan keyingi ishlardan biri bo'lib, u musulmonlarni mustahkamlash uchun chegaralarda turishdir. Chegara — dushman bilan chegaradosh bo'lgan, uning xalqi dushmandan qo'rqadigan va o'zi dushmanni qo'rqitadigan har bir joydir. Boshqacha aytganda, u shunday joyki, undan narida Islom yo'q. Ribot ma'nosi — dinni ulug'lash va kofirlarning yomonligini musulmonlardan qaytarish niyatida chegaralarda turishdir. Dushman hujumi kutilayotgan har qanday joyda uni oldini olish niyatida turish ham ribot hisoblanadi, chunki Allohning bu so'zidagi bog'langan otlarning ribotidir:

The Ribat is among what follows jihad, and it is to position at the frontiers to strengthen the Muslims. The frontier is every place at the borders with the enemy whose people are frightened by the enemy and they frighten the enemy. In other words, it is the place beyond which there is no Islam. The meaning of ribat is to stay at the frontiers to honour the deen and repel the evil of the disbelievers from Muslims. Staying at any place where the attack of the enemy is expected with the intention to prevent it is considered ribat because the ribat of tethered horses in Allah’s statement: