Good (Hasan)Narrated by Abu Daoud & At-Termedhy Ibn Majah & Ahmad
Among the best of Jihad is to speak a word of justice to an oppressive ruler
عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الخُدْرِيِّ رضي الله عنه أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «إِنَّ مِنْ أَعْظَمِ الجِهَادِ كَلِمَةَ عَدْلٍ عِنْدَ سُلْطَانٍ جَائِرٍ».
Explanation
The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) pointed out that one of the greatest and most beneficial types of Jihad in the cause of Allah Almighty is a word of justice and truth before an unjust ruler or governor. This is because in doing so, a person practices the ritual of enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong, be it by speech, writing, action, or anything else that benefits and wards off evil.
Source
سنن الترمذي (4/ 45) (2174).
سنن أبي داود (6/ 400) (4344).
سنن ابن ماجه (5/ 144) (4011).
مسند أحمد (17/ 227) (11143).
بهجة الناظرين شرح رياض الصالحين، لسليم الهلالي (1/ 283).
شرح رياض الصالحين، لابن عثيمين (2/ 453).
نزهة المتقين شرح رياض الصالحين، لمجموعة من الباحثين (1/ 216).
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