Islamic Regulations of Jihad: Part 2:

 

• The highest of charity is the wealth spent in the way of Jihad.

• Angels pray for the people who spend their wealth for battles of Islamic cause.

• All believers are instructed to learn to use the weapons used in warfare for Islamic cause.

• Holy Prophet (PBUH) used to spend all of his annual savings on the weapons of battles.

• Eradicating torture, injustice and oppression is a strong reason for launching an Islamic crusade.

• Safeguarding an Islamic or a Muslim state to practice faith, is another strong reason to launch a crusade.

• Another objective could be protecting the boundaries of an Islamic or Muslim state.

• A global objective could be propagation of dominance of Islam as a system of social justice and welfare, global in extent, to justify the launch of a crusade.

• Islamic teachings must be preached to enemy before launching a crusade. If they refuse they should be offered to pay Jizya as security tax. If they refuse, they must be fought against.

• The commander of the legion should keep within justice, fear of God, honesty and mutual and group advice.

• No action must be taken without permission of the commander during a crusade.

• Commander should try and facilitate the legion.

• Commander must not be obeyed if he goes against the Islamic regulations.

• It is more than allowed to use detectives for intelligence gathering regarding the enemy.

• It is allowed to consume foods from the conquered land of enemy.

• During the battle it is allowed to dodge the enemy.

• It is allowed to lie in case of need in different situations in a battle.

• During a battle it is not allowed to kill women, children, disable or handicapped especially if they are not participants of the skirmish.

• It is not allowed to kill the servants and labor men in a battle.

• It is not allowed to mutilate the dead bodies of the enemies in a battle.

• It is not allowed to kill the enemy with torture in a battle.

• The conquered enemy must not be burnt.

• It is not allowed to kill the enemy men once declared safe.

• It is strictly forbidden to kill the ambassador of the enemy.

• Non-muslims citizens of a Muslim state must not be killed.