The Mujaahid should endeavour to live his whole life according to the past (i.e. as in the early days of Islaam), as shown by the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Every deed of a Mujaahid, his appearance, his deportment, his manners, his etiquette, be it eating, drinking, sleeping or any other [of his] daily activities, should be a shining example of compliance with the Revered Sunnah. [Indeed] the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has left behind two things, if we hold on to them firmly, we will never go astray.

They are:

I. The Holy Qur'aan
II. The holy Revered Sunnah of Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

The last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) himself has commanded us to hold firmly to his Revered Sunnah and to act upon it. During such an era, when evil and wretchedness is widespread and those failed and unsuccessful personalities (upon whom the wrath of Allaah descends and who have strayed from the Path of Righteousness and from whom we seek refuge of Allaah in our daily prayers) are idolised by the people, it becomes all the more important for us to live our lives totally in compliance with the Revered Sunnah of Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

Today, the prophecy of the Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has become true, word for word and is fully applicable to our era and situation, in which he (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has mentioned about the Ummah following the leads of the Jews and the Christians.

Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has pronounced: "You will follow the Jews and the Christians to such an extent, that if they enter into the hole of a lizard (or an iguana), then you will also follow suit and will enter the hole behind them."

Regardless of any period of time, the compliance with the Revered Sunnah of Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) is a water tight guarantee for the success of both worlds (i.e. the present life and the life after death), but during this evil era, we should endeavour to resurrect each and every Revered Sunnah of the final Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

We should try our utmost to adopt each and every Revered Sunnah: Our manners, our behaviour, our etiquettes, our deportments, our habits of eating, drinking, talking, laughing, sleeping, waking, conversations, gatherings, prayers - in short, everything should be an exact replica of the Revered Sunnah of the Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). Anything that the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has liked, should become our favourite as well. Anything that was undesirable to the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) should become undesirable to us as well.

These deeds which Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has commanded us to perform, we should perform them without fail, and [perform them] with regularity. [And] those acts which Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) has forbade us [from doing], we should refrain from them totally. A Mujaahid should be a shining example of the compliance with the Revered Sunnah of Rasoolullaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to such a degree, that by observing him only, other people could learn the Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), whether he is putting shoes on or combing hair, entering the Masjid or coming out of the Masjid, whether he is engaged in a domestic task or performing a collective task, his each and every move and every deed should be in compliance with the Revered Sunnah of the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).

His prayers, his deeds of devotion, his dealings and his transactions should be identical with the Revered Sunnah of Rasoolullaah(sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam). The Jihaad organisations ought to give preferential consideration to renaissance and restoration of the Revered Sunnah and ought to teach each and every Revered Sunnah of the Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) to their leaders and their members, because the Revered Sunnah are those beloved expressions upon which the torrent of the Blessing of Allaah descends, and sometimes the Help of Allaah (Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala) is withheld when these beloved expressions are neglected.

As a Mujaahid protects the Deen with his weapons, so should he also keep alive the Revered Sunnah of the final Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) by his deeds. Because by those blessed deeds his soul will acquire life, and so does the whole of the Ummah.

For the comprehensive renaissance of the Revered Sunnah amongst the Mujaahideen, the following steps might be beneficial: Training centres, battlefronts, offices and every local unit should designate one day solely for learning and memorising of the Revered Sunnah relating to every sphere of one's life. Intermittently, a program of collective examination ought to be developed, by which to ascertain the state of compliance with the Revered Sunnah among the colleagues, so that any further effort could be directed towards those who need further assistance.

The reading of books containing the Revered Sunnah in gatherings and directing the members to study books on the Revered Sunnah individually. The following books ought to be studied with concentration: Khasa'il e Nabawi, by Hadhrat Shaykh ul Hadeeth Maulana Zakariyah (rahimahullaah) (Translation of the Shama'il ul Nabawi, by Imaam Tirmidhi (rahimahullaah)). Hisne Haseen, by Imaam Ibnul Jazari (rahimahullaah) or the translation by Hadhrat Maulana Muhammad Idrees (rahimahullaah). Alaykum bi Sunnatee, by Hadhrat Maulana Abdul Hakeem Sakharwi (rahimahullaah). Besides the above books there are several other beneficial compilations available.

The Jihaad organisation ought to manufacture a small leather bag and issue it to the Mujaahideen. The bag or the kit ought to contain: Miswaak. Surmah. 'Itr. Comb. Thread and needle. And other necessary items, along with a specially prepared pocket-sized book of Masnoon Du'aas. This book ought to contain the Ad'eyah of the last Rasool of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) for every occasion, with translations in other languages, so that the recitation of these prayers become part and parcel of the Mujaahideen's lives.

In addition, the Holy Qur'aan ought to be in the possession of every Mujaahid at all times, in travel or in residence. If the Holy Qur'aan with the Tafseer of Hadhrat Shaykh ul Hind Maulana Mahmood Hassan Saheb (rahimahullaah) or Hadhrat Hakeem ul Ummah Maulana Ashraf 'Ali Thanvi (rahimahullaah) is available in pocket-sized format. This should be included in the small leather bag, so that along with the recitation of the Holy Qur'aan, the Mujaahideen will also learn the meaning of the Holy Qur'aan all the time. If, due to this small bag the Mujaahideens' covers [might be] blown in the enemy territories, then they should not take this bag with them.

Occasionally some competition ought to be organised, in which members will participate and those whose compliance with the Revered Sunnah and the mastery of the teachings of Islaam are of the highest calibre will receive awards. Thus encouraging others to follow the shining example. The weekly and monthly magazines of the Mujaahideen ought to contain at least one article pertaining to the Revered Sunnah and the prayers. If such articles are made into a regular feature of magazines, then the result would be extremely beneficial.