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Is the hadith, "We have returned from the minor jihad to the major jihad," authentic, meaning the struggle against one's self?

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The Hadith "We have returned from the minor jihad to the major jihad" was narrated by Al-Bayhaqi with a weak chain of transmission. Al-Hafiz Ibn Hajar said that it is the words of Ibrahim ibn Abi Abla and not a Hadith. Al-Khatib Al-Baghdadi narrated it with the wording: "The servant's struggle against his desires." Sheikh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah mentioned that this Hadith has no basis.

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