Spoils of war must be distributed fairly, with at least one fifth going out, and the Shia practice of demanding one fifth of people's possessions is a misinterpretation and abuse of this law.1, 2, 3
Those who have knowledge are responsible for conveying it to others, and struggling against disbelievers does not necessarily mean violence.1, 2
Four months of the lunar year are sacred, during which there is no fighting, and because these months rotate through the seasons the protection covers all species of animals.1, 2, 3
In an earlier age, believers proved their belief through physical fighting, but now the struggle is mental, and fighting is strictly against those who try to stop religion.1, 2, 3
Believers fight when they are attacked or religiously oppressed, because their conviction is the most precious thing they have.1, 2, 3
Believers may fight only those who fight them and must not aggress, for God does not love the aggressors; Islam does not tell you to attack.1, 2, 3
Iraq and Iran kept fighting each other even in the sacred months when there is supposed to be no war, while claiming to be Muslims.1, 2, 3
The world generally believes Islam is a religion of the sword, and people cannot be blamed for this because of what so called Muslims do.1, 2
Fighting during the sacred months is sacrilege, but repelling people from God's path and disbelieving in Him are worse, and oppression is worse than murder.1, 2
God commands believers to prepare the maximum power they can to deter the enemy, so while trusting God they must always maintain a deterring force.1, 2, 3, 4
Joining the armed forces in peacetime is like any job, but if war comes you must decide whether it is in the cause of God.1, 2
The only reason for fighting is to protect the freedom to worship God, meaning resisting those who impose a religious view on you or prevent you from practicing your religion.1, 2, 3
God commands believers to prepare all the force they can to deter the enemies of God, so one must always keep a deterring force; trusting God means following what He says.1, 2, 3, 4
Joining the armed forces in peacetime is just like any job, but if the government goes to war one must decide whether that war is in the cause of God.1, 2, 3
The only reason for fighting is the freedom to worship God alone, such as when someone tries to impose a religious view or prevent you from praying.1, 2, 3, 4
Working on weapons when there is no war is alright because the Quran commands preparing maximum power, but in war one must decide whether it is in God's cause.1, 2
God forbids befriending only those who fight you because of religion, evict you from your homes, or band together to banish you, and those who befriend them are transgressors.1, 2
In war, believing women who flee the disbelievers must be tested and not returned, and their marriages to disbelievers end without any official divorce, though this probably will never apply to us.1, 2, 3, 4
Righteous believers are willing to defend their belief in God and do not turn back, because they fear only God and have nothing else to fear.1, 2
According to Sura 8 verse 17, in the battle where believers seemed to fight, it was God who did the fighting, the killing, and the throwing.1, 2