He (may He be Praised) orders the Muslims to have the following qualities upon meeting the enemies, engaging in Jihad and confronting aggression. These are as follows:
First: To be steadfast in the truth. Allah (may He be Praised) says, O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them Being steadfast and patient in the truth is necessary, as Allah (Exalted be He)
says in another Ayah, O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allâh, so that you may be successful. The believers adhere to the truth in times of prosperity and adversity; they do not neglect it in the time of stress.
Second: Remembering Allah (Exalted be He); you must remember Him with your heart, tongue, and deeds. Remembrance of Allah should be done out of love, fear, trust, glorifying, believing that Allah (Exalted be He) is the One Who grants victory and that there is no victory except from Him as He says, And there is no victory except from Allâh. They know that the means are no more than things that help achieve victory. These means may include good preparations and using weapons and other things that help achieve victory and be a message from Allah (Exalted be He) for good tidings as He says when He provided the Messenger (peace be upon him) with the angels, Allâh made it only as glad tidings, and that your hearts be at rest therewith. And there is no victory except from Allâh. Verily, Allâh is AllMighty, AllWise. In Surah'Al `Imran,Allah says, Allâh made it not but as a message of good news for you and as an assurance to your hearts. And there is no victory except from Allâh, the AllMighty, the AllWise.
In times of adversity, the believer remembers the name of Allah (Exalted be He) and glorifies Him, and knows that He grants victory, inflicts harm, gives benefit and handles everything. It is He (may He be Praised) who causes harm, benefit, honor, victory and manages all affairs and nothing is hidden from Him and nothing is beyond His Capability. He (Exalted be He) makes success contingent on remembrance of Allah when saying, and remember the Name of Allâh much (both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful. Remembering Allah (Exalted be He) with the heart, tongue and deeds brings victory, success and goodness. The believers, in times of prosperity and adversity, adhere to remembering, glorification of and devotion to Allah (Exalted be He). They achieve Allah's rights on His slaves and avoid His prohibitions. They adhere to Dhikr by observing Salah and protecting the limbs and the tongue from committing forbidden things. They render the rights to their owners, avoid committing what is forbidden by Allah (Exalted be He), and doing any other things that may please Him and escape His wrath.
As it was mentioned above, Dhikr should be done with heart, tongue and deeds to bring success, victory and happiness. Allah (may He be Praised) says, And obey Allâh and His Messenger Obeying Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him) is the third quality that the believers must have. This quality is included in Dhikr, but due to its importance, Allah (Exalted be He) has stressed it. Fulfilling the commands and avoiding the prohibitions whether it is in Jihad or otherwise are part of obeying Allah (Exalted be He).