Question: what is obligatory upon with the events that have occurred
with our in Palestine?
Answer (a summary):
-Turning to Allah with Dua that Allah gives victory to Islam
and the Muslims and that Allah unites their word on the truth, the Tawhid of Allah
and actions that Please Him.
-A person must be upset by what is happening.
“And whatever of misfortune befalls you, it is because of what
your hands have earned. And He pardons much.” (42:30)
It is not permitted to insult or rebuke the
Muslims for what has befallen them.
-It is obligatory for us to take an admonition from it. We
remind them and ourselves of Taqwa.
Talq bin Habeeb (d. 100 H) was asked about something very
similar:
They asked, “O Shaykh, we have experienced a great deal of
Fitnah so what is the solution?”
He said, “Taqwa of Allah (the Glorified and Exalted).”
So they asked, “Describe Taqwa to us.”
He said, “Taqwa is that you obey Allah, with light from
Allah, seeing the reward of Allah. That you stay away from the disobedience
from Allah, with light from Allah, fearing the punishment of Allah.
Taqwa is the way out of all calamities and difficulites (cf.
65:2).
-Muslims today are deficient in something important: gaining
a closeness to Allah
“Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give
them power in the land, (they) order for Iqamat-as-Salat. [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salat (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakat and they enjoin Al-Ma’ruf (i.e. Islamic Monotheism and all that Islam orders one to
do), and forbid Al-Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islam has
forbidden) [i.e. they make the Qur’an as the law of their country in all the
spheres of life]. And with Allah rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).”
(22:41)
“Allah has promised those among you who
believe, and do righteous good deeds, that He will certainly grant them
succession to (the present rulers) in the earth, as He granted it to those
before them, and that He will grant them the authority to practise their
religion, that which He has chosen for them (i.e. Islam). And He will surely
give them in exchange a safe security after their fear (provided) they
(believers) worship Me and do not associate anything (in worship) with Me. But
whoever disbelieved after this, they are the Fasiqun (rebellious, disobedient to Allah).” (22:55)
Yesterday I heard a
person calling out, “O Salahuddeen (al-Ayubi)!” Isn’t this Shirk with Allah? Supplicate
to Allah, to your Lord!
Imam Malik (may Allah have mercy on him said), “The latter
generations will not find rectification except that which rectified the first generation.” [ash-Shifa of al-Qadhi ‘Iyyad, 2/87-88]
This requires a return to Allah.
The Prophet (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said, “Soon
the nations will gather around a table like they gather around for a meal.” So they
asked, “Will we be small in number?” He (Peace and Blessings be upon him) said,
“No, rather you will be great in number but you will be like the foam on top of
the sea.” [Abu Dawood, 4297 and classed as Saheeh by Al-Albani]
A return back to Allah in belief, statement and action is
the way to attaining honour and victory.
Having weaponry would never bring about honour and victory.
In many of the Muslim lands people are worshipping the graves
and asking them for victory [TN: had their false Aqidah been correct we wouldn’t
be weak. Had their scholars known the unseen then surely they would have the ability
to bring about benefit or remove harm. But these are exclusive rights that
belong only to Allah, the Most High]
Shaykh Saaleh bin Sa’d as-Suhaymi (حفظه الله)
Deputy Mufi for Madinah, Saudi Arabia
