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Being
prepared for the enemies of Allaah
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Question:
No doubt the enemies of the Muslim Ummah
are waiting for a suitable opportunity to overcome and rule
them. So what are the ways in which this can be prevented?
Response:
That which is obligatory upon the Islaamic nations is to prepare
for the enemies of Allaah and to warn against their deception,
and to adhere to the religion of Allaah and be firm upon the
truth and have consideration for the promise (of Allaah to
the believers) always, and do not be negligent nor be at peace
with the (evil) plans of the enemies, as Allaah The Mighty
and The Majestic says in His Noble Book:
{O
you who believe! Take your precautions...}, [Soorah
an-Nisaa., Aayah
71]
And
He, The Mighty and The Majestic, says:
{And
make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds
of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery, etc.) to threaten
the enemy of Allaah and your enemy, and others besides whom,
you may not know but whom Allaah does know}, [Soorah
al-Anfaal, Aayah
60]
So
that which is obligatory upon the Islaamic nations, Arabs
and non-Arabs, is to consider the promise (of Allaah to the
believers) and to be upright upon the religion of Allaah and
His Sharee'ah.
And the best of considerations is to be upright upon the truth
and be firm upon it, and adhering to Allaah and His Messenger
in all affairs, and ruling by His Sharee'ah.
This is the major (spiritual) consideration.
Then
there is the material and physical consideration, (that being
preparing) a good army, and (acquiring) appropriate weapons
at the time according to their strength and ability, as Allaah
has commanded them with (only) that which they are able, whereby
he says:
{And
make ready against them all you can of power...},
[Soorah
al-Anfaal, Aayah
60]
So
all (Islaamic) nations should exert themselves in acquiring
appropriate weapons at the time, and conscientiously try to
produce weapons or (if not) buy them. Concerted efforts must
be made to prepare good Muslim soldiers at a time of ease
and comfort, such that if times of difficulty were to come,
then it (the Islaamic nations) would have sufficient forces.
And the greatest and most important affair is correcting oneself
by fearing Allaah and being upright upon His religion, and
to abandon sins, and to be sincere to Allaah in worship, and
to forbid joining partners in worship (shirk)
with Allaah; such as maintaining ("spiritual") ties
with the dead, and seeking their assistance and make vows
in their name and the like - so all of this is associating
partners in worship (shirk)
with Allaah. So maintaining ties with the dead and asking
them for victory over the enemies or curing the ill, then
all of this is regarded as major shirk
(rendering the perpetrator out of the fold of Islaam).
So it is obligatory upon all (Islaamic) nations to devote
their attention to this matter, and to direct its youth to
singling Allaah out for worship (tawheed) with sincerity,
and to abandon associating partners in worship (shirk)
with Allaah The Mighty and The Majestic, and for everyone
to be upright upon the religion of Allaah, and warn against
sins, and return to (putting into practise) the Book of Allaah
and the Sunnah
of His Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) in all affairs, as He, The Most High,
says:
{O
you who believe! Obey Allaah and obey the Messenger, and those
of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ
in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allaah and His
Messenger, if you believe in Allaah and in the Last Day. That
is better and more suitable for final determination},
[Soorah
an-Nisaa., Aayah
59]
So
He, The Most High, has obligated upon the believers the referral
of all affairs of dispute to Allaah and His Messenger, meaning:
to the Noble Book, that is the Qur.aan, and to the Sunnah
of the Messenger (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam). So that which the Book and the authentic
Sunnah
has guided to, then it is obligatory to take it. He, The Most
High, says:
{And
in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allaah},
[Soorah
ash-Shooraa, Aayah
10]
...and
He has obligated upon them adhering to the walee al-amr (the
one in command, the ruler), in (all) affairs of good; as the
Prophet (sal-Allaahu
`alayhe wa sallam) said:
((Indeed
adhering is in (all) that is good))
...so
it is obligatory upon the (Islaamic) nations - between them
- if there is any dispute, to refer it to Allaah and His Mesenger
and the Sharee'ah
ruling, while at the same time itself being upright upon the
religion of Allaah, and to direct its army and its citizens
to be upright upon the religion of Allaah, and this is the
path to victory, the path to happiness, and the path to honour
and nobility, and the path to protection against the enemies
wherever they are, and however they are. So when they (the
Islaamic nations) have become upright upon this (path) and
have remained patient upon it, then Allaah is enough for them
against the evil of their enemies and grants them a better
result against their enemies, as He, The Mighty and The Majestic,
says:
{If
a good befalls you, it grieves them, but if some evil overtakes
you, they rejoice at it. But if you remain patient and become
al-Muttaqoon (the pious), not the least harm will their cunning
do to you. Surely, Allaah surrounds all that they do},
[Soorah
Aal-'Imraan, Aayah
120]
And
He, The Mighty and The Majestic, says:
{...and
(as for) the believers it was incumbent upon Us to help (them)},
[Soorah
ar-Room, Aayah
47]
And
He, The Mighty and The Majestic, says:
{Allaah
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. Islaam). 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 Faasiqoon
(rebellious, disobedient to Allaah)}, [Soorah
an-Noor, Aayah
55]
...and
the aayaat
with this meaning are many.
And
I beseech Allaah to grant all the Muslims success and guidance,
and to correct the affairs of the leaders, and to assist them
in all that is good, and to grant them understanding of the
religion and firmness upon it (aameen).
Shaykh
Ibn Baaz
Majmoo' Fataawa wa Maqaalaat Mutanawwi'ah - Volume 6, Pages
211-214, Question No.5
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