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Description of Paradiseby Imaam Ibn al-Qayyim, RahimahullaahIbn al-Qayyim said, in regards to the description of the Paradise and the delights that it contains:"And if you ask about its ground and its soil, then it is of musk and saffron. And if you ask about its roof, then it is the Throne of the Most Merciful. And if you ask about its rocks, then they are pearls and jewels. And if you ask about its buildings, then they are made of bricks of gold and silver. And if you ask about its trees, then it does not contain a single tree except that its trunk is made of gold and silver. And if you ask about its fruits, then they are softer than butter and sweeter than honey. And if you ask about its leaves, then they are softer than the softest cloth.And if you ask about its rivers, then there are rivers of milk who's taste does not change, and rivers of wine that is delicious to those who drink it, and rivers of honey that is pure, and rivers of water that is fresh.And if you ask about their food, then it is fruits from whatever they will choose, and the meat of whatever birds they desire.And if you ask about their drink, then it is Tasneem, ginger, and Kaafoor.And if you ask about their drinking cups, then they are crystal-clear and made of gold and silver.And if you ask about its shade, then a fast rider would ride in the shade of one of its trees for a hundred years and not escape it.And if you ask about its vastness, then the lowest of its people would have within his kingdom and walls and palaces and gardens the distance that would be travelled in a thousand years.And if you ask about its tents and encampments, then one tent is like a concealed pearl that is sixty miles long.And if you ask about its towers, then they are rooms above rooms in buildings that have rivers running underneath them.And if you ask about how far it reaches into the sky, then look at the shining star that is visible, as well as those that are far in the heavens that the eyesight cannot possibly reach.And if you ask about the clothing of its inhabitants, then they are of silk and gold.And if you ask about its beds, then its blankets are of the finest silk laid out in the highest of its levels.And if you ask about the faces of its inhabitants and their beauty, then they are like the image of the Moon.And if you ask about their age, then they are young ones of 33 years in the image of Adam, the father of humanity.And if you ask about what they will be hearing, then it is the singing of their wives from among the Hoor al-'Ayn, and better than that are the voices of the Angels and the Prophets, and better than that is the Speech of the Lord of the Worlds.And if you ask about their servants, then they are young boys of everlasting youth who resemble scattered pearls.And if you ask about their brides and wives, then they are young and full-breasted and have had the liquid of youth flow through their limbs; the Sun runs along the beauty of her face if she shows it, light shines from between her teeth if she smiles; if you meet her love, then say whatever you want regarding the joining of two lights; he sees his face in the roundness of her cheek as if he is looking into a polished mirror, and he sees the brightness from behind her muscles and bones; if she were to be unleashed upon the World, she would fill what is between the Heavens and the Earth with a beautiful wind, and the mouths of the creation would glorifiy, praise, and exclaim greatness, and everything between the East and the West would be adorned for her, and every eye would be shut from everthing but her, and the light of the Sun would be outshone just as the light of the Sun outshines the light of the stars, and everyone on the face of the Earth would believe in the Ever-Living, the One who Sustains and Protects all the exists.And the covering on her head is better than the World and all that is in it, and she does not increase with age except in beauty; free from an umbilical cord, childbirth and menses, and pure of mucous, saliva, urine and other filthy things; her youth never fades, her clothing is never worn out, no garment can be created that matches her beauty, and no one who is with her can ever become bored; her attention is restricted to her husband, so she desires none but him, just as his attention is restricted to her so she is the sole object of his desire, and he is with her in utmost safety and security, as none has touched her before of either humans or Jinn.And if you ask about the Day of Increase (in reward) and the visit of the all-Mighty, all-Wise, and the sight of His Face - free from any resemblance or likeness to anything - as you see the Sun in the middle of the day and the full Moon on a cloudless night, then listen on the day that the caller will call: 'O People of Paradise! Your Lord - Blessed and Exalted - requests you to visit Him, so come to visit Him!' So they will say: 'We hear and obey!' Until, when they finally reach the wide valley where they will all meet - and none of them will turn down the request of the caller - the Lord - Blessed and Exalted - will order His Chair to be brought there. Then, pulpits of light will emerge, as well as pulpits of pearls, gemstone, gold, and silver. The lowest of them in rank will sit on sheets of musk, and will not see what those who are on the chairs above them are given. When they are comfortable where they are sitting and are secure in their places, and the caller calls: 'O People of Paradise! You have an appointment with Allaah in which He wishes to reward you!' So they will say: 'And what is that reward? Has He not already made our faces bright, made our scales heavy, entered us into Paradise, and pushed us away from the Fire?' And when they are like that, all of a sudden a light shines that encompasses all of Paradise. So, they raise their heads, and, behold: the Compeller - Exalted is He, and Holy are His Names - has come to them from above them and majestified them and said: 'O People of Paradise! Peace be upon you!' So, this greeting will not be responded to with anything better than: 'O Allaah! You are Peace, and from You is Peace! Blessed are You, O possessor of Majesty and Honor!' So the Lord - Blessed and Exalted - will laugh to them and say: 'O People of Paradise! Where are those who used to obey Me without having ever seen Me? This is the Day of Increase!'So, they will all give the same response: 'We are pleased, so be pleased with us!' So, He will say: 'O People of Paradise! If I were not pleased with you, I would not have made you inhabitants of My Paradise! So, ask of Me!' So, they will all give the same response: 'Show us your Face so that we may look at it!' So, the Lord - Mighty and Majestic - will remove his covering and will majestify them and will cover them with His Light, which, if Allaah - the Exalted - had not Willed not to burn them, would have burned them. And there will not remain a single person in this gathering except that his Lord - the Exalted - will speak to him and say: 'Do you remember the day that you did this and that?' and He will remind him of some of his bad deeds in the Worldy life, so he will say: 'O Lord! Will you not forgive me?' So, He will say: 'Of course! You have not reached this position of yours (in Paradise) except by my forgiveness.'So, how sweet is this speech to the ears, and how cooled are the righteous eyes by the glance at His Noble Face in the Afterlife...{Some faces that Day will be shining and radiant, looking at their Lord...} (al-Qiyaamah:22-3)[from the amazing and beautiful book Haadi al-Arwaah ilaa Bilaad il-Afraah by Ibn al-Qayyim, pg. 193]

Despair Not O My Brothers!A poem written by the martyred commander,Shaykh Marwān Hadīd(May Allāh be pleased with him)“The Maidens of Paradise call out, out of joy of marrying a Shahīd,And the Maidens refuse to marry the inactive,And Gardens of Eden that no one attains their vastness,Except a Shahīd whose praiseworthy venture was appealing…”[From the poem, Wā Farhatā Zuff Ash-Shahīd]In Memory of the Martyred Shaykh of the Mujāhidīn of Haramayn and Rāfidayn,Shaykh ‘Abdullāh ibn Muhammad Ar-Rashūd, may Allāh have mercy upon himAt-Tibyān PublicationsLā Tahzanū Yā IkhwatīDespair not, O my Brothers,I am a Shahīd (witness, martyr) being tested,Our lives have an appointed time,But our meeting is in the Gardens,Oh! What Joy I have with this death of mine!Today I end my Ghurbah (the state of being a Stranger; separation from Home)!So we meet our King, and Muhammad, and the Companions,And my tranquility when I stand in the midst,On the Day of Uproar, is with my courage,To give victory to my Faith, and when my blood is spilling,Is a glad tiding of the approaching of a Shahādah,Remembering my Beloved Companions is my consolation,When I am secluded, and I remember I will soon unveil my Brides (the Maidens of the Gardens),The heart is always thankful, and patient in adversity,And if I am struck down, then here is my blood,On the Day of Resurrection it is my Āyah (proof),The smell from it is fragrant,The colour is the colour of the Rose,Here is the blood of the stab,It is my sweet basil, it is my happiness,Oh what Joy for me! How delightful is this!By the Lord of the Ka’bah: We have triumphed

THE SECOND SECTION:THE STANDPOINT OF THE DA'WAH OF SHAYKH MUHAMMAD IBN 'ABD AL-WAHHAAB CONCERNING ITOne of the misconceptions that is often brought up about the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – is that it rose up against the 'Uthmaani khilaafah, and divided the Muslims.And many of the 'ulamaa' who defended the da'wah of the Shaykh tried to respond to this misconception, but the most that they could say was: "Najd was, from the beginning, independent from the 'Uthmaani state, so for that reason the Shaykh's coming was not an uprising against it."[See Da'aawaa al-Munaawi'een, 233-240.]And the reality is that this statement is incorrect, for three reasons:The first is that the 'Uthmaani state did have nominal rule over Najd, because it ruled al-Hijaaz, al-Yemen, al-Ahsaa', al-'Iraaq and ash-Shaam, and the taxes of the ameers of Najd used to come to the state via some of these countries.[See ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah... 1/20, and 'Unwaan al-Majd, 1/97 onwards.]The second is that even if we were to assume that Najd was independent, the da'wah of the Shaykh had entered al-Hijaaz, al-Yemen, al-Ahsaa', al-Khaleej, and the outlying areas of al-'Iraaq and ash-Shaam. They attacked Karbalaa' and beseiged Dimashq, and all of these were indisputably under the control of the 'Uthmaani state.The third is that the sayings of the imaams of the da'wah – rahimahumullaah – are in agreement that the 'Uthmaani state was daar harb (in a state of war with the Muslims), except those who responded to the da'wah of tawheed, as we will later see, in shaa' Allaahu ta'aalaa.For the da'wah of the Shaykh – rahimahullaah – was the da'wah to pure tawheed, and war against shirk and its people. And one of the greatest defenders of shirk in that time was the 'Uthmaani state. So the da'wah was an act of war against it. And I will narrate, in what follows, various quotes from the imaams of the da'wah and their followers, clarifying their standpoint regarding this state:Imaam Sa'ood ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez – rahimahullaah (died 1229H):I have already narrated some quotes from him regarding the affair of this state. Here are more of his statements in the letter that he sent to the governor of Baghdaad:"And as for your saying: "How can you so boldly and recklessly stir up fitnah by making takfeer of the Muslims and the people of the qiblah, and fight against a people who believe in Allaah and the Last Day...?" So we say: "We have already stated that we do not make takfeer due to sins, but rather we only fight against those who made shirk with Allaah, and attributed to Allaah partners, calling upon them as they call upon Allaah, slaughtering for them as they slaughter for Him, vowing to them as they vow to Allaah, fearing them as they fear Allaah, calling to them for aid in difficulties and for bringing good, and who fight to defend the idols and the domes built over the graves, which have been taken as idols worshipped besides Allaah. So if you are truthful in your claim that you are on the Millah of Ibraaheem and following the Messenger (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam), then demolish those idols, all of them, and level them to the ground. And repent to Allaah from all of the shirk and bid'ah."Then he said: "Or, if you persist in this state of yours, and do not repent from the shirk that you are upon and observe correctly the religion of Allaah with which He sent His Messenger, leaving the shirk, bid'ah and superstitions, then we will not cease fighting you until you return to Allaah's straight religion."[Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 7/397.]Shaykh Sulaymaan ibn 'Abdillaah ibn ash-Shaykh – rahimahullaah – (died 1233H):When the Turks invaded the land of tawheed, Shaykh Sulaymaan ibn 'Abdillaah wrote a book entitled ad-Dalaa'il (The Proofs), regarding the apostasy and kufr of whoever aided them and sided with them, even if he was not upon their religion of shirk. And he mentioned therein more than twenty proofs for that, and he referred to the invading army as "the troops of domes and shirk."[Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 7/57-69.]Shaykh 'Abd al-Lateef ibn 'Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn Hasan – rahimahullaah (died 1293H):In one of his letter to Shaykh Hamad ibn 'Ateeq – rahimahullaah – regarding the case of 'Abdullaah ibn Faysal, the imaam at that time, seeking help from the 'Uthmaaniyyoon against his brother Sa'ood ibn Faysal, when the latter defeated him in the battle of Joodah during the events around the year 1289H, he said:"And 'Abdullaah had a legitimate rule and bay'ah in general, but later on I found out that he had corresponded with the kaafir state (i.e. the 'Uthmaani state), sought help from it and brought it to the lands of the Muslims. So he became like the one about whom it is said [poetry]:And the one who seeks protection with 'Amr in his difficulty,Is like the one who seeks protection with fire from the burning heat.So I spoke to him verbally, objecting to his action and declaring my disassociation from it, and I spoke harshly to him, telling him that this is destruction of the fundamentals of al-Islaam and uprooting of its bases, and that it was this and that and the other... the details of which conversation I cannot remember right now, so he expressed repentance and regret, and he made much istighfaar. And I wrote, at his dictation, to the governor of Baghdaad: "Allaah has sufficed, made easy, and arranged for the people of Najd and the bedouins that which has fulfilled our need, in shaa' Allaah. So we are no longer in need of the army of the state," and words to that effect. And I believe he sent the letter and disassociated himself from what had occurred, and it was a long letter."[End of quote.][Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 7/184, and Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa wal-'Irfaan, events of the year 1289H, from the first volume.]And he said in another letter to one of the students of knowledge regarding the same affair:"As for Imaam 'Abdullaah ibn Faysal, then I have advised him, as I have mentioned, with very harsh advice. And I reminded him in the advice of the aayaat of Allaah and His right, and the obligation of preferring His good-pleasure, and keeping far away from the enemies of His religion, the people of ta'teel (negation of the Sharee'ah), shirk, and clear kufr. And he expressed repentance and regret..." [End of quote.][Majmoo'at ar-Rasaa'il, 2/69.]And he said regarding the entry of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon to the Peninsula in the year 1298H:"So whoever understands this fundamental principle – i.e. tawheed – will understand the harm of the fitnah that is current in these times regarding the Turkish armies. And he will understand that it (i.e. the fitnah) comes back to this principle, breaking it and demolishing and and utterly effacing it. And it leads to the predominance of shirk and ta'teel, and the raising of its banners of kufr."[Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 7/148-152.]And he said in a poem about this affair:And the leader of the people has brought to the Turks a stateWhich has committed the greatest crimes against the Millah of al-Islaam.And it contains:And they travelled to the people of shirk and submitted to them,And there came to them every slander and every magician.And it contains:And the power has gone to the people of refusal and shirk,And by them has been established the marketplace of destruction and evil.And places for sodomy and vileness have returned among them,That are frequented by every immoral one.And the unity of the religion has been shattered, and its rope cut,And it has become lost among the ranks of the soldiers.And it contains:And you have made alliance with the people of the Fire, in your stupidity,And you have become, for the religion of Allaah, the first kaafir.So ask the dweller of al-Ahsaa', are you a believerIn this, and what is contained in the authentic books?[Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 7/187-191, and Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa... 1/198-202. And he made particular mention of al-Ahsaa' here because the 'Uthmaaniyyoon, after Imaam 'Abdullaah had asked them for aid, entered al-Ahsaa' and took over it first. See the details of that in the events of the year 1289H, from Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa 1/197, from his saying: "The mention of what occurred and took place with the arrival of the 'Uthmaani soldiers and the Turkish troops."]And he said in another poem:When the army of deviation appeared, to demolishThe land of guidance and the laws of goodness,A people intoxicated, their companion would not wake up,Never, and he would end up in loss,A people, you see them rushing to every gatheringIn which is misfortune and every kufr is close by,Indeed, in which the laws of the Christians are ruling,Without any text that has come from the Qur'aan.So look at the rivers of kufr that have exploded,They have clashed with the Sharee'ah of ar-Rahmaan.[Ad-Durar 192-194, at-Tadhkirah 1/203-206. And the amazing thing is that this is the description of the 'Uthmaani troops in the year 1289H, and in the Taareekh of al-Jabarti there is an identical description of the troops who entered the Peninsula around the year 1226H, as he says in his Taareekh (3/341): "And some of their high-ranking people who call to righteousness and piety said to me: "How will we attain victory when the majority of our soldiers are not on the Millah, and among them are those who do not practice the religion? And boxes of intoxicating drinks were brought with us, and you would never hear in our ranks the adhaan being called, nor was the obligatory salaah established among them, and they gave no concern at all to the symbols of the religion... etc." [End of quote.]]Shaykh Hamad ibn 'Ateeq – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – (died 1301H):He was – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – one of the hardest of the 'ulamaa' in his stance regarding this state. See the letters written between him and Shaykh 'Abd al-Lateef ibn 'Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn Hasan in the seventh and eighth volumes of ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, and I have mentioned some of them. And when the kaafir 'Uthmaani armies entered the Arabian Peninsula, some of the traitors and deviants from the bedouin entered their ranks. So just as Shaykh Sulaymaan ibn 'Abdillaah – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – had written the book ad-Dalaa'il, when the 'Uthmaaniyyoon entered the Peninsula in his time, regarding the ruling of aiding them, likewise Shaykh Hamad – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – wrote a book entitled Sabeel an-Najaah wal-Fikaak min Muwaalaat al-Murtaddeen wal-Atraak (The Path of Salvation and Release from the Alliance with the Apostates and the Turks), regarding the takfeer of whoever aided these armies that were called "Islaamic"!![This book is well-known by the name Sabeel an-Najaah wal-Fikaak min Muwaalaat al-Murtaddeen wa-Ahl al-Ishraak (The Path of Salvation and Release from the Alliance with the Apostates and the People of Shirk) instead of wal-Atraak (and the Turks), and the correct name is the one we have mentioned for the following reasons:a] The original written copy was of this title, and it was from the time of the Shaykh. See Sabeel an-Najaah with the editing of al-Faryaan, page 12.b] The Shaykh himself mentioned this title in the introductory khutbah of his book Sabeel an-Najaah, page 24.c] The time of the book's writing and also its contents point to this title, such as his saying on page 35: "O you who believe! Do not take the Jews and Christians as awliyaa'..." And likewise whoever allies with the Turks becomes a Turki." And Allaah knows better.]Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn 'Abd al-Lateef – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – (died 1339H):He was asked – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – about the one who did not make takfeer of the state – i.e. the 'Uthmaani state – and the one who brought them to fight against the Muslims, and chose their wilaayah (authority) and that it was obligatory to wage jihaad alongside them, and about another who did not have that view but rather said that the state and those who brought them were Muslim transgressors (bughaat), and it is not lawful do deal with them except in the way that the Muslim transgressors are dealt with, and that what was taken as booty from the bedouins is haraam. So he replied:"Whoever does not know the kufr of the state, and does not differentiate between them and the Muslim transgressors, then he does not know the meaning of "laa ilaaha illallaah". So if he believes, along with that, that the state are Muslims, then this is even worse and severe, because it is doubting the kufr of one who has committed kufr in Allaah and shirk with Him. And whoever brought them and aided them against the Muslims with any form of aid, then this is clear apostasy (riddah)." [End of quote.][Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 8/242.]Shaykh Sulaymaan ibn Sahmaan – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – (died 1349H):He said – rahimahullaah – in one of his poems:And what is said of the description of the Turks regarding their kufr,Then it is true, for they are the most disbelieving of the people (akfar an-naas) in the religions.And their enmity towards the Muslims and their evil,Grows and increases in the deviation, more than the other sects.And whoever takes the kaafiroon as awliyaa' then he is like them,And there is no doubt regarding his takfeer for anyone with intelligence.And whoever might ally with them or go towards them for support,Then there is no doubt as to declaring him a faasiq, and he is in a shaky position.[Deewaan ibn Sahmaan, page 191.]Shaykh 'Abdullaah ibn Muhammad ibn Saleem – rahimahullaah – (died 1351H):The Shaykh – rahimahullaah – was sitting one afternoon in the corner of al-Masjid al-Jaami', waiting for the Maghrib prayer, and in the first row there were men who did not know that the shaykh was present there. So one of them spoke to his companion saying to him: "It has reached us that the 'Uthmaani state has predominated, and that its banners have become victorious!" And he went on praising it. So as the shaykh prayed with them, and after the salaah he gave a touching sermon, and he went on to blame the 'Uthmaaniyyoon and to blame those who loved them and praised them [saying]: "Whoever said that saying must regret what he said and make repentance for it! What religion is there for the one who loves the kuffaar and is happy with their predominance and their advancement?! If the Muslim does not affiliate himself with the Muslims, then with whom will he affiliate himself?"[Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa, 3/275.]And Shaykh Husayn ibn 'Ali ibn Nufaysah [one of the contemporaries of Shaykh Sulaymaan ibn Sahmaan] said in one of his poems:So O state of the Turks, may your power never come backTo us, and to our homelands may you never return,You took power, and opposed the way of our Prophet,And the evils and intoxicants you made permissible.You made the symbols of the mushrikoon your own symbols,So you were quicker to committing shirk than they were.You gave the religion of the Christians pre-eminence,So you have borne impurity upon great impurity.So away with you, off with you, defeat upon you,And whoever loved you and inclined towards you.[Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa, 2/149. And in a poem of Saalih ibn Saleem, in memory of Ibn Sahmaan:And he clarified therein the ruling of the Turks, and their kufrAnd the ruling of friendship and alliance with the state. (Tadhkirat Ulin-Nuhaa, 3/254.)]And 'Abd ar-Rahmaan ibn 'Abd al-Lateef ibn 'Abdillaah ibn 'Abd al-Lateef Aal ash-Shaykh said:"And it is well-known that the Turkish state was an idol-worshipping state, whose religion was shirk and bid'ah, and which used to defend such things..." [End of quote.]['Ulamaa' ad-Da'wah, written by him, page 56.]Section:It is clear from what has preceded that the imaams of the da'wah viewed the kufr of the 'Uthmaani state, and that it was a daar harb. And this is an open and clear matter – I mean the kufr of the 'Uthmaani state – and I do not believe that anyone who has read or heard what they were upon of shirk, or who has read what the imaams of the da'wah said regarding their standpoint from this state, will continue to hold any doubt regarding them. Otherwise, one of the following three applies to him. Either:a] He is accusing the imaams of the da'wah of ignorance.b] Or he considers tawheed to be a secondary matter.c] Or he is a stubborn rejector.We ask Allaah to grant us sincerity and conformity in our knowledge and deeds, and may Allaah bless and grant peace to our Prophet Muhammad, his family and all of his companions.

THE 'UTHMAANI STATE AND THE STANDPOINT OF THE DA'WAH OF SHAYKH MUHAMMAD IBN 'ABD AL-WAHHAAB CONCERNING ITBy Shaykh Naasir ibn Hamad al-Fahd(fakkallaahu asrahu)In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.All praise is due to Allaah, and may prayers and peace be upon the Messenger of Allaah, and upon his family and his companions and all who followed him.To proceed:This is a short study that clarifies the reality of the 'Uthmaani state, which many from among those who are called "Islaamic thinkers" praise and speak well of, and describe it as the last of the bastions of al-Islaam, the destruction of which took away the honour of the Muslims.Also, it clarifies the reality of the position of the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – concerning this state.And I have divided it into two sections:The first section: Regarding the 'Uthmaani state.The second section: Regarding the standpoint of the Shaykh's da'wah concerning it.THE FIRST SECTION:THE REALITY OF THE 'UTHMAANI STATEVerily, whoever considers the nature of the 'Uthmaani state – from its rise up to its fall – will not have any doubt regarding its direct contribution in corrupting the 'aqaa'id (beliefs) of the Muslims, and this becomes clear through two matters:The first one: through its spreading of shirk.The second one: through its war against tawheed.[Those who defend the war of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon against ad-Da'wah as-Salafiyyah claim that this war was a political war. But the case is not so; rather it was from the very beginning a war based on 'aqeedah, started by the fataawaa of their 'ulamaa' from the qubooriyyoon. See Haashiyat Ibn 'Aabideen, 4/262.]And the 'Uthmaani state spread shirk by spreading the shirk-based tasawwuf that is founded on worshipping the graves and the awliyaa', and this is an established fact that no-one argues about, even those who defend it. And I will quote in what follows some of the texts that prove this, from the very sympathisers with the 'Uthmaani state themselves:'Abd al-'Azeez ash-Shanaawi said in his book ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah: Dawlah Islaamiyyah Muftaraa 'Alayhaa (The 'Uthmaani State: An Islaamic State Slandered) (1/59) – by way of praise – :"And one of the manifestations of the religious direction in the policy of the state was the encouragement of tasawwuf among the 'Uthmaaniyyoon. And the state gave the mashaayikh of the sufi tareeqahs wide-ranging authorities and powers over their students and followers. And these tareeqahs initially became widespread in Central Asia, then they moved to the majority of the areas of the state... And the state extended a helping hand financially to some of the sufi tareeqahs... And some of the most important sufi tareeqahs were the Naqshabandiyyah, the Mawlawiyyah, the Baktaashiyyah and the Rifaa'iyyah..." [End of quote.][And these tareeqahs are all founded on worshipping the graves and the awliyaa', and indeed upon shirk in the ruboobiyyah that the Arab mushrikoon confirmed belief in, and that is through the soofiyyah's beliefs in "al-ghawth", "al-aqtaab", "al-abdaal", and others whom they claim to control the universe. Refer to what Shaykh al-Islaam [Ibn Taymiyyah] wrote about the soofiyyah, and his debates with the followers of the Rifaa'iyyah (al-Fataawaa, volume 11), and refer to what Ihsaan Ilaahi Dhaheer wrote about the soofiyyah and about these tareeqahs and their practices of shirk in his book Diraasaat fit-Tasawwuf (Studies Regarding Tasawwuf), and what as-Sindi wrote in his book at-Tasawwuf fee Meezaan al-Bahth wat-Tahqeeq (Tasawwuf in the Balance of Investigation and Verification), and what al-Wakeel wrote in his book Haadhihi Hiyas-Soofiyyah (This is Sufism). And a detailed description of some of these tareeqahs will follow, in shaa' Allaah.] And Muhammad Qutb said in his book Waaqi'unaa al-Mu'aasir (Our Present Situation), page 155:"Sufism began to spread in the 'Abbaasi society, however it was an isolated corner of the society. But in the shade of the 'Uthmaani state, and in Turkey to be exact, it became the society itself, and it became the religion itself." [End of quote.]And in al-Mawsoo'ah al-Muyassarah fil-Adyaan wal-Madhaahib al-Mu'aasirah (The Simplified Compendium of Contemporary Religions and Sects), page 348:"Al-Baktaashiyyah: The 'Uthmaani Turks were affiliated with this tareeqah, and it continues to be widespread in Albania. And it is closer to the shee'i tasawwuf than the sunni tasawwuf... and it had great authority over the rulers of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon themselves." [End of quote.][All of tasawwuf is innovation and bid'ah, and there is no such thing as a "sunni tasawwuf". And there will follow the details of this particular tareeqah.]And in the book al-Fikr as-Soofi fi Dhaw' al-Kitaab was-Sunnah (The Sufi Thinking in the Light of the Book and the Sunnah), page 411:"And the 'Uthmaani sultaans competed with each other in building tekkes, zaawiyahs, and the graves of the Baktaashiyyah. So some of the sultaans supported it, and others were opposed to them, preferring another different tareeqah." [End of quote.]For this reason, it is unsurprising that shirk and kufr became widespread, and tawheed began to fade away, in the lands that they ruled. And Shaykh Husayn ibn Ghannaam – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – said, describing their lands:"Most of the people in his time – i.e. Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab – were sunk in pollution and smeared by the mire of impurity to the extent that they went headlong into shirk, after the Sunnah had been buried... So they turned to worshipping the awliyaa' and the righteous people, and they discarded the collar of tawheed and the religion. So they exerted themselves in seeking aid from them in times of calamities, accidents, and disastrous events, and they ran to them asking them to fulfill their needs and remove their difficulties, from the living ones among them as well as their dead. And many people believed that inanimate objects could bring help or harm..." Then he mentioned the forms of shirk that existed in Najd, al-Hijaaz, al-'Iraaq, ash-Shaam, Egypt, and elsewhere. [End of quote.][Rawdhat al-Afkaar, page 5 onwards.]And Imaam Sa'ood ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – (died 1229H) said in one of his letters to the 'Uthmaani governor of al-'Iraaq, describing the nature of their state:"So the sha'aa'ir (symbols) of kufr in Allaah and shirk, this is the situation that exists among you. Such as building domes over the graves, lighting lamps over them, hanging curtains over them, the visits to them in manners not legislated by Allaah or His Messenger, celebrating yearly festivals there, and asking those buried therein to fulfill needs, remove difficulties and answer pleas; all of this along with the abandoning of the obligatory duties of the religion that Allaah has ordered to be established, such as the five prayers and other than them. For the one who wants to pray prays alone, and the one who leaves the prayer is not objected to. And likewise is the case with zakaah. And this matter has spread and become well-known, and has filled the ears of many in the lands of ash-Shaam, al-'Iraaq, Egypt and elsewhere from among the lands." [End of quote.][Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 1/382.]This was, very briefly, the situation of the 'Uthmaani state. If the above quotations are not sufficient to convince a person of this, then there is no hope for him to understand. And as for the situation of its sultaans – which I have briefly indicated already – it is also of this kind. And I will mention a number of miscellaneous examples of these sultaans, in order to clarify their situation:Sultaan Orkhaan the First (died 761H):He is the second sultaan of this state, after his father 'Uthmaan ('Uthmaan the first, died 726H). His rule lasted for 35 years. And this sultaan was a sufi upon the Baktaashi tareeqah. [See Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah al-'Uthmaaniyyah, page 123, and al-Fikr as-Soofi, page 411. And al-Baktaashiyyah is also spelled al-Bakdaashiyyah (with a "daal" د ) and al-Baktashiyyah (with a "taa'" ط ). And the historians have mentioned about this sultaan that he helped the Roman king against the Serbian king, because the Roman king promised to give his daughter to him in marriage. See Taareekh ad-Dawlah, page 125.]And the Baktaashi tareeqah – which I have mentioned several times already – is a sufi, shee'i, baatini tareeqah founded by Khankaar Muhammad Baktaash al-Khurasaani, who spread it in Turkey in the year 761H. And it is a mix of the 'aqeedah of wahdat al-wujood (the unity of all existence, essentially negating the separateness of Allaah from His creation), worship and deification of the mashaayikh, the 'aqeedah of the Raafidhah regarding the imams, and they exaggerate regarding the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam) in a manner that takes them out of al-Islaam.And from that is the saying of the student or "mureed" when he wants to enter into this tareeqah: "I have come with longing to the door of the Truth as a beggar, affirming Muhammad and Haydar (i.e. 'Ali), and seeking the "secret" (as-sirr) and the "outpouring" (al-faydh) from both of them, and from az-Zahraa' (i.e. Faatimah) and Shubayr and Shabar (i.e. al-Husayn and al-Hasan)." Then he says: "And with love I have submitted my inner self as a servant of the family of al-'Abbaas, and my refuge is al-Haajj Baktaash, the qutb (pivot) of the awliyaa'." And he says to his shaykh: "Your face is a lamp, and a lighthouse of guidance, your face is an indicator to the form of the Truth, your face is the Hajj and the 'Umrah and the Ziyaarah, your face is to the obedient ones the qiblah of leadership, your face is a summary of the Qur'aan."And the awraad of the Baktaashiyyah are on the 'aqeedah of the Ithnaa' 'Ashariyyah Raafidhah. And they have in their 'aqeedah, from their baatini awraad, and the way that they visit the graves to get their shirk-based "acceptance", such things that are too terrible to mention. [See them in detail in al-Fikr as-Soofi fi Dhaw' al-Kitaab was-Sunnah, page 409-424.]Sultaan Muhammad the Second (al-Faatih) (died 886H):He is one of the most famous of the sultaans of this state, and he ruled for 31 years.After conquering Constantinople in the year 857H, he discovered the site of the grave of Abu Ayyoob al-Ansaari – radhiyallaahu 'anhu – and built a tomb over it, and next to it he built a masjid, and the masjid was decorated with white stone. And he built over the tomb of Abu Ayyoob a dome. And the custom of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon, in their blind-following of the sultaans, was that they would come in a big procession to this masjid, then the new sultaan would enter this tomb, and he would then receive the sword of Sultaan 'Uthmaan the First from the shaykh of the Mawlawi tareeqah. [See ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah: Dawlah Islaamiyyah Muftaraa 'Alayhaa, 1/64.]And this sultaan was the first to lay down the foundations of "civil law" and "penal law". So he replaced the shar'i bodily punishments that are narrated in the Book and the Sunnah – i.e. a tooth for a tooth, and an eye for an eye – with monetary fines, in a clear methodology that was completed by Sultaan Sulaymaan al-Qaanooni. [See Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 177, and Fath al-Qustanteeniyyah wa-Muhammad al-Faatih, page 177.]And he also issued a legislation – that continued to be implemented after him – which was that every sultaan who came to power could kill all of his brothers, so that the throne would be safe for him alone!! [See ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah: Dawlah Islaamiyyah...", 1/64. And he began his rule by killing his own infant brother Ahmad! (Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 161).]Sultaan Sulaymaan al-Qaanooni (i.e. the legislator) (died 974H):And he is also one of the most famous sultaans of the 'Uthmaani state, and his rule was approximately 46 years.When he entered Baghdaad, he built a dome over the tomb of Abu Haneefah. And he visited the holy places of the Raafidhah in an-Najaf and Karbalaa', and he rebuilt the structures there that had begun to deteriorate. [See ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah: Dawlah Islaamiyyah...", 1/25, and Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 223.]And he was called "Al-Qaanooni" because he was the first to introduce the European laws upon the Muslims, and to make them enforced in the courts. And it was the Jews and Christians who influenced him to do that. [See Waaqi'unaa al-Mu'aasir, page 160, and Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 177 and page 198 onwards.]Sultaan Saleem Khaan the Third (died 1223H):Imaam Sa'ood ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez – rahimahullaahu ta'aalaa – said in his letter to the governor of Baghdaad, which we have previously mentioned:"Your situation, and the situation of your imams and your sultaans, testifies to your falsehood and your lying in regard to that (i.e. their claim to al-Islaam). For we have seen, when we opened al-Hujrah ash-Shareefah (the room of the Prophet), upon its owner be the best of prayers and peace, in the year 22, a letter from your sultaan, Saleem, sent by his cousin to the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam), asking help from him and calling upon him to grant victory over the enemies. And it contains enough lowliness, humilation and self-abasement to testify to your falsehood. It begins: "From your little slave, Sultaan Saleem. To proceed: Yaa Rasoolallaah, we have experienced difficulty and hardship that we are unable to avert, and the slaves of the cross have taken over the slaves of ar-Rahmaan! We ask you to grant us victory over them and help us against them." And he mentioned a lot of words of this general meaning. So look at this enormous shirk, and kufr in Allaah, the One, the All-Knowing! The mushrikoon did not even ask this from their idols al-'Uzzaa and al-Laat, for when hardship and calamities befell them they used to call only on the Creator of all beings!" [End of quote.][See ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, page 160, and Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 177 and page 190 onwards.]Sultaan 'Abd al-Hameed the Second (died 1327H):This sultaan was a fanatical sufi upon the Shaadhili tareeqah. Here is a letter from him to the shaykh of the Shaadhili tareeqah of his time. He says in it:"All praise is due to Allaah... I lift up this request of mine to the shaykh of the high Shaadhili tareeqah, and to the one who pours out the spirit and the life, the shaykh of the people of his age, Shaykh Mahmood Effendi, Abush-Shaamaat, and I kiss his two blessed hands, hoping for his righteous prayers. My master: By the tawfeeq of Allaah ta'aalaa I am constantly reciting the awraad of the Shaadhiliyyah night and day, and I request that I continue to be in perpetual need of your heartful prayers." [See Imaam at-Tawheed, by Ahmad al-Qattaan and Muhammad Zayn, page 148, and at-Tareeq ilal-Jamaa'ah al-Umm, page 56, and the filthy Kuwaiti magazine al-'Arabi, number 157-169.]And the Shaadhili tareeqah is a sufi, grave-worshipping, shirk-based tareeqah, full of enough enormities and blasphemies to classify it among the idol-worshipping kuffaar.[See some of the forms of their shirk, deviance and bid'ahs in Diraasaat fit-Tasawwuf, page 235, and at-Tasawwuf fee Meezaan al-Bahth wat-Tahqeeq, page 327. As for the stories of the relations of this state with the Jews and Christians and other kuffaar, in their appointing them to positions of power, aiding them, and even making them equal with the Muslims, then they are many. Look, if you wish, in Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah and ad-Dawlah al-'Uthmaaniyyah: Dawlah Islaamiyyah... and you will hardly find a single 'Uthmaani sultaan whose life does not feature something of that. See, for example, the life of 'Abd al-Majeed ibn Mahmood, who issued the Gulkhaanah Decree in the year 1255H, in which he declared total freedom in personal matters and in ideas, and made non-Muslims equal to the Muslims. See Taareekh ad-Dawlah al-'Aliyyah, page 455, and al-Islaam wal-Hadhaarah al-Gharbiyyah, page 15.]Section:As for the war of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon against tawheed, then it is well-known. For they declared war against the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab – rahimahullaah – as is known. "They wish to extinguish Allaah's Light with their mouths."And they sent campaign after campaign to war against the people of tawheed, until they crowned this war of theirs with the destruction of ad-Dir'iyyah, the capital of ad-Da'wah as-Salafiyyah, in the year 1233H.[To know about some of their crimes, see 'Unwaan al-Majd, 1/157.]And the 'Uthmaaniyyoon, in their war against tawheed, sought help from their brothers the Christians. For one of the researchers in Europe discovered documents of correspondence between Napoleon Bonaparte, the ruler of France, and "al-Baab al-'Aali" (the "High Door", the title of the 'Uthmaani ruler), regarding the da'wah of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab, and the necessity of taking decisive action against it, as it was a threat to their interests in the east.[The introduction of 'Atiyyah Saalim to the book al-Imaam Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab, by Ibn Baaz. And the researcher was Ahmad at-Taweel, while presenting his doctorate.]And during the wars of the 'Uthmaaniyyoon against the people of tawheed, such atrocities were committed that made those of the crusaders pale in comparison. Here are some examples for you:The 'Uthmaani state wanted to incite its troops to kill the people of tawheed, so it issues a decree that every soldier will receive a reward for every one that he killed, and it was necessary that the soldier prove his kill by cutting off the ears of his victim and sending them to the capital al-Astaanah (Istanbul). So they did that in al-Madeenah, al-Qunfudhah, al-Qaseem, Dhirmaa, and elsewhere.[See that in detail in Taareekh al-'Arabiyyah as-Sa'oodiyyah, by the Russian historian Vasiliev, page 173, 183, 176, and 184.]As for their destruction of villages and cities, and even their burning of masaajid, then narrate without difficulty.[See that in 'Unwaan al-Majd, 1/157-219, and also in the previous reference.]And from their crimes is that they took the women and children of the people of tawheed as captives, and sold them as slaves. Al-Jabarti said in his Taareekh:"And the month of Safar began on a Friday in the year 1235H... and during it a group of the Arab and Maghaaribah troops arrived, who had been in the land of al-Hijaaz. And they were accompanied by prisoners from the "Wahhaabiyyah", women, girls, and boys. They came to al-Hamaayil, and sold them to whoever would buy them, even though they were Muslims and free people." [End of quote.][Taareekh 'Ajaa'ib al-Aathaar, 3/606. But be careful regarding this book, for al-Jabarti, as is apparent from his Taareekh, was a sufi khalwati who venerated the graves and the awliyaa', indeed even the heretical deviants such as the zindeeq Ibn 'Arabi.]And I conclude that with this event that was narrated by a Russian historian. He said:"In the year 1818M – i.e. 1234H – 'Abdullaah (Imaam 'Abdullaah ibn Sa'ood ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez ibn Muhammad ibn Sa'ood, the last imaam of the first Sa'oodi state) was taken via al-Qaahirah (Cairo) road to al-Astaanah (Istanbul), accompanied by two of those close to him, at the beginning of Kaanoon al-Awwal (December). And the Russian ambassador in al-Astaanah gave the following information:Last week, the leader of the Wahhaabiyyoon, his minister and his imaam, who had been captured in ad-Dir'iyyah and later taken to the capital, were beheaded. Seeking to add to the impression of his victory over the worst enemies of the two cities that are considered to be the cradle of al-Islaam, the sultaan ordered on that day for an assembly to be made in the old palace in the capital, and they brought to the palace the three prisoners, bound in heavy chains and surrounded by the crowds of spectators. And after the introductory formalities, the sultaan ordered their execution, so the leader was beheaded in front of the main gate of the "Hagia Sofia", and the minister was beheaded in front of the "Saraay Entrance", and the third was beheaded in one of the main markets in the capital. And their bodies were put out on display with their heads under their armpits, and after three days they were thrown into the sea. And His Majesty ordered the observance of a special prayer of thanks to Allaah for the victory of the sultaan's armies, and for the extermination of the group that had laid waste to Makkah and al-Madeenah, spread fear in the hearts of the Muslims, and exposed them to danger." [End of quote.] [Taareekh ad-Dawlah as-Sa'oodiyyah, by Vasiliev, page 186.]Section:So this was their enmity towards tawheed and its people, and this was their spreading of shirk and kufr. So how can it possibly be claimed that this corrupt, infidel state was an "Islaamic khilaafah"?! May Allaah have mercy on Imaam Sa'ood ibn 'Abd al-'Azeez (died 1229H) when the 'Uthmaani governor of al-'Iraaq said to him: "For we are Muslims in truth, and this is what all of our imaams have agreed upon, from all four madhaahib, and the mujtahidoon of the Deen and the Millah."So the Imaam replied:"We have clarified from the Words of Allaah ta'aalaa, the words of His Messenger, and the words of the followers of the four imaams, that which refutes your weak case, and defeats your false claim. For not everyone who makes a claim proves it by his action. And a poor person does not become rich simply by saying: "A thousand deenaars!" And a tongue does not burn simply by saying: "Fire". For verily, the Jews, the enemies of the Messenger of Allaah (sallallaahu 'alayhi wa-sallam) said to the Messenger of Allaah when he called them to al-Islaam: "We are Muslims!" And the Christians said similar to that. And likewise Fir'awn said to his people: "And I show you not except that which I see to be correct, and I guide you not except to the path of correctness." Yet he lied and uttered falsehood in that." [End of quote.] [Ad-Durar as-Saniyyah, 1/391.]And likewise, whoever claims that the 'Uthmaani state was a Muslim state, then he has uttered a lie and a falsehood, and the greatest forgery in this regard is that it was an Islaamic khilaafah![The fact that the 'Uthmaani state was a kaafir state does not necessitate the takfeer of everyone in it, and the two sons of Shaykh Muhammad ibn 'Abd al-Wahhaab (Husayn and 'Abdullaah) – rahimahumullaahu ta'aalaa – "It might be ruled that this village is one of kufr, and its people kuffaar whose ruling is that of the kuffaar, but it is not ruled that every single individual of them is himself a kaafir, because it is possible that among them were those upon al-Islaam who were excused from making hijrah, or who openly displayed his religion yet the Muslims did not know about him." Majmoo'at al-Masaa'il, 1/44.]And know, O my brother, that no-one claims that the 'Uthmaani state was an Islaamic state except for one of two people:Either a misguided deviant who sees that shirk is al-Islaam.Or a person ignorant about the affair of this state.As for the one who understands tawheed, and who understands what this state was upon, and still has doubt regarding its affair, then he is in a very dangerous position, wallaahul-musta'aan (and from Allaah all help is sought).

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A Declaration to the Egyptian Nation in Particular, and to the Arab and Muslim Nations in General (Bayaan Ilaa al-Ummahal-Misreeyah Khaassah, wa Ilaa al-Umam al-3arabeeyahwal-Islaameeyah 3aammah) By al-3allaamah al-Imaam al-Muhaddith Abul-Ashbaal Ahmad bin Muhammad Shaakir al-Misree, RahimahullaahuTa3aalaa Lived 1307 – 1377 AH Corresponds to 1892 – 1958 CE Article #11, found on pages 126-137 of the book Kalimat al-Haqq,printed by Maktabat as-Sunnah, Cairo, 2nd Printing, 1408 AH. Thebook is a collection of articles and papers by Ahmad Shaakirprinted in al-Hudaa an-Nabawee Magazine while he was the editorand from other places. The article: -------------------------------------------------------------------Now that the issue has become clear, the issue between us and our enemies, the British and their allies, and it has become clear to the children of the enemies amongst us, those who have suckled their (the enemies’) breast milk, and to the slaves of the enemies amongst us, those who have handed their minds and selves to the enemies. And we, who were raised upon the correct Islaamic Fitrah, were not in doubt about what would happen, and what is worse that will occur. Now that the issue has become clear, now that the Egyptian Nation in its totality has declared it position and desire, now that al-Azhar (The main Islaamic University in Egypt) has declared its correct position regarding relations with the enemies and support of them: It is then an obligation that the Muslims know the correct laws from Allaah’s Sharee`ah on the rules of fighting and what is related, a clear awareness by which almost everyone will be able to differentiate between the enemy and non-enemy, and what is permissible for him in war and what is not permissible, and what is obligatory upon him and what is prohibited. Until the action of the Muslim in Jihaad becomes a correct and pure action, sincerely for Allaah’s Pleasure alone, if he is victorious, he is victorious as a Muslim, having the reward of a Mujaahid in this life and the Afterlife, and if he is killed, he is a Shaheed.The British have declared, against the Muslims of Egypt, a destructive and treacherous war, a war of aggression and colonization. And they declared it in Sudan, a masked and disguised war, disguised by so-called benefit and opportunities for Sudan and its people. They made it to appear delicious by the deception of self-rule which the Egyptians were fooled by before. And we have seen what the British have done in the area of Qanaat Sways (Suez Canal), and what is approximate to it of lands. They killed innocent civilians, committed treacheries against the woman and children, and aggressed against the police people and judges, to the point that no one is free of their aggression, be they small or big. So they declared by such their enmity clearly and apparently, no shadiness, nor civility, nor evasion in their declaration. So by that, their blood and property is Halaal for the Muslims. It is Waajib upon each Muslim, anywhere in the world, to wage war against them and to kill them, wherever they are, whether they are civilians or military, for they are all enemies, and all of them are warriors and fighters. They have continued their non-stop treachery and aggression, to the point that their women and children fire piercing and violent bullets in al-Ismaa3eeleeyah, Sways, and Bur Sa3eed, at the Muslim pedestrians, without any shame or embarrassment. They are a cowardly nation, they retreat wherever they see the strong fighter, and advance wherever they see luxury and weakness. So it is not permissible for the Muslim to be weak in front of them, nor show them softness and forgiving, {And fight them wherever you find them, and turn them out from where they have turned you out.}(al-Baqarah v. 191) And Allaah’s Messenger, Sallallaahu 3alayhi wa Sallam, prohibited us from killing women in war, and it is a prohibition connected with a clear and apparent reason, that they are not fighters. For Allaah’s Messenger, Sallallaahu 3alayhi wa Sallam, passed by women who were killed in some of his battles, and he said (She did not fight). Then he, Sallallaahu 3alayhi wa Sallam, prohibited killing their women.But Now, their women are soldiers, fighting with their males side by side, and those who are not soldiers are she-males (acting like men), they fire at the Muslims without any restraint nor determent. So killing them is Halaal, neigh Waajib, for defending the Religion, lives, and country, except in the case of a weakling woman, not capable of anything. The same also applies to their pre-pubescent young. And regarding the weak and sick elderly, whoever fights or aggresses amongst them is killed. And whoever does not, then none should harm them, except that they and the women may be taken as captives. And we will mention the rulings on captives, In Shaa’ Allaah. And we said “It is Waajib upon each Muslim, anywhere in the world, to wage war against them and to kill them, wherever they are, whether they are civilians or military.” We said this meaning every letter of that sentence’s implications. So wherever the Muslim is, and whatever ethnicity or nationality he may have, then it is obligatory upon him just as it is obligatory upon us in Egypt and Sudan. Even the British Muslims in their lands [Britain], if they are really Muslims, it is obligatory upon them just as it is obligatory upon other Muslims, as much as they are capable of doing. And if they are incapable, then Hijrah becomes obligatory upon them away from the enemies’ lands, or any land where they are not capable of waging war against the enemy as Allaah Has Commanded them. For Islaam is one nationality, if we use modern terms, and it shuts off the ethnic and national differences amongst its followers, as Allaah Ta3aalaa Says {And this Ummah of yours is one Ummah} (al-Mu’minoon v. 52) And the proofs for this are numerous and unified, and this is known by necessity from the religion, no Muslim doubts it. Neigh, even the foreigners are certainly aware of this. And no one doubts this except those who were raised by the foreigners amongst us and were manufactured for them [the British] to wage ware against their religion and nation, whether they know it or not. {Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the Kuffaar even though emigration was obligatory), they say: "In what condition were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They say: "Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination! Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan (to emigrate), nor are they able to find their way (out).} [an-Nisaa’ v. 97-98] So no Muslim was excused by Allaah from leaving Hijrah from the lands of Allaah’s enemies, except the weak, those with a REAL weakness. They don’t know what to do and have no control over their own affairs. Allaah Does Not Accept an excuse from anyone because of wealth, or children, or opportunities, or relationships. {Say: If your fathers, your sons, your brothers, your wives, your kindred, the wealth that you have gained, the commerce in which you fear a decline, and the dwellings in which you delight ... are dearer to you than Allaah and His Messenger, and Jihaad in His Cause , then wait until Allaah brings about His Decision (torment). And Allaah Guides not the people who are rebellious.} [at-Tawbah v. 24] So Allaah listed all the excuses and reasons that the people of doubt and self-degradation carry, and then He Rejected it all. He did not Accept any excuse or justification. So every Muslim should hear this and place it in front of him, whether he is in Egypt, Sudan, India, Pakistan, and in every land where the British enemy rules or have enforcement, everywhere in the world, and from any color or ethnicity he is from. And regarding cooperation with the British, be it any type of cooperation, whether minute or great, then it is an extreme apostasy and obvious Kufr. No excuse is accepted for it, nor any false interpretation, nor does idiotic nationalism, infringing politics, nor hypocritical flattery save one from this ruling, whether this occurs amongst individuals, governments, or leaders. All of them are the same in Kufr and apostasy. Except the one who was ignorant and mistaken then realized his matter, repented and followed the path of the believers. Those ones, hopefully Allaah Will Accept their repentance, if they are whole-heartedly sincere to Allaah, not for political reasons, nor to please the people. And I think I was able to the clarify the ruling on fighting the British and the ruling on cooperating with them in any form of cooperation or aid, so that every Muslim who can read Arabic can understand, from whatever class or level of status he’s from, wherever in the world he lives. And I think every reader now does not doubt that the obvious, which is in need of no proof nor clarification, is that the ruling on the French is the same as that on the British, in regards to all Muslims on the face of the globe. For the enmity of the French to the Muslims and their extreme fanaticism in trying to erase Islaam and waging war against Islaam, far surpasses the fanaticism and enmity of the British. Neigh, they are idiotic bigots in fanaticism and enmity, and they kill our Muslim brothers in every Islaamic land that they have rule or enforcement in, and they carry out crimes and atrocities which make the crimes and horrors of the British appear small. So they and the British are the same in ruling, their blood and property is Halaal everywhere, and it is not permissible for the Muslim anywhere in the world to cooperate with them regardless of the type of cooperation. And if he does cooperate, his ruling is the same as the ruling of cooperating with the British, apostasy and completely exiting out of Islaam, regardless of the type, kind, or nature of cooperation.And I was never a fool nor gullible to think that the governments in the Islaamic lands will answer to the Islaamic Law, and thus cut off all political, cultural and economic relations with the British and French. But I want to give insight to the Muslims, to their condition, and of what Allaah Commanded them with, and what He Has Promised of humiliation in this world and the Hereafter, if they hand over their minds and selves to Allaah’s enemies. And I want to alert them to Allaah’s Ruling on this cooperation with the enemies, those who have subjugated them, and fought them for their religion and land. I want to alert them of the consequences of this apostasy. The apostasy, that everyone who insists on cooperating with the enemies, rolls in its mud. So let every Muslim know wherever in the world they are, that if he cooperates with Islaam’s enemies, the Muslims’ enslavers, the British and French, their allies and likes, in any form of cooperation, or makes peace with them so that he does not wage war against them as much as capable, never mind supporting them by statement or action against his brothers in faith, if he does any of what was mentioned then prays thereafter, his prayer is void, or if he purifies himself by Wudoo’ or Ghusl or Tayammum, then his purification is void, or if he fasts an obligatory fast or voluntary one, his fast is void, or does Hajj, his Hajj is void, or gives obligatory Zakaah or voluntary charity, his Zakaah and charity is void and rejected, or worships his Lord in any form of worship, then his worship is void and rejected, he has no reward in any of that action, instead he has blame and sin. So let every Muslim know that if he rides this lowly ride, then his deeds are all futile, including each act of worship that he worshipped his Lord by before he fell into the mud of this apostasy that he chose for himself. And Allaah’s refuge is sought that a real Muslim ever be pleased with this apostasy, while having the great attribute of believing in Allaah and His Messenger. This is all because belief is a condition for the correctness of every worship and its acceptance, as this is easily known by the necessity of the religion, no one differs about this amongst the Muslims. And this is because Allaah, Subhaanahoo wa Ta3aalaa, Says {And whoever disbelieves in Faith, then his action is futile, and in the Hereafter he is from the losers.} [al-Maa’idah v. 5] And this is because Allaah, Subhaanahoo wa Ta3aalaa, Says {And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion if they can. And whosoever of you turns back from his religion and dies as a Kaafir, then his deeds will be lost in this life and in the Hereafter, and they will be the dwellers of the Fire. They will abide therein forever.} [al-Baqarah v. 217] And this is because Allaah, Subhaanahoo wa Ta3aalaa, Says {O you who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians as friends/allies, they are but friends/allies to one another. And if any amongst you takes them as friends/allies, then surely he is one of them. Verily, Allaah guides not those people who are unjust. And you see those in whose hearts there is a disease, they hurry to their friendship, saying: "We fear lest some misfortune of a disaster may befall us." Perhaps Allaah may bring a victory or a decision according to His Will. Then they will become regretful for what they have been keeping as a secret in themselves. And those who believe will say: "Are these the men who swore their strongest oaths by Allaah that they were with you?" All that they did has been in vain, and they have become the losers.} [al-Maa’idah v. 51-53] And this is because Allaah, Subhaanahoo wa Ta3aalaa, Says {Verily, those who have turned back (apostated) as disbelievers after the guidance has been manifested to them, Shaytaan (Satan) has beautified for them (their false hopes), and (Allaah) prolonged their term (age). This is because they said to those who hate what Allaah has sent down: "We will obey you in part of the matter," but Allaah knows their secrets. Then how (will it be) when the angels will take their souls at death, smiting their faces and their backs? That is because they followed that which angered Allaah, and hated that which pleased Him. So He made their deeds fruitless. Or do those in whose hearts is a disease, think that Allaah will not bring to light all their hidden ill-wills? Had We willed, We could have shown them to you, and you should have known them by their marks, but surely, you will know them by the tone of their speech! And Allaah knows all your deeds. And surely, We shall try you till We test those who do Jihaad and the patient ones, and We shall test your facts. Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder from the Path of Allaah, and oppose the Messenger, after the guidance has been clearly shown to them, they will not hurt Allaah in the least, but He will make their deeds fruitless. O you who believe! Obey Allaah, and obey the Messenger and render not vain your deeds. Verily, those who disbelieve, and hinder from the Path of Allaah; then die while they are Kuffaar, Allaah will not forgive them. So be not weak and ask not for peace (from Allaah’s enemies), while you are having the upper hand. Allaah is with you, and will never decrease the reward of your good deeds.} [Soorat Muhammad v. 25-35] So let every Muslim and Muslimah know, that those who fight against their religion and support their enemies, whoever marries one of them, then the marriage is void from the beginning. It cannot be corrected, and none of the results of marriage comes into effect like lineage, inheritance, etc. And whoever was married, his marriage is also void. And whoever repents amongst them, returning to his Lord and religion, waging war against his enemy, supporting his nation, the woman whom he married during his apostasy and the woman who was married to him when he apostated are not wives to him, and are not under his authority. If he wants them back, it is necessary to renew the marriage by making a new correct Shar3ee marriage contract. So let the Muslimaat be careful, wherever in the world they are. And let them verify the suitors before marriage, making sure they are not from this outcast apostate group. They should do this as a cautious shield for themselves and their honor, from having relations with men they think are husbands, who in fact are not husbands because their marriage is void in Allaah’s religion. So let the Muslim women know, those who Allaah Has Tested with men who have fallen into the mud of this apostasy, that their marriage is void, and that they are forbidden to these men. These men are not husbands to them, until they repent a correct active repentance, and then they marry them a new correct marriage. So let the Muslim women know, that whoever accepts to marry a man who’s condition is such, and she knows his condition, or she accepts to remain with a husband who she knows practices this apostasy, then she has the same ruling as him in this apostasy. And Allaah’s Refuge is sought that ever a true Muslim woman accepts for herself, her honor, chastity, lineage, children, and religion, anyone of such nature. This is a serious matter, not a joke. A new law is not enough, a law which punishes the cooperators with the enemies. How many ways about there are to get around these man-made laws, and the ways to the make claims of innocence on behalf of the criminals, by made-up doubts, and falsehood in presenting the proofs. But the Ummah is responsible to establish its religion, and to support it at all times. And individuals will be questioned in front of Allaah for what their hands committed and hearts disclosed. So let every person inspect himself, and let him be a fence for this religion, defending it from the abuse of the abusers and treachery of the traitors. And every Muslim is actually a fortified borderline of Islaam’s borders, so let him be wary that Islaam be attacked from his direction. And victory is only from Allaah, and Allaah Grants victory to those who support Him.

Mashallah, a good article for everyone to read.

Farewell O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd Based upon the words of brother Sayf Ad-Dīn Al-Kinānī (hafithahullāh) At-Tiby ā n Publications “O Allāh! As you have favoured us with Islām in the beginning – Favour us with firmness, and Jihād, and martyrdom as our end – O the Most Merciful of those who show mercy.”<o /><o />19th of Sha’bān, 1424, corresponding to <date year="2003" day="15" month="10">October 15, 2003</date> <date year="2003" day="15" month="10" /><date year="2003" day="15" month="10" />He began his famous video-taped lesson, “And Incite the Believers,” with this Du’ā, at minute <time minute="55" hour="16">4:55 – 5:07 </time>. He did not know that Allāh – Wise is His Plan – had accepted his supplication, and that it was to be answered in other than the Land of the Haramayn… But he threw out these words from his heart, breaking through all the barriers, until it reached the Throne, waiting to be answered… Because the three conditions were fulfilled… Faith upon the speech… Acting upon it with the limbs… And purifying the intention with sincerity, which is rooted in the heart… And thus, it was obligatory upon Allāh to fulfill His Promise – and who is more fulfilling of a promise than Allāh… realizing the Statement of Allāh: وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ “And when My slaves ask you (O Muhammad) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed near (to them by My Knowledge). I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me.” [Al-Baqarah: 186] O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… How you fled, as Mūsā fled with his people from the Tāghūt (tyrannical false-god)… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Where is the path to the one who will take me across the Hudūd (borders)… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Is it true that the path is Masdūd (blocked)… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… How many Crosses you shattered of the haughty Junūd (troops)… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why did you take the path of As’hāb Al-Ukhdūd (The People of the Ditch)… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why is it that your companions are joyous at your martyrdom… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why is it that your death is announced with “Allāh is the Greatest”… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why do they not wash your body… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why do not people gather around your bed and lament… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Why are you being buried in a grave without any signs… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Are they killing you because of a Revelation sent down to them from the Lord… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Truly, you do not know who I am… But am I not one of those for whom you fought for their ravaged dignity… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Am I not one of those for whom you sacrificed yourself… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… I hope for you to be from the Companion of Gardens, Rivers, and Maidens… O ‘Abdullāh, O Rashūd… Allāh is Your True Judge… O Allāh! I consider that You have favoured him with martyrdom in Your Path, O Allāh! I beg You similar to that which You favoured upon him with, O Allāh! Facilitate for me a Path to the Jihād in Your Path, And bestow upon me the Martyrdom soon, not delayed, And give Victory to the Enduring Mujāhidīn, And announce their victory to the worlds, And heal the hearts of a Believing people, And let it be harsh upon the infidels, And make us a part of, Your Armies of, The Sincere

TAKEN FROM TIBYAN MESSAGE BOARD: Shuyookh like Husayn ibn Mahmood, or Lewis 'Atiyyatullaah, and their likes - will not release biographies of themselves. Maybe you heard, there is a war against Islaam? Why would these Shuyookh advertise their entire background, when they know they would be stopped if it was known. And most likely, these aren't even their real names, its just pen names.Just like Shaykh Yoosuf Al-'Uyayree (ra) was never known publically, until after he was martyred. Before that, his books came out under the pen name, "Qaahir As-Saleebiyyeen" [The Subjugater of the Crusaders].This does not mean we do not know the background of any scholar - because we do know the backgrounds of Shuyookh like Aboo Muhammad Al-Maqdisee, Shaykh 'Alee Al-Khudhayr, Shaykh Naasir Al-Fahd, Shaykh 'Abdul-Qaadir ibn 'Abdil-'Azeez, Shaykh Al-'Ulwaan, etc.But at the same time, we do not know much background of Shuyookh like Shaykh 'Abdulllaah Ar-Rashood, Shaykh 'Abdullaah Ar-Rasheed, Shaykh Faaris Az-Zahraanee, Shaykh Sultaan Al-'Utaybee, etc.So I hope you keep this in mind everytime you ask for the biography of a Shaykh.

Fundamental Concepts Regarding Al-JihādBy the Noble Shaykh, ‘Abdul-Qādir Ibn ‘Abdul-‘AzīzAt-Tibyān Publications Rajab, 1425 H. http://www.tibyan.com/download.php?id=47

The Ruling Regarding Killing One’s Self To Protect InformationBased upon the essays of the Honorable Shaykhs“Al-Mukhtār Fī Hukm Al-Intihār Khawf Ifshā’ Al-Asrār”And“Shifā’ Sudūr Al-Mu’minīn”By‘Abdul-‘Azīz Al-Jarbū’ and Dr. Ayman Ath-ThawāhirīMay Allāh preserve themhttp://www.tibyan.com/download.php?id=76

A SIMILAR QUESTION WAS ASKED BY ANOTHER BROTHER ON TIBYANS MESSAGEBOARD: I just wanted to know if this letter has been verified to be authentic? Because wouldn't the Saudi government make sure, the Shaykh does not have any outside contact? ------------------------------ We know that Shaykh Aboo Muhammad al-Maqdisee (fa) is also in similar situations, and then a Naseehah came from him to az-Zarqaawee, and people thought it was not authentic- but then, in a few weeks, his official site www.Tawhed.ws hosted the Naseehah also. And regularly, he leaks out many writings, regardless of how much the mushrikoon hate it.So just because he is in prison, doesn't mean that the apostates can manage to keep back what Allaah wills to be known- and it should be remembered, the letter was written a very long time ago, about ten months- so it took that much time, but with the Permission of Allaah, and praise is to Him, it was made public, Wallaahu Ghaalib 'alaa Amrihi.Also, if you read the arabic of the letter, and if you are familiar with reading the writings of Shaykh Naasir, you will see that it is the same grammar style, same usage of words, and same flowing and feeling.May Allaah hasten the release of our 'Ulamaa, our Shuyookh, our fathers, brothers, and sons, and mothers and sisters. May Allaah have mercy upon them while they are in their prisons, and make them firm upon Tawheed and Sabr.

<center>Bismillaahir Rahmaanir Raheem </center>This is a transcript off an audio recording, in Arabic, of Khattab's [Ibn-Khattab, Former Commander in Chechnya] will to his son Saaleh. Written when he was only three months old, and dictated by a brother, not Khattab himself.A Commanders Message To His SonAn advice to you O Saleh, from the land of War, Chechnya. The Islamic history has not recorded in its pages other than the deeds of those who were truthful to Allah; they implemented what they spoke, and advanced to the front line. Believe me, the Dirham (money) has occupied the worshipers, worshiping this world and worshiping the west, with work, and salary and whatsoever is with Allah is better. So the generations after generations have passed into a dead life of routine that is not far from the life of an animal, they rise in the morning to breakfast then to work, then lunch then home then dinner then sleep, the life has no goal. Believe me O Saleh, with all their might as humans, their aim in life, is to gain wealth and flourish and the troubles will never stop, ever, trouble with work, with the wife, with the children, with accommodation, and whenever one trouble is solved, another appears, they solve 10, and 20 appear, life ends and the trouble never ends.And the Islamic nation today has all types in its communities, the scholars, the students, the tradesmen, engineers, thieves, and little are the soldiers of tawheed and jihaad. Now is It the time for Jihaad, the nation of Kufr is cautious, and needs only a final dagger's stabbing to finish it off, and Allah would have bestowed his grace upon the Islamic nation in this age, and I do not say the time of the Prophet (sallallaahu 'alayhe wa sallam) and his companions and those who followed them, so how can the poorest nation of the world, demolish the soviet's and smallest nation demolish the heart of Russia, from within Russia, if it weren’t for me living with these people, I would not believe it. Believe me O Saleh, the way of death can be chosen in a way (by trying to attain shahaadah going for jihaad), but its full knowledge is with Allah, where and when, go for death and life will come to you, have confidence in Allah, and trust Allah, for today we (people) believe in Allah, but we have doubts that Allah will give us victory, we are always suspicious, the airplanes and tanks of the enemies of Allah have installed fear in us from the gulf warThe Gulf war dissolved the faith of winning in the Muslims after regaining their faith from the victory of Afghanistan against the soviets, the military powers from east to west were disgraced against the power of those who believe in Allah, so the west came to the lands of Islam, the Arabian gulf acting a play to scare the Ummah of Muhammad, Saddam did not die or his soldiers, and the west became a beast, scaring the Muslims, and milking the Muslims wealth and the resources became a debt for a war of 18 years, and it continues.Saleh, you will die alone, and will dwell alone, and remain alone, and the way is a long path, and the food is little, so increase your god fearing and Jihaad in the path of Allah, it is glory in this life and the hereafter, my dear you are now little, but insha'allah we have opened the way for you and your likes, and prepare and teach you that which your grandparents failed to teach us, so your generation holds the hope for the nation, and we age our faith will be in Allah, then in you.And sorry to say my dear one, the youth of today have become slaves to the devil, the T.V, the Dish, Soccer, and cars, fear dying in a useless way, and ask Allah for a good ending, martyrdom gathers you with the pure prophet peace and blessings be upon him and his companions, the martyrs are with the prophets and righteous.My dearest thing to me praise Allah that you came in the land of jihaad, the tribe of your mothers people was destroyed, yet they fought for their religion and honour till the end, half went with your father to fight and the other half in prison and in graves, martyrs insha'allah. They were those who first claimed shari’ah in Daghistan, I will never forget when the enemy surrounded them from the four sides, and their towns were demolished so we joined the soldiers of tawheed seeking victory, and we saw battles that I have never witnessed before, and we brought the enemy to its knees.While in your mother, the planes would burn the lands and whoever was on it in Chechnya, So praise Allah that you heard the sound of bullets and explosions whilst you were in your mother’s stomach, while your mother would escape from place to place. My precious, do not dream of living a luxurious, happy, peaceful life for the world of kufr will chase you, follow your father and choose a life of honour and dignity before you are thrown in the prisons of kufr, and your fathers friends and those with them were caught, and you are not far from nor better than your fathers friends. Make a serious decision in your life, and stick to it, and believe in Allahs victory and don’t listen to "this and that" and ask too much. So seek knowledge and memorise the book of Allah while you are young, then prepare and wage jihaad in the path of Allah.My son I don’t know if we will be together in the battlefield, you my commander and me a soldier under you, watering the thirsty and nursing wounds, then you alone and me in the grave, this is a soldiers advice to his commander, be for me a continuous charity and a righteous son O Saleh, making supplications for me, for that is all that is left for a slave after his death, as the prophet peace be upon him said.And I ask my lord to protect you to help this religion in every place and to provide you from his great bounties, and not allow the enemies of Allah to gain an upper hand over you and not let them give you while they humiliate you, and grant you martyrdom purely for the sake of Allah the generous, and to intercede for your poor father and mother, may Allah increase your honour and strength over the disbelievers, and Allahu akbar, your father, Khattab.<img src="http://imgs1.kavkazcenter.com/photo/amir_khattab/amir_khattab7.jpg" border="0" />May Allaah have mercy on you O Khattab...

Important Fatwa Regarding Fighting Americans Outside IraqQuestion: Assalamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, to proceed: I have read the second part of your book, at-Tibyaan fi Kufri man a'aan al-Amreekaan, the title of which is: "The Crusade Campaign in its Second Phase: War on Iraq", and I benefited much from what you mentioned from rulings regarding this campaign, like the ruling on supporting America, and the ruling on supporting the Iraqi government, and the ruling on supporting the Muslim nation in Iraq. Except, there was a matter that was not mentioned despite its importance, and it is: What is the ruling upon doing Jihaad against the Americans, and fighting them outside Iraq, like attacking their interests and bases and hiting them in different places of the world, and this is regarded from Jihaad? And do they have a covenant with us, in those countries were they do not [openly] fight us in? And is the saying of the Messenger sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam, 'Whoever kills a person under covenant will never smell the fragnance of paradise"' And if we say that they are not under covenant, but fighting them would result in greater disadvantage, [would it then be] legislated to fight them? Jazakumullah khayr.Answer: Wa 'alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh, to proceed: Undoubtedly then, that the greatest of enemies of Islaam, and the Muslims in this era are those Americans, and if we wished to follow-up on their crimes against Islaam and its people in the recent times we would have spent ages on it; for they have killed nations of Muslims, in Iraq and Afghanistan alone almost two million, and have embargoed nations, and expelled nations, and brainwashed nations, and plundered the riches of the Muslims, and occupied much of their land, and placed tawagheet on the people, and they did in this ummah what no one did in ancient or recent history. And today, we see them launching the thousands of rockets and tonnes of bombs on the heads of the Muslims everywhere, and they do not differentiate between a child, an old man, and a woman!And why should they differentiate?!For the Muslims, in thier eyes, are nothing but a collection of insects, whose extermination from this world is necessary.So doing Jihaad against those cursed ones, and awaiting for them, and fighting them wherever they may be is: from the most important of obligations, and the greatest of things that can bring you close [to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala]; for they have corrupted the lands, and killed many of the servants, and fought the Muslims everywhere, so there is no doubt that they are the 'leaders of disbelef' in this era, without dispute, and Allah, the Most High has said, 'So fight the leaders of kufr, verily they have no protection', and if I had ten spears [only], I would have thrown it all at them, and no one else except them, and I swear by Allah: If my chance to do a martyrdom operation against them becomes easy, I will do it without any hesitance whatsoever...And if Allah raises from amongst this ummah of one billion a thousand - only - from the 'martyrdomers' who quake their bases and interests everywhere, they would have defeated them and returned them humilated losers...So what a shame:Do those pharoah's enslave the Muslims, and taste them the severest of punishments everywhere, and then find no resistance, rather they find protection from the tawagheet and their slaves?And know, my dear brother, that the doubt of the one who prohibits fighting them and killing them in other than the lands in which they fight in is one of two: The first: The doubt of the covenant: So they say: They have a covenant with us, and whoever kills a covenant-holder does not smell the smell of paradise as is clear in the hadeeth. The second: The doubt of the advantages and disadvantages: So they say: Fighting them causes tribulation upon this ummah that it cannot handle. So we say in reply: As for the covenant, then no wallah, there is no covenant between us and them, nay, they are harbiyoon wherever they reside and live, even if they became attached to the coverings of the Ka'bah, for the covenants that the governments did with those crusaders is not recognised in the sharee'ah, rather it is based upon the charters of the false-dietic United Nations, and was signed by individuals who have no conciousness of Allah in their actions, and nothing is more important to those individuals more than preserving their thrones and status, even if the covenant was recognised, they would be considered as having broken that covenant in the tens, nay hundreds even; like their declaring that this is a crusade and fighting us due to our religion, to expelling the Muslims from their lands, to supporting those who expelled them, to violating many of the treaties, to involving themselves [in corrupting] the Islaamic rulings, to supporing the enemies of Islaam everywhere, to following up and spying on the Mujahideen on earth, and killing them, and imprisoning them, to pludering the treasures of the Muslims, and other than this from the matters of which a tenth would be enough to invalidate their covenant had it been shar'ee.If the covenant between the Messenger, sallallahu 'alayhi wa salam and Quraysh was nullified due to Qurayh's support for Bakr over Khazaa'ah secretly, and for once only, so what of the actions of America which cannot be counted or numbered in this day and age...Furthermore, it is not from the shar'ee covenants to allow the Crusaders and give them protection so that they may hit the Muslims however they want...And praise be to Allah, I have detailed the proofs and statements to establish that there is no covenant between us and those crusaders, and that between us and them is nothing except the sword, aswell as refuting many of the doubts casted in this matter in the book Nashr al-Bunood and I will release it soon insha'Allahu ta'ala.As for the issue of advantages and disadvantages, then it is correct; for the matter if its disadvantages is greater than its advantage then it does not become permissable at that moment, except I notify you of two matters: First: The advantages and disadvantages here are the shar'ee advantages and disadvantages, not the ones imagined [by some people]. Second: The people who sould look at the benefits towards the Jihaad of such actions and their harms are the Mujahideen, not the sitting ones who don't even know how to use a gun!This is what I have to say in this short reply, and I have lengthened the talk about these matters in two books, that I will release soon insha'Allah - if Allah protects me from his enemies -:One of them is, Nashr al-Bunood, mentioned above.The second is the third part of at-Tibyaan fi Kufri man a'aan al-Amreekaan.I ask Allah subhanah, to grant victory to Islaam and its people, and to destroy America and its allies, and to cure our hearts from them, and to remove their envy towards us, and peace and blessings be upon our Messenger Muhammed.Footnotes:Written by the noble Shaykh, Naasir al-Fahd on the 10th of April, 2003.

A Letter from the Imprisoned Shaykh Nāsir al-Fahd<h1>At-Tibyān Publications</h1>Shawwāl, 1425 HIn the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful"Praise be to Allāh, and may peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allāh, to proceed:Springing from Allāh’s saying: “But they never lost heart for that which did befall them in Allah\'s Way, nor did they weaken nor degrade themselves. And Allah loves As-Sabirin.”...I write these words, and I declare before that, that I have dug a grave in my cell, and divorced this world thrice and have cut any link between it and me; and after this I say, and rely upon Allāh and seek His help..."---And Shaykh Nāsir al-Fahd said: “And may Allaah reward all those who help spread, print and publish this on the internet and media channels.”http://www.tibyan.com/download.php?id=56