An Analysis of Shaykh Al-Albani’s views on Jihaad
05-05-2008
We will be taking a look at some of the views of Shaykh Al-Albani
regarding Jihaad. There are quite a few works to look at, so we chose to use a
summarized book regarding his beliefs on this subject. The book itself is a
general guideline to the Salafi ‘Aqeedah entitled, “Mujmal Masaa’il al-Eemaan
al-‘Ilmiyyah fee Usool al-‘Aqeedah as-Salafiyyah” (General Issues of Faith from
the Fundamentals of the Salafi Creed) written by the Shuyookh Husayn al-‘Awaayshah,
Muhammad Moosaa Aal Nasr, Saleem ‘Eed al-Hilaalee, ‘Alee Hasan al-Halabee and
Mash-hoor Hasan; the translation and commentary is done by Shaykh Bilal Philips
and in his commentary, he makes references to Shaykh Al-Albani’s words regarding
the guidelines of the Salafi ‘Aqeedah. We will be focusing on the chapter on
Jihaad.
Since Shaykh Al-Albani is not with us today, this brief critique is geared
towards Shaykh Bilal Philips and the followers/students of Al-Albani and we hope
that they are able to read this and respond.
Shaykh Al-Albani said,
“Jihaad in this time, in fact, from before this time, is an individual
obligation because the current problem is not just the problem of Bosnia which
has newly stirred the emotions of Muslim youths. For we have in our neighborhood
the Jewish occupation of Palestine and none of the Islamic states have taken any
action towards fulfilling the obligation of making Jihaad against them and
expelling them; or ‘throwing them into the sea’ as one of the leaders of the
Arab states stated. What I mean is that Jihaad is an individual obligation
because many Muslim lands were occupied in the past and remain occupied in the
present [like Kashmir, Sinkiang in China, Southern Russian states, Mindanao in
Southern Philippines, etc.] by some of the disbelievers and this type of
occupation is not hidden from any Muslim who is concerned about the affairs of
Muslims, not to mention Islamic organizations, parties or Islamic countries.”
(Tape: Silsilah al-Hudaa wan-Noor, 720/1)
This, of course, is the correct opinion.
Shaykh Bilal Philips mentioned that there are some other footnotes to look at so
as to not take this above quote of his out of context.
So here are those remaining footnotes:
Shaykh Al-Albani said:
“There must be a leader for Muslims to whom an oath of allegiance is given and
not chaotic individual initiative.” He also stated: “For fard kifaa’ee Jihaad it
is okay for a small group to gather and perform Jihaad. But for fard ‘aynee
Jihaad we need the whole nation of Muslims. How can we have the whole nation of
Muslims if we don’t have a unified leadership for this kind for Jihaad? I do not
see any of the Mujaahideen calling for this kind of ameer…”
Here, we agree and disagree. We agree where he mentions that unified leadership
is important. If we want the Jihaad to take its roots and change world events
for the better, then we need leadership. And by Allah’s Grace, He has granted
the Ummah this leadership with the Islamic Emirates in ‘Iraq, Afghanistan, and
Sheeshaan. However, to be more specific, the leadership seems to be more rooted
in with Tandheem al-Qaa’idah as they have sent its soldiers across the world to
train their fellow believers in the fields of military and deen, and they fight
alongside them, and they educate the Ummah in general with their releases. As
for the overall level of leadership, it lies with the Islamic Emirates and their
leaders who are Mullah ‘Umar, Abu ‘Umar al-Baghdadi, and Dokka Umarov. Depending
on where the believer will fight, he will be under that leadership. And it is
understood amongst the Mujaahideen around the world that Afghanistan is the
launching pad for the training and sending out of forces.
Shaykh Al-Albani passed away in 1999, and it was only two years later that this
unified leadership started to take its place. So it is true that he didn’t live
to see the fruits of the current day battles. However, Afghanistan – which was
controlled by the Taliban – was a living phenomenon during his late years. So if
there wasn’t, there should have been an effort by him and the ‘Ulema to train
the Taliban in issues where they felt training was necessary. But as was
apparent, not that many were interested nor excited in the Islamic establishment
of Afghanistan, wa la howla wala quwatta illa billah.
The Shaykh continues,
“Jihaad must be under the supervision of a single Imaam or khaleefah. But, let
me tell you about some thing that troubles many of the students of knowledge,
that there are many groups that fight like the Afghans or those [Ikhwaan] in
Syria a decade or more ago. If they want to fight, they must be under the
leadership of one ameer. That doesn’t mean that Syrians fight in Afghanistan and
Afghanis fight in Syria, no. It means that both fighting groups must be under
the supervision of one Imaam and one khaleefah.”
And today, this is the case, walhamdullillaah, as we mentioned earlier. So those
who claim to be upon the Salafi ‘Aqeedah must recognize this and throw their
1990s views in the garbage bin of history because the leadership has arisen and
it is strong and active, terrifying its enemies day and night, bringing serenity
into the hearts of those that believe, and establishing the Shari’ah on the
earth of Allah.
He continues,
“If there isn’t a single Imaam and a single Jamaa‘ah (i.e. one unified group
under a unified leadership, but with fighters fighting in different parts of the
Islaamic world), both groups would be operating on their own. To do this type of
fard ‘aynee Jihaad, it is obligatory on Muslims to be unified, and [this type
of] unification needs a khaleefah. To establish this situation, we must start
with purification and education (Tasfiyah wa Tarbiyah). We can not start with
Jihaad right now.” (Tape: Munaazarah ma ‘a Tanzeen al-Jihaad al-Islaamee)
Here are a few points to consider:
1. Today, as we have mentioned, we have the three Emirates and then we have
various groups around the world such as Shabaab al-Mujaahideen, Abu Sayyaf, and
so on. But as we said earlier, the majority of these groups are influenced by
Tandheem al-Qaa’idah and its leadership (i.e., Shaykh Usaamah, Dr. Ayman
al-Zawahiri, etc.) in one way or another, and they respect its leadership. And
the various groups do not make Baraa’ah (disavowal) to the Tandheem but rather,
they recognize that they are all in the same boat because all of the fighters
are fighting for the same cause. So although the soldiers of al-Qaa’idah are not
as vibrant in the Philippines as they are in Afghanistan, we still see the
leadership of the Tandheem in full support of the actions of the Mujaahideen
around the world and they give both general and specific advice to the groups.
2. This effort which the Tandheem is making is a sign of sincerity in trying to
unify the groups under a single leadership and ready them for the Khaleefah,
whenever it is announced. The quote of Al-Albani gives the impression that the
Defensive Jihaad – which is fard ‘ayn – is on such a high level on the scales of
obligations that it requires a Khaleefah. Although we agree that it is
obligatory on the Muslims in general to have the Khaleefah – and part of this
blame falls heavily on the ‘Ulema and the Governments of the Muslim lands – it
should never be made a pre-requisite for the Jihaad as it was never made a
pre-requisite before; and how can it be expected from the Muslim Ummah to not
defend its lands from her enemies when they approach the lands, conquer it in
the name of Shirk, spread their fasaad and culture of fawaahish? How can the
Khaleefah be a pre-requisite in the heat of the bullets and bombs? Should the
Muslims drop their weapons and wait for a Khaleefah to magically drop from the
heavens? Or should the Muslims drop their weapons and wait for the 50 plus
Muslim lands to elect a single Khaleefah, even though their hatred towards many
of the symbols of Islaam is apparent from their tongues and actions? Or should
the Mujaahideen come together and unify themselves (and this is a constant
effort), fight the disbelievers, establish the Shari’ah, and work for the
re-establishment of the Khaleefah?
This opinion of Al-Albani is not practical nor logical nor based in the Shari’ah
(as he brings no evidences). In addition, this opinion (and it is merely an
opinion) is extremely dangerous for the Ummah as it allows the disbelievers to
do what they please in the lands of the Muslimeen.
Furthermore, the evidences are more grounded on the side of those who call for
the Jihaad today, incite the believers, and wage it against the Kuffaar. The
Fatwa of Shaykh ‘Abdullah Yusuf ‘Azzam, rahimahullah, entitled “In Defense of
Muslim Lands,” which by the way, many of the ‘Ulema of Saudi including Bin Baaz
accepted, states:
Can we fight jihad while we haven’t an Amir?
نعم! نجاهد وليس لنا أمير، ولم يقل أحد أن عدم اتحاد المسلمين على أمير يسقط فرضية
الجهاد،بل لقد رأينا المسلمين أيام الحروب الصليبية والتتار يقاتلون مع أن أمراءهم
مختلفون وفي كل بلد أمير أو عدة أمراء،ففي حلب أمير، وفي دمشق أمير، وفي مصر أكثر
من أمير وبعضهم يستنجد بالصليبين على إخوانهم الأمراء كما حصل من شاور الذي استعان
بالصليبيين على أمير آخر في مصر (ضرغام).
Yes! We fight, and we haven’t an Amir. None has said that the absence of a
community of Muslims under an Amir cancels the Fard of jihad. In fact we have
seen Muslims at the time of the Crusades and during the Tartar invasions
fighting with different Amir’s. In Halab (in Syria) there was an Amir, in
Damascus there was an Amir, and in Egypt there was more than one Amir. Some of
these even asked help from Christians against their brother Amir, as what
happened when Shawar asked help from Christians against another Amir, Dar Gham,
in Egypt.
ولم يقل أحد من العلماء أن هذا الحال وهذا الغثاء يسقط فرضية الجهاد للدفاع عن أرض
المسلمين بل يضاعف واجبهم، وكذلك الحال في الأندلس التي كانت كما يقول الشاعر:
Not one of the scholars has said that such a situation and such corruption
cancels the obligation of jihad for the DEFENCE of the Muslim lands. On the
contrary it multiplies their duty. The same thing happened in Andalusia, as the
poets said:
وتفرقوا شيعا فكل محلة فيها أمير المؤمنين ومنبر
“They were divided into sects, each in their places, Each place an Amir and its
pulpit.”
وقال آخر:
مما يزهدني في أرض أندلس ألقاب معتمد فيها ومعتضد
ألقاب مملكة في غير موضعها كالهر يحكي انتفاخا صولة الأس
And another wrote:
“That which made me despair of Andalusia, were the King’s titles, Great titles
of which they were not worthy, Like the cat who mimics the lion by puffing
himself up.”
ولم يقل أحد من العلماء أنه لا جهاد في هذا الحال، بل كان أعيان العلماء في مقدمة
الصفوف في الأندلس.
وقد تخلو المعركة من قائد شرعي معه الولاية من الأمير العام كما حدث يوم مؤتة، فقام
خالد بن الوليد واستلم الراية وأنقذ الله به الجيش المسلم وأقره صلى الله عليه وسلم
وأثنى عليه.
Not one of the scholars has said that “there is no jihad under these
conditions;” in fact, the scholars were themselves in the front lines of
Andalusia.
The battle may be void of a legitimate commander appointed by the Amir. As it
was on the Day of Mu’tah. Khalid Bin Walid stood up and raised the flag, that by
him, Allah saved the Muslim army. And, for this he was commended by the Prophet
(sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam).
وقد يكون الإمام أو أمير المؤمنين غير موجود، وهذا لا يسقط فرضية القتال والدفاع عن
أرض المسلمين، ولا ننتظر حتى تقوم الولاية الكبرى وتستأنف الخلافة، لأن الولاية
العامة والخلافة لا تأتي نظريا بالثقافة والدراسة، بل الجهاد أسلم طريقة لكي تصبح
الولاية الخاصة - أي إمارة القتال - ولاية عامة وخلافة، والمجاهدون يختارون أميرا
للجهاد من بينهم يصلح أمرهم،ويلم شعثهم،ويرد قويهم عن ضعيفهم، ففي الحديث الصحيح عن
عقبة بن عامر وكان من رهطه قال: بعث رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم سرية فسلحت رجلا
سيفا قال، فلما رجع قال: ما رأيت مثل ما لامنا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال: (أعجزتم
إذ بعثت رجلا فلم يمض لأمري أن تجلعوا مكانه من يمضي لأمري) ، فالرسول صلى الله
عليه وسلم حرضهم على تغيير أمير السرية الذي عقد له الراية بيده الشريفة، فكيف إذا
لم يكن أميرا أصلا؟ إن الحاجة أشد إلى تأمير أمير للحرب
Maybe the Imam or the Amir al Mu’mineen is not present, but this does not annul
the obligation of fighting and the defense of the Muslim lands. We do not wait
for the Caliphate to be restored. Because, the Caliphate does not return through
abstract theories, amassed knowledge and studying. Rather, jihad is the right
way to reform the divided authorities to the ultimate authority of the
Caliphate.
The Mujaahideen choose their Amir for jihad from amongst themselves. He
organizes them and unifies their efforts and makes the strong support the weak.
In a Sahih hadith from ‘Uqbah Bin ‘Aamar, who was amongst the to-be-mentioned
party, said: “The Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) sent out a party and he
chose from amongst us a swordsman (leader). When we returned I said: I have not
seen the like of when the Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) blamed us. The
Prophet (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) said: Are you unable that if I appoint a
man and he fails to apply my order to replace him with one who applies my
order?” [Abu Dawood, Ahmad; Sahih]
The Messenger of Allah (sallallahu ‘alayhi wassallam) encouraged them to change
the Amir of the party even if he was given the flag by the noble hand of the
Prophet himself. So how is it if there is no Amir from the beginning? Of the
most critical situations requiring an Amir is that of war.
قال ابن قدامة في المغني: فإن عدم الإمام لم يؤخر الجهاد لأن مصلحته تفوت بتأخيره
Ibn Qadama said in AI Mughni 8/253: “The absence of an Imam does not postpone
the jihad because much is lost in its postponement”.
وإذا اختار الناس أميرا فيجب طاعته، جاء في فتح العلي المالك: (نقل الشيخ ميارة إذا
خلا الوقت من الأمير وأجمع الناس رأيهم على بعض كبراء الوقت يمهد سبيلهم ويرد قويهم
عن ضعيفهم فقام بذلك قدر الجهد والطاقة. فالظاهر أن القيام عليه لا يجوز، والمعرض
له يريد شق عصا الإسلام وتفريق جماعته، ففي صحيح مسلم الحديث: (إنها ستكون هنات
وهنات فمن أراد أن يفرق أمر هذه الأمة وهو جميع فاقتلوه كائنا من كان من أتاكم
وأمركم جميع على رجل واحد يريد تفريق جماعتكم فاقتلوه).
If the people choose an Amir, he must be obeyed as mentioned in Fath al-‘Ali al-Maalik
1/389. The Sheikh Miyara stated that if there is an absence of an Amir, and the
people are agreed to appoint a great one in this time, to pave their ways, to
make the strong support the weak, and he exerts his effort to achieve this to
the best of his ability, it is evident that to stand against him is not
permitted. Who opposes him seeking to create sedition, disobeys Islam and
disrupts the Jama’ah. In Sahih Muslim is the hadith: “Different evils will make
their appearance in the near future. Anyone who tries to disrupt the affairs of
this Ummah while they are united, you should strike him with the sword, whoever
he is.”
So this opinion of Al-Albani is quite weak and is very dangerous when
considering the results of following such an opinion. Had the Mujaahideen of
today sat at home like the rest of us to watch the disbelievers enter our lands
freely, the Ummah would be in a lot worse situation than now, without a doubt.
But because of their love for Allah, His Messenger and Jihaad for Allah’s Cause,
they rose from their beds, they rose when everyone was satisfied with sleep, and
they put their trust in Allah, gave their resources for His sake, flocked in
large numbers to the lands where they can humiliate the disbelieving armies with
iron, force them to leave and hope for the Islamic establishment as well as
martyrdom. So consider, and ponder over this; indirectly, this opinion of Al-Albani
is one of the seeds of success for the disbelieving armies in the lands of the
Muslims; had the Shuyookh passed out fataawa to have the Muslims unify
themselves in the various lands and to wage Jihaad, our situation would be very
different.
3. The process of Tasfiyah (purification) and Tarbiyah (education) is an
on-going struggle for every individual believer; so to suggest that the Jihaad
cannot be done until we collectively reach a certain level of Imaan – which is
only something that Allah can see – is also a very weak opinion. The process of
Tasfiyah and Tarbiyah starts when the Muslim is born and ends when he dies; so
nobody is suggesting that with the Jihaad, they leave these things. Nay, this is
contrary to what the Mujaahideen of today say and do. The Mujaahid Shaykh, Abu
Yahya al-Libi discussed this in detail in his tape, “Balancing between Jihaad
and Seeking Knowledge.” To summarize, Tasfiyah and Tarbiyah is a must before
going to the battlefield, during the battle, and after; and seeking knowledge
does not have to be in the Universities; rather, it can be done on the
battlefields. And if more of the notable Scholars of today made the effort to go
to the lands of Jihaad to support the Mujaahideen for Allah’s sake, then this
would become clearer. The love for Jihaad should never have a ban; rather, with
this love, the individual becomes closer to Allah and His Messenger and hence
their levels of Tasfiyah and Tarbiyah become much greater and much more intense
than those students of knowledge who study in the most famous Islamic
Universities such as those in Damascus, Saudi and elsewhere. Individuals can
test individuals on issues related to ‘Aqeedah and test the strength of their
Imaan, but to pass a general statement that we cannot go forth now because of
this weakness is a weakness by itself since it is stopping the Muslims from
fulfilling not only a fard but also an act of ‘Ibaadah.
Shaykh Al-Albani continues,
“The Jihaad which is obligatory, and an individual obligation, is not possible
for individuals to fulfil. Not even by some Islaamic organizations or Islamic
parties, because this type of Jihaad, especially in our time in which the means
of fighting have multiplied, [cannot be fulfilled by them]. These parties or
organizations, not to mention individuals, cannot fulfil this individual
obligation.”
Because of this statement, the followers of Al-Albani take these words to
discredit every single effort in the world that is related to the Jihaad and the
raising of the word of Allah. This is a statement based on nothing except empty
rhetoric. Since Al-Albani was alive during the time of the Taliban, it is our
right to ask his followers and students: how do you think the Taliban took over
the majority of Afghanistan? Did they not start off as a small group of Islamic
students, poorly equipped? Did they fight their way through the corruption upon
the land of Afghanistan until they took hold of the majority? Or did they tell
the people who were complaining of the highway robbers and drug dealers, “This
is not the time for Jihaad. We cannot help you; our Imaan is not strong enough,
we do not have the resources etc.?!”
How silly is this statement?
Then consider how silly this statement is: “This is not the time for Jihaad,
even though it is fard ‘ayn.”
This is what Shaykh Al-Albani is saying essentially.
Shaykh Al-Albani continues,
“Instead it is an obligation on the Islaamic countries that possess the weapons
and forces and modern military means. Though, if they gathered and sincerely
addressed this Jihaad they could fulfil this individual obligation. However,
unfortunately, these countries have made no effort to fulfil the obligation of
this Jihaad and, instead, they have left the responsibility to some
organizations and parties which are unable to do anything to stop the incursions
of the occupying disbelieving forces in some Islaamic countries. The reality
bears witness that any Muslim group which tries to fight the aggressor, as in
Afghanistan, or revolt against the ruler whose disbelief has become apparent, as
happened in Algeria, for example, this sad reality proves that individual or
party Jihaad cannot produce the fruit which is hoped for; that of making
Allaah’s word supreme.
Therefore, we believe that Jihaad cannot exist except under an Islaamic banner,
first and foremost, and under a united Muslim army taken from different Islaamic
countries and not from a single country or region. In addition to that, there
must be taqwaa (fear of) Allaah, Most Great and Glorious, in avoiding the
things, well known to Muslims, which Allaah, Most High, has prohibited, but
which are far from being applied practically. I have said on more than one
occasion … that the cause of the humiliation and degradation which has befallen
Muslims today – absolutely unknown in previous Muslim history – is because they
have failed to apply the Qur’aanic verse: “If you support [the religion of]
Allaah, He will support you.” [Soorah Muhammad, (74): 7]”(Tape: Silsilah al-Hudaa
wan-Noor, 720/1)
As we pointed out earlier, the Taliban is an excellent example of a group that
rose out of concern for the Ummah, waged Jihaad, and established the Shari’ah
throughout Afghanistan. I fail to see why Shaykh Al-Albani doesn’t consider
their immense success; it is almost as if he is overlooking it because they were
the only group in this Century that successfully took over an entire Country
through Jihaad and established Shari’ah and made it a land of Imaan and Yaqeen
with Allah’s help.
Also, there is no point in trying to rely on these governments of disbelief who
don’t even establish the Shari’ah in their own lands. If we relied on them, then
how can we expect to see a fruitful Jihaad where the land is ruled by Shari’ah?
He continues,
“Where is the preparation? And who is able to make the preparation? Individuals?
No! Governments? Yes! Governments can make some preparation.”
This statement, as is apparent, is empty of knowledge in regards to the
preparation of the Mujaahideen around the world, especially in Afghanistan.
He continues,
“But they take their preparation from their enemies. So if Jihaad and fighting
began between Muslims and disbelievers, Muslims would not be able to supply
their forces with the necessary weapons and ammunition except by purchasing it
from their enemies! That is something impossible. Therefore, the preparation
commanded in this verse has not been done, even by Muslim countries, because
they purchase their weapons of destruction from their enemies and opponents. And
their enemies [who produce the weapons] are likely to include in the weapons
[sold to Muslims] elements which will render the weapons useless when used
against the disbelieving armies… When Allaah, Most Great and Glorious said:
“Prepare for them whatever power and cavalry you are able, to make the enemy of
Allaah and your enemy fearful…” this address, as is not hidden from every
Muslim, was directed to the Companions of the Prophet (p), and then it was
directed to the generality of Muslims based on the general wording of the text.
However, this address was directed to the Companions after they were raised
correctly, until they had become able to fulfil the instruction; preparation of
the material force after making the necessary spiritual preparation with their
souls or in their souls due to the education which the Prophet (p) provided
them. And history repeats itself. Thus, one of the Muslim nations must be raised
spiritually in order to make the material preparation. Today, we cannot find any
people or nation who have fulfilled this obligation, about which we speak using
two words: tasfiyyah (purification) and tarbiyyah (education)…” (Tape: Silsilah
al-Hudaa wan-Noor, 720/1)
And these words of his are old; today, this is no longer the case as the
Mujaahideen are those who are prepared both in the Deen and the fields of
military, and many of them make their own weapons; in addition, they get a lot
of resources from the Ghaneema in the Jihaad and this is how they are able to
support themselves, as at-Taa’ifah al-Mansoorah would support themselves.
Few comments added by other brothers
In addition, to disprove this opinion that now is not the time for Jihaad, we could show people of this opinion the ahaadeeth that Jihaad continues until the Day of Judgement, that there is always a group fighting upon the truth, etc… They will have nothing to say. If we weren’t ready for Jihaad, how could there be a group fighting upon the truth?
Salamah bin Nufail said: While I was sitting with
Rasulullah a man came to him and said, “O Messenger of Allah Horses are being
discarded and weapons are been laid down and some are claiming that there is no
more fighting” Rasulullah said, “They are lying! Fighting has just begun! And a
party of my Ummah will fight for the sake of Allah, and those who oppose them
will not harm them. Allah will deviate the hearts of some men to provide for
that party from them by fighting them. And they will continue fighting until the
final hour starts (the Day of Judgment) and good will remain on the foreheads of
horses until the day of Judgment and war will not end until Yagog and Magog come
out.”22
22 Narrated by al Tabarani in Al Mujam al Kabir
A similar hadith was narrated by Imam al Nasa’i and is hasan (agreeable):
4. Salamah bin Nufail said: While I was sitting with Rasulullah a man came to
him and said, “O Messenger of Allah Horses are being humiliated (ignored), and
weapons are being laid down and people are claiming there is no more Jihad and
war has ended” Rasulullah said: “They are lying! Fighting has just begun!
Fighting has just begun! And a party of my Ummah will remain fighting on the
true path and Allah will deviate the hearts of some men and Allah will provide
the fighters from them until the final hour starts and the promise of Allah is
fulfilled and good is on the foreheads of horses until the day of Judgment. It
is being revealed to me that I will be departing you soon and you would follow
me while you are fighting each other and the house of the believers is in al
Shaam”23.
23 Al Shaam refers to Syria, Lebanon, Palestine and Jordon. It could be used to
refer to part or all of these countries. Narrated by Imam al Nasa’i and is hasan
[Taken from Mashari Al-Ashwaq Ila Masari Al-Ushaaq Wa Mutheer Al-Gharaam Ila
Daar Assalaam - Revised:
http://downloads.islambase.co.uk/booksEN/Mashari.pdf]
I have come to the conclusion - ALLAHU Alim - that there
are scholars who place Ghayr-Sharee (illegally illegitimate) conditions to the
IBAADAH of Al-Jihad, either out of gross ignorance or out of their
HYPOCRITICALLY wicked devilish agenda. Either way, their “formula” for Jihad is
beneficial to, and in-tune with the Kuffar Agenda designed to butcher and
annihilate the Muslim Ummah. We shouldn’t allow these deviants to handcuff our
hands behind our backs with their false ageeda!
Just when you thought you’ve heard and seen it all, many proponents of Talabu
al-ILM (seeking knowledge) have now put a “new” emotionally blackmailing
condition to establishing the Islamic State (Khalifate or Darul-Islam). They say
that they have to educate the Ummah first because it is the Muslims who will be
the FIRST to oppose the Islamic State due to their lack of knowldege. We refute
them by saying that this was no pre-requisite to the Khilafah. Rather, ALL the
Ameeru Al-Mu’mineen used the hikmah of placing the swords over the heads of
those who couldn’t understand the Hikmah of sweet and kind words.
The pre-requisite that Jihad needs a Khalif is BAATIL and the proof is the
example of Abu Jandal and Abu Baseer (raa) who waged Jihad and captured the
booty of the Quraish, during the time when the Prophet (pbuh) and the greater
Muslim Ummah had signed the Treaty of Hudaybiyyah to cease hostilities for 10
years. The Prophet (pbuh) DID NOT object to their actions and on the contrary,
these actions were and are considered blessed and legitimate by the consensus of
the scholars.
The pre-requisite that the Muslims need spiritual and other preparation is
BAATIL because Al-Quran and Sunnah did not place such conditions on the Mujaahid.
The best proof for this is the story of ‘Amr ibn Thaabit ibn Uqaysh, aka Al-Usairim,
who after taking his Shahaadah, went straight into battle of Uhud. When he was
martyred, without praying a single Salah or undergoing any other preparation,
the Prophet (pbuh) said: “So little work, yet such great reward” and “Verily, he
is from the people of paradise”. Abu Hurayrah (Ra) used to ask his students to
tell him about the man who entered paradise without having ever performed a
single prayer. If they didn’t know, he’d tell them about Al-Usairim (ra).
As for the establishment of Khilaafah, it is a struggle which requires every type of effort from the Muslims, and at the foremost of them is Jihaad. Jihaad is the Manhaj for the Khilaafah to be established; however, at the same time, we want the Ummah to be educated in the Deen. So it works side-by-side. The same with Da’wah.
Submitted by a Mujahid