Confronting Attacks on Islam and the Country, and the Duty of Every Muslim

Question:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. May Allah reward our Shaykh for this lecture and reward him with good for the witnesses, the benefits, and the arrival at this place. We are happy today to meet him, see him, and listen to him. This is another matter. Our guest, the honorable Islamic Shaykh, is in a difficult time at this moment, especially regarding the fierce attack on the people of the Sunnah specifically. And today, as Your Excellency has graciously mentioned, many dignitaries from various regions are present. Our religion first, then our country, and the protection of our resources, our economy, our country, and the protection of our two sacred sanctuaries. Your Excellency is kind enough to give us guidance regarding this responsibility, and how we can face these major issues that have become part of our governance from every side.

Answer:
Yes, as you have mentioned, we are now besieged from every side by disbelievers and countries hostile to Islam and Muslims in general, and to this country in particular. We must face this ugly tide. We must face it by seeking help from Allah first, then by resisting it, each with what Allah has given him. First, by defending it and refuting doubts, which is the concern of scholars. Second, by responding with force, which is the obligation of the soldiers, your obligation: responding with force and defending this country and its borders, and even those from within who are lying in wait for it, because there are also enemies from within. So we must be alert to them and defend the Muslims against their evil in a manner befitting them. Also, we must learn before entering the field of work; we must have knowledge of how to face these things. We learn how to face them. This learning includes religious learning, military learning, and learning all the arts we need in defending our country, Islam first, and then our country. Also, we must cooperate among ourselves and not... we cooperate among ourselves, we advise one another to truth, we advise one another to patience, as Allah the Exalted has commanded us. We make our intentions sincere and consider this as jihad in the path of Allah. Each one of us is at a frontier of Islam, so Allah may not allow Islam to be attacked from that direction. We are all responsible for this country and its people.
He protects it: the teacher in his classroom, the judge in his court, the caller to Allah in his lecture and his speech. It is obligatory for everyone. The preacher in the mosque in his sermon: we defend this Islam and expose the doubts and false objections thrown at us, and we clarify them to the people so that they are not deceived by them or misled by them. We expose the enemies from within and without, and we do not conceal them. This is the duty of everyone. Yes.