regarding the Muslim's position on the events in Algeria!!!
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Question : What is our position regarding the events taking place in Algeria, and what is our role toward these events? Is there any guiding word for the Algerians?
Answer : Yes, our position and our role is to ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to support Islam and the Muslims everywhere, in Algeria and outside Algeria. This is our position. And when we say, "O Allah, make the feet of the Muslims firm and grant them victory over their enemy," we say it in our qunut, we say it in our prostration, and we say it at every time when the response is likely to be accepted. Thus, we have given them advice, as well as other Muslims. And I love it if my brothers generalize by descriptions rather than by individuals. For example,
if we find, for instance, a magazine or a newspaper that publishes destructive opinions, base morals, and obscene images, is it wise to speak about that specific newspaper itself, or to speak about the description and say, "Among the newspapers, there are those that publish such and such"? The description. Likewise, regarding the conditions of people, if we attach our supplications and our rulings to descriptions, that is better than specifying individuals. And it was among the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not specify individuals, even if he knew who was in opposition. He did not specify them in the story of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), who came to seek Aishah's help in writing her contract. Aishah stipulated that the clientage (wala') should be hers, but the people of Barirah refused except that the clientage be theirs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Stipulate the clientage for them," and then he addressed the people:Sahih al-Bukhari 456. So I say and I direct my brothers to supplicate to Allah, Mighty and Majestic, with a comprehensive, general supplication for the Algerians and non-Algerians, that Allah support Islam and those who stand for Islam in any place, so that the supplication is general, comprehensive, and complete. As for our position regarding that, we have no position other than supplication. More than supplication for them with good, and the victory of Islam in their land and in the land of others.
And that we know that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not make one person dominate another except by a sin. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-An'am 6:129]. If the rectification of the shepherds is desired, then let the flock be rectified. If the flock is rectified, the shepherd is rectified. Just as, if the shepherd is rectified, the flock is rectified. The general rule is that the flock follows the shepherd. The general rule is that the rectification of the shepherd has a greater effect on the rectification of the flock, and the rectification of the flock undoubtedly has an effect on the rectification of the shepherd, but the former has a stronger effect. For this reason, the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote letters to the kings, because they are the leaders and chiefs, and if they are rectified, the flock is rectified. It is mentioned regarding Imam Ahmad that he said, "If I knew that I had a supplication that would be answered, I would direct it to the ruler, because with his rectification comes the rectification of the flock." Yes.
Also, my advice to our brothers in Algeria is to be patient and to bear what befalls them of harm or damage, and to know that the outcome is for the righteous, and that Allah is with the patient, and that distress is followed by relief, and that hardship is followed by ease. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Know that victory is with patience, and that relief is with distress, and"[Ash-Sharh 94:6].
Answer : Yes, our position and our role is to ask Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, to support Islam and the Muslims everywhere, in Algeria and outside Algeria. This is our position. And when we say, "O Allah, make the feet of the Muslims firm and grant them victory over their enemy," we say it in our qunut, we say it in our prostration, and we say it at every time when the response is likely to be accepted. Thus, we have given them advice, as well as other Muslims. And I love it if my brothers generalize by descriptions rather than by individuals. For example,
if we find, for instance, a magazine or a newspaper that publishes destructive opinions, base morals, and obscene images, is it wise to speak about that specific newspaper itself, or to speak about the description and say, "Among the newspapers, there are those that publish such and such"? The description. Likewise, regarding the conditions of people, if we attach our supplications and our rulings to descriptions, that is better than specifying individuals. And it was among the guidance of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) that he did not specify individuals, even if he knew who was in opposition. He did not specify them in the story of Barirah (may Allah be pleased with her), who came to seek Aishah's help in writing her contract. Aishah stipulated that the clientage (wala') should be hers, but the people of Barirah refused except that the clientage be theirs. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Stipulate the clientage for them," and then he addressed the people:
What about some people who impose conditions which are not present in Allah's Book (Laws)?
وقال ما بال أقوام يشترطون شروطا ليست في كتاب اللهAnd that we know that Allah, Mighty and Majestic, does not make one person dominate another except by a sin. Allah the Exalted said:
And thus will We make some of the wrongdoers allies of others for what they used to earn.
وَكَذَٰلِكَ نُوَلِّي بَعْضَ الظَّالِمِينَ بَعْضًا بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْسِبُونَAlso, my advice to our brothers in Algeria is to be patient and to bear what befalls them of harm or damage, and to know that the outcome is for the righteous, and that Allah is with the patient, and that distress is followed by relief, and that hardship is followed by ease. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Know that victory is with patience, and that relief is with distress, and"
Indeed, with hardship [will be] ease.
إِنَّ مَعَ الْعُسْرِ يُسْرًا
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، لقاء[11 من 27] سؤال عن موقف المسلم من أحداث الجزائر!!! - الشيخ ابن عثيمين - مشروع كبار العلماء — youtube.com
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