The ruling on fighting the Jews in the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. You mentioned your opinion regarding the intifada of our people in Palestine, and I have two observations here. The first is that the people of Palestine had their homes overrun.
The Shaykh : How is the first one? What?
The questioner : Their homes were overrun, yes, and their women and honor were violated, yes. Also, their sanctities were desecrated. So, does the Palestinian Muslim, when he sees the Jews entering the inner sanctum of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, not have an obligation to sacrifice himself for it? This is a second matter: Is their fighting the Jews individual or collective? That is my question.
The Shaykh : Okay, fine. Do you think that this reality occurring in Palestine in general, and in the Bayt al-Aqsa in particular, has no parallel in Islamic history? Yes, it has a parallel. Fine, but was the response to the past parallel the same as the response to the current parallel, or was it different? Without a doubt, it is different due to the difference in reality. So, what did those who were confronted with what our brothers in Palestine and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque are confronted with do?
The questioner : They had established states that fought on their behalf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They had states and they had emirates.
The Shaykh : No, no, I take refuge in the first era, the Meccan era. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : The Meccan era? Yes, yes, that works.
The Shaykh : What did they do?
The questioner : Fine, they were oppressed in Makkah.
The Shaykh : And these are oppressed. Are these not the strong ones?
The questioner : No, but they are weakened.
The Shaykh : Fine, what did the first oppressed ones do?
The questioner : They took those who were killed for their wealth and their honor.
The Shaykh : Do not rush yourself. What did the first oppressed ones do? Oh.
The questioner : Patience, O family of Yasir, for your appointment is with Paradise.
The Shaykh : That was for a period of time, then they were permitted to migrate, yes, and after the permission to migrate, they were permitted to fight, yes. So there are stages that Muslims must follow and not anticipate or hasten. Therefore, we see that the error began from the day Palestine was occupied and many Muslims there were content not to leave their land and homeland. Do you think that this staying and not leaving the country is Islamic? From that error resulted these errors now in which our youth are perishing, who should have been preserved for the Hour. I mean, and perhaps what I intended is not clear. I mean that the obligation was either to fight, and they could not fight because the Arab states left them alone. So, when we say that it was obligatory for them to fight but they could not fight, is this premise correct?
The questioner : By Allah, they are commanded to do what they are able to.
The Shaykh : You have not brought me anything.
The questioner : The Arabs and Muslims neglected to support them.
The Shaykh : You are repeating my words. I am not saying that you are repeating my words.
The questioner : The Jews are established and they oppress them, and the Arabs did not help them.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : They fight.
The Shaykh : The Arab armies were withdrawn from the land of Palestine in disgrace, defeated, and vanquished from a defeat by a faction of the Jews, leaving our Palestinian brothers face to face with the Jews. Were they able to fight the Jews?
The questioner : Alone, they cannot.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah bless you, and although I feel you are new to these sessions, the best of speech is what is brief and effective. Why does one of you add a word to the concise answer for the sake of securing the result? You say "alone," and I am talking about their being alone, not that there is no one else with them?
The questioner : But we have a question.
The Shaykh : Allow me before the question. May Allah bless you. I have clarified the matter for you. I told you the Arab states withdrew. Who remained? The Palestinians. So, only the Palestinians remained alone. So I am asking about those who remained alone. Were they able to? Instead of saying "no," you tell me "alone." I am talking about their being alone, my brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I understood, but now when the Jews entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Shaykh : Leave this Al-Aqsa Mosque for me. We do not intend to address the topic. May Allah bless you. We do not intend to address the topic. As long as they cannot fight alone, is their case the case of the weak ones who were in Makkah who could not fight the disbelieving polytheists? What did those Muslims do? What must we do? Now, is it not obligatory for them to migrate?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did they do it?
The questioner : They may not be able to.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : They may not be able to manage their homes.
The Shaykh : Can you qualify the word "may" because I am afraid of it.
The questioner : The Arabs who did not support them will not receive them.
The Shaykh : How would they receive them the first time and the second time?
The questioner : These are United Nations decisions that forced them to accept, whereas the Arabs do not agree to reception in the first place. But.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Leave the argument.
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh : I am asking you why? You are telling me decisions? Is there a right now?
The questioner : Neglect means he will not shelter his brother, he will not shelter him, and if he had not neglected, he would have sheltered him. So this means my understanding... I don't know, there is no argument. I want to reach something, meaning.
The Shaykh : You want to reach a conclusion, but with sound premises. Please, it is not about drinking Jhera. Now you say they cannot. What is the difference between those who were able and went east, west, north, and south, and those who stayed in their homes? And do you believe that those who stayed in their homes there because they could not, stayed?
The questioner : Well, I.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah bless you. You are assuming things and you want to address the issue with these assumptions.[An-Nisa 4:97] You say they could not. Where did you get this from? This certainty that they could not. And what is the difference between the thousands who were able and the rest, the remainder who stayed? Do you not think that these people, out of concern for the world and concern for wealth and land, stayed there in their homes? You come and say they could not. Fine, suppose they could not, what do they do? They fight without preparing for the fight.
The questioner : No, and they prepare for them.
The Shaykh : Did they prepare? Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : They have at the limits where they cannot do anything other than stones.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them to fight until they first prepare the means. Faith, do you believe that these people have raised themselves on Islam as Allah the Mighty and Majestic and His Messenger commanded first? And among what Allah commanded them is[Al-Anfal 8:60]? I think you will say no.
The questioner : Some of the group, if.
The Shaykh : If, if. How long has this group been in preparation?
The Shaykh : How is the first one? What?
The questioner : Their homes were overrun, yes, and their women and honor were violated, yes. Also, their sanctities were desecrated. So, does the Palestinian Muslim, when he sees the Jews entering the inner sanctum of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, not have an obligation to sacrifice himself for it? This is a second matter: Is their fighting the Jews individual or collective? That is my question.
The Shaykh : Okay, fine. Do you think that this reality occurring in Palestine in general, and in the Bayt al-Aqsa in particular, has no parallel in Islamic history? Yes, it has a parallel. Fine, but was the response to the past parallel the same as the response to the current parallel, or was it different? Without a doubt, it is different due to the difference in reality. So, what did those who were confronted with what our brothers in Palestine and in the Al-Aqsa Mosque are confronted with do?
The questioner : They had established states that fought on their behalf.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : They had states and they had emirates.
The Shaykh : No, no, I take refuge in the first era, the Meccan era. May Allah bless you.
The questioner : The Meccan era? Yes, yes, that works.
The Shaykh : What did they do?
The questioner : Fine, they were oppressed in Makkah.
The Shaykh : And these are oppressed. Are these not the strong ones?
The questioner : No, but they are weakened.
The Shaykh : Fine, what did the first oppressed ones do?
The questioner : They took those who were killed for their wealth and their honor.
The Shaykh : Do not rush yourself. What did the first oppressed ones do? Oh.
The questioner : Patience, O family of Yasir, for your appointment is with Paradise.
The Shaykh : That was for a period of time, then they were permitted to migrate, yes, and after the permission to migrate, they were permitted to fight, yes. So there are stages that Muslims must follow and not anticipate or hasten. Therefore, we see that the error began from the day Palestine was occupied and many Muslims there were content not to leave their land and homeland. Do you think that this staying and not leaving the country is Islamic? From that error resulted these errors now in which our youth are perishing, who should have been preserved for the Hour. I mean, and perhaps what I intended is not clear. I mean that the obligation was either to fight, and they could not fight because the Arab states left them alone. So, when we say that it was obligatory for them to fight but they could not fight, is this premise correct?
The questioner : By Allah, they are commanded to do what they are able to.
The Shaykh : You have not brought me anything.
The questioner : The Arabs and Muslims neglected to support them.
The Shaykh : You are repeating my words. I am not saying that you are repeating my words.
The questioner : The Jews are established and they oppress them, and the Arabs did not help them.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you.
The questioner : They fight.
The Shaykh : The Arab armies were withdrawn from the land of Palestine in disgrace, defeated, and vanquished from a defeat by a faction of the Jews, leaving our Palestinian brothers face to face with the Jews. Were they able to fight the Jews?
The questioner : Alone, they cannot.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah bless you, and although I feel you are new to these sessions, the best of speech is what is brief and effective. Why does one of you add a word to the concise answer for the sake of securing the result? You say "alone," and I am talking about their being alone, not that there is no one else with them?
The questioner : But we have a question.
The Shaykh : Allow me before the question. May Allah bless you. I have clarified the matter for you. I told you the Arab states withdrew. Who remained? The Palestinians. So, only the Palestinians remained alone. So I am asking about those who remained alone. Were they able to? Instead of saying "no," you tell me "alone." I am talking about their being alone, my brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. I understood, but now when the Jews entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
The Shaykh : Leave this Al-Aqsa Mosque for me. We do not intend to address the topic. May Allah bless you. We do not intend to address the topic. As long as they cannot fight alone, is their case the case of the weak ones who were in Makkah who could not fight the disbelieving polytheists? What did those Muslims do? What must we do? Now, is it not obligatory for them to migrate?
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh : Did they do it?
The questioner : They may not be able to.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : They may not be able to manage their homes.
The Shaykh : Can you qualify the word "may" because I am afraid of it.
The questioner : The Arabs who did not support them will not receive them.
The Shaykh : How would they receive them the first time and the second time?
The questioner : These are United Nations decisions that forced them to accept, whereas the Arabs do not agree to reception in the first place. But.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you. Leave the argument.
The questioner : No, no, no.
The Shaykh : I am asking you why? You are telling me decisions? Is there a right now?
The questioner : Neglect means he will not shelter his brother, he will not shelter him, and if he had not neglected, he would have sheltered him. So this means my understanding... I don't know, there is no argument. I want to reach something, meaning.
The Shaykh : You want to reach a conclusion, but with sound premises. Please, it is not about drinking Jhera. Now you say they cannot. What is the difference between those who were able and went east, west, north, and south, and those who stayed in their homes? And do you believe that those who stayed in their homes there because they could not, stayed?
The questioner : Well, I.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah bless you. You are assuming things and you want to address the issue with these assumptions.
Was not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?
أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَاThe questioner : No, and they prepare for them.
The Shaykh : Did they prepare? Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The questioner : They have at the limits where they cannot do anything other than stones.
The Shaykh : It is not permissible for them to fight until they first prepare the means. Faith, do you believe that these people have raised themselves on Islam as Allah the Mighty and Majestic and His Messenger commanded first? And among what Allah commanded them is
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُم مَّا اسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍThe questioner : Some of the group, if.
The Shaykh : If, if. How long has this group been in preparation?
Source
سلسلة الهدى والنور، المجلس 1888 — d3watuna.com (11:27)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.