The ruling on saying: "Where are the Muslims when they are called for aid?"
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, he says: In this era, when someone wants support from the Muslims, for example a Muslim Napoleon, is not this person who uses this phrase including in it those who are not from the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
No, he does not despair with them; rather, he says, "Where are the Muslims? Where are they? They say a million or a billion Muslims. Where did they go?" It means he laments and we say, "There are not a million Muslims here? Where are the million Muslims? Our number is one hundred thousand Muslims, truly speaking, those with experience. It is forbidden. And do you know what happened in that matter?
Allah granted victory to this small group over many enemies who were stronger and more severe than them. The point is about quality. About quality only, not about quantity.[At-Tawbah 9:25] That is, I acknowledge disbelief, but it is only considered in reality. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, he says: In this era, when someone wants support from the Muslims, for example a Muslim Napoleon, is not this person who uses this phrase including in it those who are not from the people of the Sunnah and the community?
Answer:
No, he does not despair with them; rather, he says, "Where are the Muslims? Where are they? They say a million or a billion Muslims. Where did they go?" It means he laments and we say, "There are not a million Muslims here? Where are the million Muslims? Our number is one hundred thousand Muslims, truly speaking, those with experience. It is forbidden. And do you know what happened in that matter?
Allah granted victory to this small group over many enemies who were stronger and more severe than them. The point is about quality. About quality only, not about quantity.
[even] on the day of Hunayn, when your great number pleased you, but it did not avail you at all, and the earth was confining for you with its vastness; then you turned back, fleeing.
وَيَوْمَ حُنَيْنٍ إِذْ أَعْجَبَتْكُمْ كَثْرَتُكُمْ فَلَمْ تُغْنِ عَنكُمْ شَيْئًا وَضَاقَتْ عَلَيْكُمُ الْأَرْضُ بِمَا رَحُبَتْ ثُمَّ وَلَّيْتُم مُّدْبِرِينَ
Source
شرح الكافية الشافية في الانتصار للفرقة الناجية [ القصيدة النونية ] [ صالح الفوزان ]، فصل : في تعيين أن اتباع السنة والقرآن طريقة النجاة من النيران — islamhouse.com (58:44)
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