Is there a word to guide us in supporting our oppressed brothers in the region of Kosovo, where there is a fierce attack like the one that was in Bosnia from the Serbs?
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The questioner : He says: May the Shaykh be honored, is there a word to guide us in supporting our oppressed brothers in the region of Kosovo, where there is a fierce attack like the one that was in Bosnia from the Christian Serbs, or even worse, especially with this concealment of their situation and this pouncing by the enemies of the Muslims and their manipulation of them, until we do not see them doing anything? And what is your exhortation for the Muslims in supporting them?
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, these matters undoubtedly cause us pain, and by Allah we are pained. If a person were to imagine, may Allah preserve us, that one of the cities of the Kingdom is subjected to fierce enemies who drove out the women and children and killed the men and the elderly, he would not be patient with this, and he would be pained or die of pain. Undoubtedly, our Muslim brothers in Kosovo are being subjected to this, as we hear in the news, although the news is obscured. But what is our position? We are unable to do anything but supplicate, to call upon Allah for them in the prayers and in seclusion, at the end of the night, between the adhan and the iqamah, in prostration, that Allah may help them and that He may cause their enemies, the Serbs, to fail. Also, we must know, O brothers, that the Christians, the Jews, and the rest of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) are enemies of the Muslims; they are all enemies of the Muslims. It is known that an enemy will never spread roses on the ground for his enemy, rather he loves to eliminate him as quickly as possible. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He says:[Al-Anfal 8:73] What is it? And He the Mighty and Majestic says: [Al-Ma'idah 5:51] And He the Exalted and Majestic is He says: [Al-Mumtahanah 60:1] And He Blessed and Exalted is He says: [An-Nisa 4:89] And He the Exalted says: [An-Nisa 4:89] And He the Exalted says: [Al-Baqarah 2:109] This is a reality that must be in the heart of every Muslim, and that it is impossible under any circumstances for the religions to ever be unified. The religion is one; what is it? Islam, as Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ma'idah 5:3] And He the Exalted said: [Ali 'Imran 3:85] The Jews and the Christians are on a religion, but after the Messenger Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) was sent, Allah abrogated all religions with it. And if they were truthful in that they believe in Allah and the Last Day, they would have followed Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family). But now, the Jews are denying Moses, and they claim to be his followers; the Christians are denying 'Isa, and they claim to be his followers. Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Baqarah 2:113] Every nation denies the other. The Christians are denying 'Isa (peace be upon him) because 'Isa said to them: [As-Saf 61:6] So when Muhammad came to them: they did not accept the good news of 'Isa and did not believe in it.
Then I say to you, may Allah bless you: whoever denies one messenger from the messengers has denied them all. Listen to the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic:[Ash-Shu'ara 26:105] Did anyone send a messenger before Nuh? No, and yet Allah says about his people who denied him that they denied the messengers, because whoever denies one of the messengers has denied them all. We must know this. And I know now that there are people who are compromising with the disbelievers and saying: We are all Abrahamites, because the Jews say: Abraham is from us, and the Christians say: Abraham is from us. So Allah denied them and said: [Ali 'Imran 3:67] What is it? [Ali 'Imran 3:67] These are the ones who are compromising and saying: We all believe in Allah and the Last Day, we are all Abrahamites. We say: This is a fallacy. If they believed in Allah and the Last Day, they would not have denied the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, by Allah, these matters undoubtedly cause us pain, and by Allah we are pained. If a person were to imagine, may Allah preserve us, that one of the cities of the Kingdom is subjected to fierce enemies who drove out the women and children and killed the men and the elderly, he would not be patient with this, and he would be pained or die of pain. Undoubtedly, our Muslim brothers in Kosovo are being subjected to this, as we hear in the news, although the news is obscured. But what is our position? We are unable to do anything but supplicate, to call upon Allah for them in the prayers and in seclusion, at the end of the night, between the adhan and the iqamah, in prostration, that Allah may help them and that He may cause their enemies, the Serbs, to fail. Also, we must know, O brothers, that the Christians, the Jews, and the rest of the mushrikin (those who associate partners with Allah) are enemies of the Muslims; they are all enemies of the Muslims. It is known that an enemy will never spread roses on the ground for his enemy, rather he loves to eliminate him as quickly as possible. Allah Blessed and Exalted is He says:
And those who disbelieved
وَالَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا بَعْضُهُمْallies of one another
أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍO you who have believed, do not take the Jews and the Christians as allies. They are [in fact] allies of one another
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَتَّخِذُوا الْيَهُودَ وَالنَّصَارَى أَوْلِيَاءَ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِيَاءُ بَعْضٍO you who have believed, do not take My enemies and your enemies as allies
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لا تَتَّخِذُوا عَدُوِّي وَعَدُوَّكُمْ أَوْلِيَاءَThey wish you would disbelieve as they disbelieved so you would be alike
وَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَ كَمَا كَفَرُوا فَتَكُونُونَ سَوَاءًThey wish you would disbelieve
وَوَدُّوا لَوْ تَكْفُرُونَMany of the People of the Scripture wish they could turn you back to disbelief after you have believed, out of envy from themselves [even] after the truth has become clear to them
وَدَّ كَثِيرٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ لَوْ يَرُدُّونَكُمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ إِيمَانِكُمْ كُفَّاراً حَسَداً مِنْ عِنْدِ أَنْفُسِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمُ الْحَقُّand have approved for you Islam as religion
وَرَضِيتُ لَكُمُ الْإِسْلامَ دِيناًAnd whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him
وَمَنْ يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ الْأِسْلامِ دِيناً فَلَنْ يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُThe Jews say "The Christians have nothing [true] to stand on," and the Christians say, "The Jews have nothing to stand on,"
وَقَالَتِ الْيَهُودُ لَيْسَتِ النَّصَارَى عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَقَالَتِ النَّصَارَى لَيْسَتِ الْيَهُودُ عَلَى شَيْءٍindeed I am the messenger of Allah to you confirming what came before me of the Torah and bringing good tidings of a messenger to come after me, whose name is Ahmad.
إِنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ إِلَيْكُمْ مُصَدِّقاً لِمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيَّ مِنَ التَّوْرَاةِ وَمُبَشِّراً بِرَسُولٍ يَأْتِي مِنْ بَعْدِي اسْمُهُ أَحْمَدُThey said, "This is clear magic."
قَالُوا هَذَا سِحْرٌ مُبِينٌThen I say to you, may Allah bless you: whoever denies one messenger from the messengers has denied them all. Listen to the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic:
The people of Noah denied the messengers
كَذَّبَتْ قَوْمُ نُوحٍ الْمُرْسَلِينَAbraham was neither a Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah]. And he was not of the polytheists.
مَا كَانَ إِبْرَاهِيمُa Jew nor a Christian, but he was one inclining toward truth, a Muslim [submitting to Allah]. And he was not of the polytheists.
يَهُودِيّاً وَلا نَصْرَانِيّاً وَلَكِنْ كَانَ حَنِيفاً مُسْلِماً وَمَا كَانَ مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَYes.