With the Muslims' joy at the Russians' defeated exit from Afghanistan, what does His Eminence the Shaykh say to the Muslim Afghan people, to the Afghan leaders, and to the Ummah?

The questioner : He said: With the Muslims' joy at the Russians' exit from Afghanistan as humiliated and defeated, what does His Eminence theThe Shaykh : Shaykh say to the Muslim Afghan people, to the Afghan leaders, and to the Muslim Ummah?

The Shaykh : There is no doubt that the hope for the establishment of an Islamic state in Afghanistan is a hope that every Muslim who is zealous for his religion desires. However, in my opinion, the Afghans, and especially their leaders, must seek the assistance of scholars from various Islamic countries, in order to realize the principle of shura (consultation) which was mentioned earlier, and to fulfill the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He: . It may be that in every one of the Muslim nations there are scholars knowledgeable in various sciences, whether they are Islamic legal sciences or social sciences and the like, without whom our Afghan brothers cannot do without seeking their assistance. And as we all know from the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): . The community is not the community of one people to the exclusion of another, but rather it is the Islamic community. Since the hand of Allah is with the community, as we see, we advise all our Afghan brothers, and especially their leaders, not to neglect this aspect of seeking the assistance of scholars from various Islamic countries.

The questioner : The second part says: And to the Afghan people.

The Shaykh : As for the Afghan people, we see that they need to benefit from the knowledge of scholars from various Islamic countries, and that they should also be responsive to the evidence of the Book and the Sunnah, and that they should not remain stubbornly attached to what they found their fathers and mothers upon. For this stubbornness is not approved by the Book or the Sunnah. Allah, Mighty and Majestic, says in His Noble Book: . Yes, . They should seek assistance, as we said regarding their leaders, and the Afghan people should also seek assistance from the knowledge of other scholars present in other Islamic countries. By doing so, they will realize known Islamic principles, such as the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): .