Do you see any benefits for Muslims from the Gulf War, and if not, what is the loss?
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The Shaykh : Never mind, later.
The questioner : Do you see any benefits for Muslims after this war, and if not, what is the loss?
Another questioner : Do you see any benefits?
The Shaykh : Any benefits?
The questioner : Or do you see any benefits from this war.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From this war, and if not, what are the losses then? And if there is no benefit, what is the loss?
The Shaykh : So what is it?
The questioner : The loss.
The Shaykh : The loss. Undoubtedly, there is a loss, but its analysis is in His saying, the Exalted:[Al-Baqarah 2:216], and in the other verse: [An-Nisa 4:19]. The loss is certain and beyond doubt, because the coalition declared their greed and their colonialism before they reached the defeat of the Iraqi army, God forbid. They declared that they want to reorganize the Middle East in a new way. You must have heard this, right?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you think they will organize the Middle East, meaning the Arab countries, in a way that benefits Muslims? Why are you not speaking?
The questioner : This is impossible.
The Shaykh : Yes, say it plainly. So, do you think they will reorganize the Middle East in a new way for the benefit of the Jews?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, is this not a great loss that affects the entire Muslim world? It affects those who sought the help of disbelievers, hoping to find profit in their assistance, but in reality, they and those they fought, namely the Iraqis, will lose. Most will lose, whether the victors or the vanquished. Peace be upon you. This is because these disbelievers, as I think, no one, not even among the disbelievers, was unaware that the Americans, the British, and the French, all of them, did not enter the Arab Gulf for the sake of the Muslims' eyes, but for their shameful colonialism. Everyone knew this. So, the loss is clear. However, for the Muslim, this loss is not eternal, based on the noble verse:[Al-Baqarah 2:216]. That is because Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, says in the noble Qur'an: [Ash-Shuraa 42:30]. So, what has befallen us is only because of our sins. I am pleased with a joke I read in one of the books of literature regarding the oppression of al-Hajjaj and his killing of the great scholars of Muslims and others who had rebelled against some of the Umayyad rulers. Whenever a man from these rebels came to him, he would question him. Most of them would frankly say, "You are the tyrants who do not act justly toward Muslims and kill Muslims without right." He would then order their heads to be cut off. A man came to him and he asked, "What do you testify about al-Hajjaj?" He said, "Allah, Mighty and Majestic, saw the Muslims disobeying their Lord, Blessed and Exalted is He, and He said to their sins, 'Be al-Hajjaj.' So you became him. Allah took revenge on us through you. You are the sum of our sins." Hehehe. So, he pardoned him and let him go. The important thing is that the verse is explicit: [Ash-Shuraa 42:30].
The questioner : Do you see any benefits for Muslims after this war, and if not, what is the loss?
Another questioner : Do you see any benefits?
The Shaykh : Any benefits?
The questioner : Or do you see any benefits from this war.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : From this war, and if not, what are the losses then? And if there is no benefit, what is the loss?
The Shaykh : So what is it?
The questioner : The loss.
The Shaykh : The loss. Undoubtedly, there is a loss, but its analysis is in His saying, the Exalted:
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you
وَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْperhaps you dislike a thing and Allah makes therein much good.
فَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَيَجْعَلَ اللَّهُ فِيهِ خَيْرًا كَثِيرًاThe questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Do you think they will organize the Middle East, meaning the Arab countries, in a way that benefits Muslims? Why are you not speaking?
The questioner : This is impossible.
The Shaykh : Yes, say it plainly. So, do you think they will reorganize the Middle East in a new way for the benefit of the Jews?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Yes, is this not a great loss that affects the entire Muslim world? It affects those who sought the help of disbelievers, hoping to find profit in their assistance, but in reality, they and those they fought, namely the Iraqis, will lose. Most will lose, whether the victors or the vanquished. Peace be upon you. This is because these disbelievers, as I think, no one, not even among the disbelievers, was unaware that the Americans, the British, and the French, all of them, did not enter the Arab Gulf for the sake of the Muslims' eyes, but for their shameful colonialism. Everyone knew this. So, the loss is clear. However, for the Muslim, this loss is not eternal, based on the noble verse:
But perhaps you hate a thing and it is good for you
وَعَسَى أَنْ تَكْرَهُوا شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْAnd whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.
وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍAnd whatever strikes you of disaster - it is for what your hands have earned; but He pardons much.
وَمَا أَصَابَكُمْ مِنْ مُصِيبَةٍ فَبِمَا كَسَبَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَيَعْفُو عَنْ كَثِيرٍ
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