The Shaykh Al-Albani's Concern That the Afghan Jihad Would Suffer from Division and a Lack of Cooperation
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The Shaykh : Excuse me, the conversation with the brother is until he puts down his weapon, and then we will turn to you. Do you have anything else we can benefit from?
The questioner : ... Clarifying the last point: if the commander there says, "I am in need," and the commanders under him, who are actually in the battles, say, "We are not in need," butThe Shaykh : ... he says, "I am in need" ... .
The Shaykh : The answer remains the same; it does not change. Then I am surprised by this situation; I do not know if it is imaginary or real. I understand that the commander of the forces is more knowledgeable about the reality than any of the other commanders. So, if the commander of the commanders says, "We are in need of reinforcements of men," then we should not pay attention to the opinion of one of the commanders who is among those under the command of that supreme leader. I understand it this way. I am not a military man, nor am I.
The questioner : ... Because there are commanders, but there is no higher commander. There is no higher commander; there are commanders, all of whom are equal.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And different fronts.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Some of the fronts.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They mention that they are in need of men.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : For the Afghan Jihad as a whole.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And some of the fronts mention that they are not in need of men, but are in need of other things.
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is a regrettable thing, but nevertheless, the answer was given as you heard. Yes, and I think—and this is what we regret—that there is no unity of understanding among them, and no unity of cooperation. Otherwise, the one who says, "I do not have [men], I am not in need of men," and the other who says, "I am in need of men," it could have been said, "Take what you need from the surplus numbers of the other commander." But what I fear most, and may it not be so, is that each commander works alone, without information about what the other commander is doing, without information about whether he is in need of numbers and equipment, and so on. And this would be the problem of problems.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Unfortunately, this would be the problem of problems, in any case.
The questioner : Some of them said to me, "The men who come from your side, meaning, they tire us more than the others." He says, "They tire us ... the people ... with your problems." He says this.
The Shaykh : This is possible, perhaps due to their distance from the correct understanding of Islam, unfortunately. Now, do you pray, if Allah wills, in the ...?
The questioner : If Allah wills ... .
The Shaykh : No problem, we will not end the discussion, but we will prepare. And is it possible for you to find a place, or do you pray outside the Haram?
The student : In the Haram.
Another student: There is a place, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : There is a place.
The questioner : ... Clarifying the last point: if the commander there says, "I am in need," and the commanders under him, who are actually in the battles, say, "We are not in need," butThe Shaykh : ... he says, "I am in need" ... .
The Shaykh : The answer remains the same; it does not change. Then I am surprised by this situation; I do not know if it is imaginary or real. I understand that the commander of the forces is more knowledgeable about the reality than any of the other commanders. So, if the commander of the commanders says, "We are in need of reinforcements of men," then we should not pay attention to the opinion of one of the commanders who is among those under the command of that supreme leader. I understand it this way. I am not a military man, nor am I.
The questioner : ... Because there are commanders, but there is no higher commander. There is no higher commander; there are commanders, all of whom are equal.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And different fronts.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Some of the fronts.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They mention that they are in need of men.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : For the Afghan Jihad as a whole.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And some of the fronts mention that they are not in need of men, but are in need of other things.
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is a regrettable thing, but nevertheless, the answer was given as you heard. Yes, and I think—and this is what we regret—that there is no unity of understanding among them, and no unity of cooperation. Otherwise, the one who says, "I do not have [men], I am not in need of men," and the other who says, "I am in need of men," it could have been said, "Take what you need from the surplus numbers of the other commander." But what I fear most, and may it not be so, is that each commander works alone, without information about what the other commander is doing, without information about whether he is in need of numbers and equipment, and so on. And this would be the problem of problems.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Unfortunately, this would be the problem of problems, in any case.
The questioner : Some of them said to me, "The men who come from your side, meaning, they tire us more than the others." He says, "They tire us ... the people ... with your problems." He says this.
The Shaykh : This is possible, perhaps due to their distance from the correct understanding of Islam, unfortunately. Now, do you pray, if Allah wills, in the ...?
The questioner : If Allah wills ... .
The Shaykh : No problem, we will not end the discussion, but we will prepare. And is it possible for you to find a place, or do you pray outside the Haram?
The student : In the Haram.
Another student: There is a place, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : There is a place.
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