The Shaykh’s guidance on the necessity of self-control and taking the necessary measures, particularly regarding contemporary issues such as fighting the enemies, especially the Jews.

The Shaykh : Therefore, I see, without any blame, that we should not take up the issue with enthusiasm and unbridled emotions. We have not prepared the means to achieve the effect of these unbridled emotions, which is fighting the disbelievers in general and the Jews in particular. I believe that every Muslim today believes: our only enemy today is not the Jews, but rather all disbelieving states are enemies of the Muslims, especially the American state, which has now bared its fangs. The Muslims today, whom you, Professor, want to mobilize for jihad in the path of Allah, do you think this jihad will be only with the Jews? It will be with all the disbelievers, just as the event that recently occurred in Iraq, and that is not far from your memory. Thirty states, including Islamic states, unfortunately, banded together and conspired to fight this Arab Islamic state, even if only in name, because the people are Muslim even though the state is Ba'athist. So now, suppose the Jordanian people, for whom you are so enthusiastic, rose up as one man, took up arms, and started fighting the Jews. First, you answered well and correctly that this requires faith; it requires believing people, and this does not exist. And even if it did exist, our Lord says: