The Muslim's Obligation Toward His Oppressed Brothers
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What should we do now to support our brothers in Bosnia, especially since the door to jihad has not been opened to this day? And are we considered to have fallen short if we die without having fought the enemies of Islam?
The work—may Allah bless you—is for a person to be prepared, and to intend with a firm intention that if a call for jihad with wealth or with the self were to occur, he would respond and answer the call of Allah. By doing so, he has spoken to his soul about the expedition, so that he does not die upon a branch of hypocrisy.
Also: I advise you to increase in supplication: that Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, would send down upon these aggressive Serbs a host from among His hosts, and that He would bring upon them His wrath which is not turned away from the criminal people, and that He would scatter their gathering, disperse their assembly, and defeat their army, and that He would make their wrath fall among themselves, and so on from other supplications. And seek help from Allah against them. O Allah, we seek Your help against these people. And you should ask Allah, the Exalted, to keep our brothers in Bosnia firm in facing these enemies. Were it not that Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, had kept them firm, they would have perished yesterday, because the weapons and ferocity of their enemies are far greater than what they have.
Our brothers in Bosnia are stripped of weapons, as is known, and these people have weapons that rank third or fourth in the entire world. O Allah, keep our brothers firm. There is no doubt that this is, if Allah wills, a favor from Allah for them, and that Allah, the Exalted, will take hold of their hands;Because Allah, the Exalted, said to His Messenger: [Hud:49] But I advise you to supplicate on every occasion; in prostration, between the adhan and the iqamah, in the last part of the night, at all times. Make your hearts with them, and feel what they feel or more. They are your brothers. And they are facing today a people of disbelief from among the people of shirk (associating partners with Allah) and trinitarianism.
As for qunut, it is a matter for the rulers, but we make qunut between ourselves and our souls, so no one prevents us from that.
The work—may Allah bless you—is for a person to be prepared, and to intend with a firm intention that if a call for jihad with wealth or with the self were to occur, he would respond and answer the call of Allah. By doing so, he has spoken to his soul about the expedition, so that he does not die upon a branch of hypocrisy.
Also: I advise you to increase in supplication: that Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, would send down upon these aggressive Serbs a host from among His hosts, and that He would bring upon them His wrath which is not turned away from the criminal people, and that He would scatter their gathering, disperse their assembly, and defeat their army, and that He would make their wrath fall among themselves, and so on from other supplications. And seek help from Allah against them. O Allah, we seek Your help against these people. And you should ask Allah, the Exalted, to keep our brothers in Bosnia firm in facing these enemies. Were it not that Allah, the Exalted and Sublime, had kept them firm, they would have perished yesterday, because the weapons and ferocity of their enemies are far greater than what they have.
Our brothers in Bosnia are stripped of weapons, as is known, and these people have weapons that rank third or fourth in the entire world. O Allah, keep our brothers firm. There is no doubt that this is, if Allah wills, a favor from Allah for them, and that Allah, the Exalted, will take hold of their hands;Because Allah, the Exalted, said to His Messenger:
So be patient; indeed, the [best] outcome is for the righteous.
فَاصْبِرْ إِنَّ الْعَاقِبَةَ لِلْمُتَّقِينَAs for qunut, it is a matter for the rulers, but we make qunut between ourselves and our souls, so no one prevents us from that.