We ask you to clarify the status of the communists, and whether they are among the people of jihad and the like, and what is obligatory for us in dealing with them initially?
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The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : I ask you, do the communists believe in this? You say yes, or you say no, and then you say, "By Allah, we have evidence that we know of this matter." So do the communists believe in this?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Now, what do the communists believe in, according to you? Let me explain to you the difference between their belief and what does not burden them, except for the direction of defending the land.
The questioner : ... from a social perspective ... .
The Shaykh : Let me explain to you the difference between what these people believe and what those people believe, and the result of the difference is that what Muslims believe in requires a type of jihad that communists do not require. Is this clear to you or not?
The questioner : Clear...
The Shaykh : It is clear. Okay, we are proceeding with the topic, but we are proceeding on the basis of understanding and establishing basic rules and principles between me and him. That is, let me give you an example: if a man does not believe in the existence of Allah at all, okay?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then we open the topic with him: that the Messenger said he was revealed to!! Is that reasonable?! He has nothing but this material, and he does not believe in a Creator of this universe, so it is futile to discuss with him such a matter as I raised, or about miracles, or about similar things that the mind does not accept. So logic requires that we must first discuss with him regarding faith. If he believes, we can then move to the second step, the matter he raised, or the third. But if he does not believe in the Creator of the universe and the One who manages this universe, and the One who is able to do what He wills, what is the benefit of discussing details with him? Is there any benefit?!
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I am now, without comparison, following up with you on the topic, not running away from the topic. My intention is to show you the error in your statement that the communists act and the Muslims do not act.
The questioner : Regarding Palestine only.
The Shaykh : Regarding Palestine, I answered you before anything else: your saying "regarding Palestine only," this is not from Islam. Do you not understand Islam except in this way?
The questioner : No ... the Palestinian cause.
The Shaykh : He is still repeating it to me. My dear, I understand the topic about Palestine, but I am telling you: limiting the topic to Palestine does not separate the other Islamic countries from the topic. Why?
The questioner : I am only asking about Palestine, the thinking that exists now, I am not asking, for example, about the Muslims that, by Allah ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, here lies the error, here lies the error.
The Shaykh : I ask you, do the communists believe in this? You say yes, or you say no, and then you say, "By Allah, we have evidence that we know of this matter." So do the communists believe in this?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Now, what do the communists believe in, according to you? Let me explain to you the difference between their belief and what does not burden them, except for the direction of defending the land.
The questioner : ... from a social perspective ... .
The Shaykh : Let me explain to you the difference between what these people believe and what those people believe, and the result of the difference is that what Muslims believe in requires a type of jihad that communists do not require. Is this clear to you or not?
The questioner : Clear...
The Shaykh : It is clear. Okay, we are proceeding with the topic, but we are proceeding on the basis of understanding and establishing basic rules and principles between me and him. That is, let me give you an example: if a man does not believe in the existence of Allah at all, okay?
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Then we open the topic with him: that the Messenger said he was revealed to!! Is that reasonable?! He has nothing but this material, and he does not believe in a Creator of this universe, so it is futile to discuss with him such a matter as I raised, or about miracles, or about similar things that the mind does not accept. So logic requires that we must first discuss with him regarding faith. If he believes, we can then move to the second step, the matter he raised, or the third. But if he does not believe in the Creator of the universe and the One who manages this universe, and the One who is able to do what He wills, what is the benefit of discussing details with him? Is there any benefit?!
The questioner: No, no.
The Shaykh : Therefore, I am now, without comparison, following up with you on the topic, not running away from the topic. My intention is to show you the error in your statement that the communists act and the Muslims do not act.
The questioner : Regarding Palestine only.
The Shaykh : Regarding Palestine, I answered you before anything else: your saying "regarding Palestine only," this is not from Islam. Do you not understand Islam except in this way?
The questioner : No ... the Palestinian cause.
The Shaykh : He is still repeating it to me. My dear, I understand the topic about Palestine, but I am telling you: limiting the topic to Palestine does not separate the other Islamic countries from the topic. Why?
The questioner : I am only asking about Palestine, the thinking that exists now, I am not asking, for example, about the Muslims that, by Allah ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, here lies the error, here lies the error.
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