How do we achieve victory and empowerment, and what is the first condition required of us in that?
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The Shaykh : You know Islamic history, and you must know it, at least in a general way. When the Messenger (peace be upon him) was sent among the Arabs...
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : ...and around them were the Persians and the Romans. Who was stronger in equipment and numbers?
The questioner : The Persians and the Romans.
The Shaykh : Good. Then, to whom did the victory belong?
The questioner : To the Muslims.
The Shaykh : Why? Because they were stronger in equipment and numbers?!
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No, but because they were believers, because they realized the saying of the Lord of the Worlds:[Muhammad 47:7] So I want you to stand with this verse in your entire life, in all your thinking. If you set out from this verse, you will rectify your thinking and your creed, and you will rectify your Shari'ah and your actions within the limits of your ability. And among the limits of ability is His saying: [Al-Anfal 8:60] The conclusion is that it is not permissible for you to constantly and forever complain that the Muslims are not preparing for jihad and are not moving toward jihad. You are speaking of the final step, not the starting point, which is faith. And this is the intellectual error that the youth have been afflicted with. It is not a matter of blame, nor is it about any youth, for example, not those connected to Islamic groups. No, even the Islamic groups erred in this divine methodology: [Muhammad 47:7]. Say it about the Muslim Brotherhood, say it about the Liberation Party. They all took the issue from its second side. What is that? We agreed with you that the practical aspect is secondary and the intellectual aspect is primary.
The questioner : (peace and blessings be upon him).
The Shaykh : ...and around them were the Persians and the Romans. Who was stronger in equipment and numbers?
The questioner : The Persians and the Romans.
The Shaykh : Good. Then, to whom did the victory belong?
The questioner : To the Muslims.
The Shaykh : Why? Because they were stronger in equipment and numbers?!
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : No, but because they were believers, because they realized the saying of the Lord of the Worlds:
if you support Allah, He will support you
إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْAnd prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy
وَأَعِدُّوا لَهُمْ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ مِنْ قُوَّةٍ وَمِنْ رِبَاطِ الْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِ عَدُوَّ اللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْif you support Allah, He will support you
إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ
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