Some Muslims display joy and happiness over what is happening in the West, such as the departure of one president and the arrival of another; is this a defect in creed?
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The questioner : Shaykh, some Muslims ... the West and the developments in the West, so when some ... occurred, they displayed joy and happiness. Is this considered a practical or a heart-related defect in creed? And what do you advise, O your Excellency?
The Shaykh : What do you mean ... .
Another questioner: In plain terms.
The questioner : So-and-so came and so-and-so went, so this is better than that, and so on.
The Shaykh : This is a weakness of faith and intellect together, a weakness of faith and intellect. In truth, what every Muslim must keep in mind on such an occasion is to remember the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:[Al-A'raf 7:38]
Abu Malik:[Al-A'raf 7:38]
The Shaykh : Yes, indeed. The point is that this joy is childish joy, not the joy of men. First, it is not the joy of believing men. Second, the fact that Bush fell and someone else took his place—do I know his name?
The students: Clinton.
The Shaykh : ... .
Abu Malik: By Allah, Shaykh, the names of devils!
The Shaykh : The point is that Bush fell and so-and-so succeeded in the election. They are all following the same policy; it is merely a change of faces. Therefore, it is a great foolishness to rejoice that Bush left and so-and-so came in his place, especially since we have not yet known the good from the evil of so-and-so. If there is any good among them, why this haste? As long as disbelief, first of all, is all one religion, and the American people, as a people, have a policy with the Jews, the fact that Bush fell and so-and-so succeeded does not change the policy of the people with the speed that some dreamers and weak-minded people imagine, thinking we are rid of Bush! Perhaps this one is worse than Bush. In any case, a Muslim does not rejoice at the fall of a disbeliever and the rise of a disbeliever in his place, because disbelief is one religion and the policy is one policy. Look now at who was in the ministry following the Jews.
The students: Isaac Shamir.
The Shaykh : Isaac Shamir.
Abu Malik: And now Isaac Rabin has come in his place.
The Shaykh : Isaac Rabin. What difference did we see between the fall of that one and the rise of this one? Nothing at all. Rather ... for those with weak dreams. And unfortunately, some Muslims or some politicians who are not guided by the policy of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Therefore, I can say that Allah, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said, and I say on this occasion that Allah does not love lying. Those who rejoice at the fall of this one in place of that one, as I said earlier, their dreams are like the dreams of children, or even birds.
Abu Layla: Shaykh, the one who always falls is present in their Senate. What is the difference in policy with them?
The Shaykh : The policy is one.
The Shaykh : What do you mean ... .
Another questioner: In plain terms.
The questioner : So-and-so came and so-and-so went, so this is better than that, and so on.
The Shaykh : This is a weakness of faith and intellect together, a weakness of faith and intellect. In truth, what every Muslim must keep in mind on such an occasion is to remember the saying of Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He:
Every time a nation enters, it will curse its sister
كل ما دخلت أمة لعنت أختهاAbu Malik:
until, when they have all overtaken one another therein, the last of them will say about the first of them
فإذا اداركوا فيها جميعا قالت أخراهم لأولاهمThe Shaykh : Yes, indeed. The point is that this joy is childish joy, not the joy of men. First, it is not the joy of believing men. Second, the fact that Bush fell and someone else took his place—do I know his name?
The students: Clinton.
The Shaykh : ... .
Abu Malik: By Allah, Shaykh, the names of devils!
The Shaykh : The point is that Bush fell and so-and-so succeeded in the election. They are all following the same policy; it is merely a change of faces. Therefore, it is a great foolishness to rejoice that Bush left and so-and-so came in his place, especially since we have not yet known the good from the evil of so-and-so. If there is any good among them, why this haste? As long as disbelief, first of all, is all one religion, and the American people, as a people, have a policy with the Jews, the fact that Bush fell and so-and-so succeeded does not change the policy of the people with the speed that some dreamers and weak-minded people imagine, thinking we are rid of Bush! Perhaps this one is worse than Bush. In any case, a Muslim does not rejoice at the fall of a disbeliever and the rise of a disbeliever in his place, because disbelief is one religion and the policy is one policy. Look now at who was in the ministry following the Jews.
The students: Isaac Shamir.
The Shaykh : Isaac Shamir.
Abu Malik: And now Isaac Rabin has come in his place.
The Shaykh : Isaac Rabin. What difference did we see between the fall of that one and the rise of this one? Nothing at all. Rather ... for those with weak dreams. And unfortunately, some Muslims or some politicians who are not guided by the policy of the Qur'an and the Sunnah. Therefore, I can say that Allah, as Allah, Mighty and Majestic, said, and I say on this occasion that Allah does not love lying. Those who rejoice at the fall of this one in place of that one, as I said earlier, their dreams are like the dreams of children, or even birds.
Abu Layla: Shaykh, the one who always falls is present in their Senate. What is the difference in policy with them?
The Shaykh : The policy is one.