Is it true that America wanted to enter Kuwait, but Iraq got there first?
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Another questioner : Peace be upon you, and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
The questioner : The question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We heard your fatwa regarding Iraq's entry into Kuwait, and it is good, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of yourself.
The questioner : But there is a point we would like to verify.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : It is that the global media, which opposes Iraq and supports it, has proven that America was on the verge of entering Kuwait, but Iraq got there hours before them. Therefore, as soon as Iraq arrived in Kuwait, America entered Saudi Arabia.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : It is not possible to cover this vast distance in one or two days. This is evidence that they were on their way to the Gulf region. Does this change anything in the matter?
The Shaykh : It does not change anything in the matter.
The questioner : From the fatwa.
The Shaykh : It does not change anything in the fatwa. Why? Because you said that these news reports are issued by the parties that support Iraq.
The questioner : Other parties, not Iraq.
The Shaykh : They support Iraq, it is not Iraq itself.
The questioner : And there are other parties that do not support Iraq. For example, I reside in Saudi Arabia, and I found this thing: they arrived the second day after Iraq's entry; they arrived in Saudi Arabia.
The Shaykh : This is not the media news you are talking about; you are speaking about what you found.
The questioner : Yes, I am talking about the media, and I am talking about something I found and touched.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you now about the thing you found. It is permissible for your finding of the thing to be like the finding of Dhul-Qarnayn[Al-Kahf 18:86], so it appears that way, but the truth is that the sun sets in a muddy spring?
The questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Okay, so I understood you. And my question is: which news reports came from a source that does not support Iraq? There is no such news. These news reports are broadcast by media to justify a certain position. And we are Muslims, and we are not deceived by media that publishes, whether from the disbelievers, or from those who support the disbelievers, or from those who do the deeds of the disbelievers. Suppose we were certain that the Americans wanted to occupy Kuwait, is it permissible for a Muslim state to do the deed of a disbelieving state?
The questioner : O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, answer me!
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Answer me.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Here is the answer. So, these media that you are conveying this news to us from, first, the matter requires proving this news, and without that, it is like spinning thread. And the second thing, let us assume that this news is true, but that does not justify a Muslim state attacking a Muslim state because one of the two states wanted a disbelieving state to attack it.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings, and His forgiveness.
The questioner : The question.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : We heard your fatwa regarding Iraq's entry into Kuwait, and it is good, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : And beware of yourself.
The questioner : But there is a point we would like to verify.
The Shaykh : Please go ahead.
The questioner : It is that the global media, which opposes Iraq and supports it, has proven that America was on the verge of entering Kuwait, but Iraq got there hours before them. Therefore, as soon as Iraq arrived in Kuwait, America entered Saudi Arabia.
The Shaykh : What Allah willed.
The questioner : It is not possible to cover this vast distance in one or two days. This is evidence that they were on their way to the Gulf region. Does this change anything in the matter?
The Shaykh : It does not change anything in the matter.
The questioner : From the fatwa.
The Shaykh : It does not change anything in the fatwa. Why? Because you said that these news reports are issued by the parties that support Iraq.
The questioner : Other parties, not Iraq.
The Shaykh : They support Iraq, it is not Iraq itself.
The questioner : And there are other parties that do not support Iraq. For example, I reside in Saudi Arabia, and I found this thing: they arrived the second day after Iraq's entry; they arrived in Saudi Arabia.
The Shaykh : This is not the media news you are talking about; you are speaking about what you found.
The questioner : Yes, I am talking about the media, and I am talking about something I found and touched.
The Shaykh : I am not asking you now about the thing you found. It is permissible for your finding of the thing to be like the finding of Dhul-Qarnayn
he found it [as if] setting in a spring of dark mud
فوجدها تغرب في عين حمئةThe questioner: No.
The Shaykh : Okay, so I understood you. And my question is: which news reports came from a source that does not support Iraq? There is no such news. These news reports are broadcast by media to justify a certain position. And we are Muslims, and we are not deceived by media that publishes, whether from the disbelievers, or from those who support the disbelievers, or from those who do the deeds of the disbelievers. Suppose we were certain that the Americans wanted to occupy Kuwait, is it permissible for a Muslim state to do the deed of a disbelieving state?
The questioner : O Shaykh...
The Shaykh : O Shaykh, answer me!
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : Answer me.
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Here is the answer. So, these media that you are conveying this news to us from, first, the matter requires proving this news, and without that, it is like spinning thread. And the second thing, let us assume that this news is true, but that does not justify a Muslim state attacking a Muslim state because one of the two states wanted a disbelieving state to attack it.
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