Questioned about the economic wars against Iraq?
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The questioner : Okay, Shaykh, there is a second issue as well. If there was a pre-planned economic war against Iraq prior to this invasion, and there were attempts to resolve it through these Arab conferences that were being held, what is your opinion? And if it is established that there were indeed economic wars against Iraq from Kuwait and the UAE?
The Shaykh : Lawful economic wars?
The questioner : Unlawful, of course, because Iraq was coming out of an eight-year war, and its economy was on the brink of the abyss, or even in the abyss.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And when Kuwait exports oil at a price ten dollars below the agreed price, and in quantities that exceed the permitted or agreed quantities by multiples, the target is Iraq, of course.
The Shaykh : Why is the target Iraq, of course?
The questioner : Because when Iraq came out of the war, it had no economy except oil...
The Shaykh : No, but I am telling you, where does it come from that the target is Iraq only? Is there not a country that sells oil and petroleum other than Iraq? Say yes.
The questioner : The target, yes, there are many countries...
The Shaykh : Okay, so why, my brother, do you imagine the matter to be that the target is Iraq? And why would the target be Iraq?
The questioner : Because there was a major dispute between Iraq and Kuwait from long ago.
The Shaykh : This dispute must be judged within the bounds of the Shari'ah rulings. But these countries, with great regret, when they turned away from the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), Allah (Mighty and Majestic) afflicted them, as our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) said:[Al-Isra 17:16] The important thing, O unknown brother, is that we Muslims must think with pure Islamic thought, not with the thought of disbelievers who know nothing but solving economic problems, sometimes by attacking small states and the like, and whom Allah (Mighty and Majestic) described rightly in His saying: [At-Tawbah 9:29] So we Muslims, as states and peoples, it is not permissible for us to imitate the disbelievers in their method of solving economic or social problems or otherwise, because our guidance differs from the guidance of the mushrikin, as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said. Therefore, if you are truly a Muslim, as we hope, you must think about looking for a peaceful solution to what happened, not a purely economic one devoid of the ruling of Islam.
The questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware, my brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. Yes.
The Shaykh : Lawful economic wars?
The questioner : Unlawful, of course, because Iraq was coming out of an eight-year war, and its economy was on the brink of the abyss, or even in the abyss.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : And when Kuwait exports oil at a price ten dollars below the agreed price, and in quantities that exceed the permitted or agreed quantities by multiples, the target is Iraq, of course.
The Shaykh : Why is the target Iraq, of course?
The questioner : Because when Iraq came out of the war, it had no economy except oil...
The Shaykh : No, but I am telling you, where does it come from that the target is Iraq only? Is there not a country that sells oil and petroleum other than Iraq? Say yes.
The questioner : The target, yes, there are many countries...
The Shaykh : Okay, so why, my brother, do you imagine the matter to be that the target is Iraq? And why would the target be Iraq?
The questioner : Because there was a major dispute between Iraq and Kuwait from long ago.
The Shaykh : This dispute must be judged within the bounds of the Shari'ah rulings. But these countries, with great regret, when they turned away from the ruling of Allah (Mighty and Majestic), Allah (Mighty and Majestic) afflicted them, as our Lord (Mighty and Majestic) said:
And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction.
و إذا أردنا أن نهلك قرية أمرنا مترفيها ففسقوا فيها فحقّ عليها القول فدمّرناها تدميراFight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture - [fight] until they give the jizyah willingly while they are humbled.
قاتلوا الّذين لا يؤمنون بالله و لا باليوم الآخر و لا يحرّمون ما حرّم الله و رسوله و لا يدينون دين الحقّ من الّذين أوتوا الكتاب حتّى يعطوا الجزية عن يد و هم صاغرونThe questioner: May Allah reward you with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And beware, my brother.
The questioner : May Allah reward you.
The Shaykh : Welcome.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and Allah's mercy and blessings. Yes.
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