He was asked about matters that occurred in Afghanistan.

The Shaykh : The call to jihad.

The questioner : Since this organization was established, it has had...

The Shaykh : What is this based on?

The questioner : Sibghat Allah Mujaddidi.

The Shaykh : Sibghat Allah.

The questioner : And he is now considered the head of the government.

The Shaykh : And the others? But this is a temporary presidency with no value, and the others?

The questioner : But it is effective, O Shaykh. It has operations in Afghanistan, and it has operations even recently; they closed the road on...

The Shaykh : It is not effective; it has no authority, for example, over Hakim Yar...

The questioner : It has authority. A few days ago, they closed the road by order of Sibghat Allah Mujaddidi. He closed the road to Khost, and most of the soldiers were not from Sibghat Allah Mujaddidi's group; rather, the majority were affiliated with Siyaf and also with Yunis Khalas. They closed the road to Khost, and this was a fight against Shaykh Jamil because of his victory in the national elections that took place there. So they objected to him with this. They came with a group of cars loaded with weapons, wanting to enter Khost. Shaykh Jamil was inside Khost, so he asked permission and called the gate. They said, "Do we allow them to enter or not?" He said,The Shaykh : "If they want the front, that is their right. But if they want Khost, they are not from the people of Khost and have no right to it. Rather, these people want to cause fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) and have no right to enter." So they refused to let them in. Then Sibghat Allah Mujaddidi said to cut off the road to Jamil al-Rahman. The Arab brothers were also hiding among the Afghans; they were walking long distances on foot so they could enter the interior. Perhaps now the closing of the doors has started to ease, and so on. This is a government that has operations and influence inside. I mean, this is one of their positions. They also have hostile positions toward the people of the Sunnah, and other positions regarding demands and such before the world. I do not know about those, but I am certain of their hostile positions regarding the people of the Sunnah.

The Shaykh : But this talk is heard after ten years. How is this?

The questioner : How is that possible?

The Shaykh : This talk is heard after ten years. We hear it after ten years. Where was this? Therefore, the matter needs study. People go there to seek the truth. But a mere report, and after ten years, this is not something upon which a fatwa should be issued based on such a report.

The questioner : Okay, O Shaykh, we must be clear about our religion. So we hope that a position is taken in this matter.

The Shaykh : I cannot, my brother.

The questioner : You cannot send brothers or such?

The Shaykh : I cannot. And Allah does not burden a soul except with what it can bear. I cannot do less than this, let alone something like this.

The questioner : No, I am not saying you, O Shaykh.

The Shaykh : I cannot. I do not have people under my command. I am not an emir or the head of a group, or anything like that. I am only responsible for myself. But from the scientific and intellectual side, I help our brothers as much as I can. Did you hear this news?

Another questioner : It is being broadcast now.

The Shaykh : Okay, why is it being broadcast now when it was kept secret for ten years?

The questioner : This... recently... a few days ago.

The Shaykh : This needs verification, because the defect in news lies in its narrators.

Another questioner : The news you told me about the descent of government forces and the prevention of...

The Shaykh : No, no, the flag. What flag?

The questioner : The name of the organization. The name of Sibghat Allah Mujaddidi's organization is the Islamic National Front for the Liberation of Afghanistan.

The Shaykh : Islamic National.

The questioner : This is the name of the organization.

The Shaykh : May Allah make it easy for you, huh?

Another questioner : Their head of government gave an eloquent sermon. If you like to hear it?

The Shaykh : Yes.

The questioner : He said that those who run the world are four. From the speech you know about al-Sha'rani and others. Then we investigated them and found him to be a green vegetable seller in Afghanistan, and we used to oppress him, and we did such and such. The sermon is preserved and translated. They surpassed Muhyi al-Din ibn Arabi and his group. This matter of nationalism is very easy.

The Shaykh : No, it is not easy. That is a belief confined to the man, and it is misguidance. But here, a flag is raised that rules over the people under it. So there is a difference.

Another questioner : This has been known for ten years, but they do not publish it for the sake of money, and then the money does not come to them.

The Shaykh : It is not necessary, my brother, that they publish it. The Arabs and Salafis and others who frequent that place—how did this news remain secret while the flag is raised under this title? This is a cause for suspicion.

The questioner : True, if you take it with your gentleness.

The Shaykh : As usual, I mean.

The questioner : And you know that the actions they perform, the actions they carry out... at that time, the slogans and signs, when they apply this practically...

The Shaykh : No, no, the ruling is different, my brother. The ruling is different. It is obligatory to obey the caliph as long as he proclaims the correct principle. But This is injustice and aggression, and so on. But the sign is Islamic. So if it were the opposite, if he were just and the sign were not Islamic, then it would not be permissible to support him or to march under his banner. In any case, you have heard the answer I have, so it is necessary to wait.