Deficiencies in upbringing are a cause of defeat.
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The Shaykh : And when Allah (Mighty and Majestic) knows from these people that they deserve Allah's victory, He facilitates for them paths that do not even cross their minds to take, for Allah (Mighty and Majestic) supports whom He wills, and Allah is the One to be sought for aid.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, you mentioned in your speech just now the Battle of Hunayn and the well-known verses regarding it, which truly represent a great methodology. Is it possible to state as a rule that deficiencies in upbringing are a cause of defeat, based on these verses?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Undoubtedly, there is a lesson in this, for we believe that the Companions were raised, but from one angle they became arrogant, and that was the cause of their defeat. So where are the Muslims today in fulfilling all that is obligatory upon them? If we studied the biographies of individuals from any group that appoints an emir over them with such certainty, we would find that they are not Muslims. I do not say they are believers; they are not Muslims, meaning they are not following Islam, except what Allah wills, and they are few in number. Yet these groups want to establish the state of Islam and want to fight the disbelievers and the rulers whose open disbelief has become apparent. This is by no means possible. On this occasion, I mention—and some of our brothers remember this well from me—that I am impressed by a word a man of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance said to his companion, which indicates that he was a sound thinker. It is the famous poem of Imru' al-Qays: "My companion wept when he saw the road between us *** And was certain that we would be overtaken by Qays."
"And I said to him, do not let your eye weep, for *** We are striving for a kingdom, or we die and are excused." This last line of the verse is what impresses me. He is striving for a kingdom; we are striving to establish Islamic rule. How must we walk the path within the limits of our ability? Either we reach the establishment of the rule, or we are excused. As for setting restrictions, conditions, and a number that must be met, all of this is striking cold iron; it has no value.
Al-Halabi : Our Shaykh, you mentioned in your speech just now the Battle of Hunayn and the well-known verses regarding it, which truly represent a great methodology. Is it possible to state as a rule that deficiencies in upbringing are a cause of defeat, based on these verses?
The Shaykh : Without a doubt.
Al-Halabi : Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : Undoubtedly, there is a lesson in this, for we believe that the Companions were raised, but from one angle they became arrogant, and that was the cause of their defeat. So where are the Muslims today in fulfilling all that is obligatory upon them? If we studied the biographies of individuals from any group that appoints an emir over them with such certainty, we would find that they are not Muslims. I do not say they are believers; they are not Muslims, meaning they are not following Islam, except what Allah wills, and they are few in number. Yet these groups want to establish the state of Islam and want to fight the disbelievers and the rulers whose open disbelief has become apparent. This is by no means possible. On this occasion, I mention—and some of our brothers remember this well from me—that I am impressed by a word a man of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance said to his companion, which indicates that he was a sound thinker. It is the famous poem of Imru' al-Qays: "My companion wept when he saw the road between us *** And was certain that we would be overtaken by Qays."
"And I said to him, do not let your eye weep, for *** We are striving for a kingdom, or we die and are excused." This last line of the verse is what impresses me. He is striving for a kingdom; we are striving to establish Islamic rule. How must we walk the path within the limits of our ability? Either we reach the establishment of the rule, or we are excused. As for setting restrictions, conditions, and a number that must be met, all of this is striking cold iron; it has no value.
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