A discussion about the biography of Abdullah 'Azzam.

Al-Halabi : By Allah, he was, I think, one of the most, or rather the most, of the people who opened the eyes of the youth to jihad.

The Shaykh: Certainly.

The questioner : Our goal is martyrdom in the path of Allah; we have no other goal. What is better than this goal? And he would always take a pledge from the Afghan leaders that when the Islamic state is established, we will head to Palestine. He would always take this pledge from them.
Al-Halabi : My Shaykh, I don't know, some of the brothers told you about a meeting with Abdullah 'Azzam in the newspaper ... shortly before his passing. One person, it seems, asked him a question, saying, "I heard it said that you are against the Salafis and such." He said, "Allahu Akbar! How can that be? Salafiyyah is the foundation; a Muslim cannot be anything but a Salafi." He said, "... Ash'ari creed." He said, "My son, when they want to annoy someone, they say, 'Oh, Ash'ari.' I raised you to love the Salafi da'wah and the Salafi creed." There is an article of about four or five pages, all about this ... in this minute, I mean.

The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.

The questioner : Of course, the book you consulted him about, may Allah be pleased with it.

The Shaykh : I think at least our knowledge.

The questioner : Once, one person told me thatThe Shaykh : the compiler of the authentic hadiths had askedThe Shaykh : I want to collect the authentic hadiths related to jihad from the booksThe Shaykh .

The Shaykh : He used to call me on the phone from Peshawar more than a year before his passing, saying, "I want your permission to print. I have extracted about seven hundred hadiths from *Sahih al-Jami'* regarding jihad in a paper I want to print after getting permission." I said, "With permission, may Allah reward you with good. This is light upon light, but I don't know if it was facilitated for him or not."

The questioner : He mentioned to me that he wrote many hadiths about jihad ... .
Al-Halabi : A man who is known to be fair; in all his letters, he saidThe Shaykh : he authenticatedThe Shaykh : Nasser.

The questioner : regarding jihad. Praise be to Allah, my dear brother, prayer, zakah, and fasting are obligatory upon us. Jihad is also obligatory upon us. If jihad is found in America, we must fight in America. If it is found anywhere, we must go and fight ... He said to him, "You are a journalist now; it is supposed that you write about Afghanistan and convey the news of the mujahideen." He said to him, "It was not facilitated for me." He said, "I will take you with me by hand now ... Who stopped you? No one stops you. His speech is good, by Allah."
Al-Halabi : Subhan Allah, the man always focuses on matters other than the issue of creed; he focuses ... on matters of faith. Therefore, you find many of the youth connected to him, taking from his character.

The Shaykh : I mean, he deviated from the Muslim Brotherhood and their methodology, so he was on the right path.
Al-Halabi : Even in his will, he points out, saying, "If your emir tells you not to do jihad, do not obey him, for jihad is the opinion of every emir and every president, and so on."
Al-Halabi : He emphasizes the methodology of the Salaf, and his will says, "It is obligatory upon you to follow the methodology of the Salaf." His will, O Shaykh, says, "It is obligatory upon you to follow the methodology of the Salaf."

The Shaykh : You knew him when he used to attend. When I first came, you didn't know him. He would sit in the hall with us, and among all the attendees, he had a small notebook and a soft pen. Like his story, he would listen and write down the main points. Among all the attendees, I mean, our brothers were not as keen as he was, may Allah have mercy on them.

The questioner : ... .