The Shaykh's remarks regarding Ali Bilhaj and his group.
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The Shaykh : We call them Salafis; they are Salafis in general.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I forget the details, and this was one of the reasons they became entangled in rebelling against the disbeliever ruler, and then what befell them befell them, even though we had warned them. In this house, first, we tried to understand the plan from which they launch their da'wah, from their leader, Shaykh Ali.
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Ali their leader a Salafi, meaning?
The Shaykh : He brings you the statement.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Yes, oh... be careful.
The questioner : We are careful, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : With your right hand.
The questioner : This is what we loved in you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. The point is, he was very closed off regarding those Salafis. We were trying to understand from him when he came here. You are going to Iraq, for what? No answer came out of him, and he excused himself saying his time is tight, and if Allah wills, when he returns he will speak with us.
The questioner : ...before.
The Shaykh : And the man returned from Iraq—also—when we met him, he did not respond to us, and that was naturally in the presence of a group of our brothers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Among them was Muhammad Shuqara. In another session after this one, he had followers here on their way to Iraq, volunteers to help Iraq. There were here, approximately in this place, more than fifteen young men. I spoke with them about the topic of purification and upbringing, and I was frank with them that confronting the rulers today, these oppressors, is a grave error. We mentioned to them what should be mentioned regarding the obligation of ijtihad in knowledge, especially the knowledge we are discussing, the purified knowledge.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that knowledge must be coupled with action. We mentioned what is appropriate for the occasion and reminded them of the events in Hama.
The questioner : And in Egypt.
The Shaykh : And Egypt and the Sacred Mosque, and that all of this caused the da'wah to retreat. I asked them, "You say about yourselves that you are twenty-five million?" Of course, it was in the form of question and answer, but... it is not enough for them to have a thousand doctors to treat their physical, bodily diseases, so how many scholars do you need? Five scholars are enough, I said. He said, "We need hundreds, even thousands." "How many scholars do you have?" He said, "We have no scholar at all."
The questioner : Yes, Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : We said, "O people, how do you want to establish the Muslim state when the people are not raised on knowledge and righteous action? If you establish it and overthrow this state, who will put the Islamic constitution for you from this speech?" They said, "By Allah, your speech is correct." Nevertheless, it happened...
The student : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : I forget the details, and this was one of the reasons they became entangled in rebelling against the disbeliever ruler, and then what befell them befell them, even though we had warned them. In this house, first, we tried to understand the plan from which they launch their da'wah, from their leader, Shaykh Ali.
The questioner : Is this Shaykh Ali their leader a Salafi, meaning?
The Shaykh : He brings you the statement.
The questioner : Yes...
The Shaykh : Yes, oh... be careful.
The questioner : We are careful, may Allah bless you.
The Shaykh : With your right hand.
The questioner : This is what we loved in you.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good.
The questioner : Yes, by Allah.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you with good. The point is, he was very closed off regarding those Salafis. We were trying to understand from him when he came here. You are going to Iraq, for what? No answer came out of him, and he excused himself saying his time is tight, and if Allah wills, when he returns he will speak with us.
The questioner : ...before.
The Shaykh : And the man returned from Iraq—also—when we met him, he did not respond to us, and that was naturally in the presence of a group of our brothers.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : Among them was Muhammad Shuqara. In another session after this one, he had followers here on their way to Iraq, volunteers to help Iraq. There were here, approximately in this place, more than fifteen young men. I spoke with them about the topic of purification and upbringing, and I was frank with them that confronting the rulers today, these oppressors, is a grave error. We mentioned to them what should be mentioned regarding the obligation of ijtihad in knowledge, especially the knowledge we are discussing, the purified knowledge.
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And that knowledge must be coupled with action. We mentioned what is appropriate for the occasion and reminded them of the events in Hama.
The questioner : And in Egypt.
The Shaykh : And Egypt and the Sacred Mosque, and that all of this caused the da'wah to retreat. I asked them, "You say about yourselves that you are twenty-five million?" Of course, it was in the form of question and answer, but... it is not enough for them to have a thousand doctors to treat their physical, bodily diseases, so how many scholars do you need? Five scholars are enough, I said. He said, "We need hundreds, even thousands." "How many scholars do you have?" He said, "We have no scholar at all."
The questioner : Yes, Allahu Akbar.
The Shaykh : We said, "O people, how do you want to establish the Muslim state when the people are not raised on knowledge and righteous action? If you establish it and overthrow this state, who will put the Islamic constitution for you from this speech?" They said, "By Allah, your speech is correct." Nevertheless, it happened...
The student : There is no power nor strength except with Allah!
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