A statement by Shaykh Al-Albani to the Islamic Front that their concern should not be attaining power, but rather focusing on teaching the people the rulings of their religion
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The reader: "As for the fifth and sixth questions: their answers are understood from the answers that preceded them, and we add to that: that you, people of the Islamic Front, should not make your concern attaining power before the people are prepared to accept rule by Islam. This will not happen except by opening institutes and schools where the people learn the rulings of their religion in the correct manner and are raised to act upon them, and where there is no fundamental difference among them arising from partisanship and division, as is the reality, for unfortunately..."
The Shaykh : ...as is the reality!
The reader: "...as is the reality now, unfortunately, in Afghanistan. And so our Lord said in the Qur'an:[Ar-Rum 30:31-32], and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1935Sahih (Darussalam), narrated by Muslim. So you must proceed with purification, education, and patience, as our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said. And it was said: 'Whoever hastens a matter before its time is tried with its deprivation, and whoever sees the lesson in others, let him take the lesson.' Some of the Muslims before you have tried in a non-Muslim country to enter parliament with the intention of establishing the state of Islam, but they did not return from that with even a hint of success. That is because they did not act upon the wisdom that says: 'Establish the state of Islam in your hearts, and it will be established for you in your land.' And this is as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: Sahih Muslim 2564c. Narrated by Muslim. I ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He) to inspire us with guidance, to teach us what benefits us, and to guide us to act upon the Shari'ah of our Lord, following in that the Sunnah of our Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and the methodology of our Salaf, for all good is in following, and all evil is in innovation. And He should relieve us of what distresses and saddens us, and grant us victory over those who oppose us, for He is the All-Hearing, the Responsive."
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The reader: May Allah keep you safe.
The Shaykh : ...as is the reality!
The reader: "...as is the reality now, unfortunately, in Afghanistan. And so our Lord said in the Qur'an:
and do not be of those who associate others with Allah (32) [Or] of those who have divided their religion and become sects, every faction rejoicing in what it has.
وَلَا تَكُونُوا مِنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ * مِنَ الَّذِينَ فَرَّقُوا دِينَهُمْ وَكَانُوا شِيَعًا كُلُّ حِزْبٍ بِمَا لَدَيْهِمْ فَرِحُونَDo not cut off one another, nor desert one another, nor hate one another, nor envy one another. Be you , O worshippers o Allah, brothers.
لا تقاطعوا ، ولا تدابروا ، ولا تباغضوا ، ولا تحاسدوا ، وكونوا إخوانًا كما أمَرَكم اللهFor patience is from the Most Merciful, and haste is from Satan
فإن التَّأنِّي من الرحمن ، والعجلة من الشيطانVerily Allah does not look to your faces and your wealth but He looks to your heart and to your deeds.
إن الله لا ينظر إلى صوركم وأموالكم ، ولكن ينظر إلى قلوبكم وأعمالكمThe Shaykh : May Allah reward you.
The reader: May Allah keep you safe.
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