Reciting the Somali brothers' questions to the Shaykh without answers, in order to visualize and understand them?
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner : The first question: We are reading the questions, our Shaykh. One question per year?
The Shaykh : We do not start...
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : We take a picture.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Of the questions.
The questioner : The first question:
The Shaykh : It seems beforehand that the answer will not be possible now, as long as they say they want a detailed answer.
The questioner : Yes, in any case, we are reading now.
The Shaykh : The time is up.
The questioner : We are reading the questions now.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if there is a possibility to answer some of them, otherwise we postpone to another session.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question: What is the position that the Salafis must adopt regarding these ongoing wars between the warring tribes in Somalia? The second question: Is it permissible for the Salafi youth to join those existing groups, such as the Islamic Union group, the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Tabligh group? The third: Does the Islamic Union group have the right to declare war on the Somali people, on the pretext that they fall short in some obligations, do not establish the Shari'ah limits, and consider that war to be jihad in the path of Allah, in which participation is obligatory with one's self, wealth, and word? The fourth question: Who has the right to declare jihad, establish the limits, and punish those who refuse any of the legislations of Islam?
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : The fifth question: Is the presence of an imam a condition for jihad in the path of Allah, whether the jihad is offensive or defensive? Some people may cite as evidence for not requiring an imam what the Imam al-Haramayn mentioned in his book *al-Ri'asi*, when he assumed the time was devoid of an imam, or that the scholars become the rulers of the people, and that it is not permissible to delay doing what we are able to do, or what is able to be done, of the matters of governance, such as jihad and establishing the limits. What is your comment on this evidence? The sixth question: Trials and wars occur between the tribes, so is it permissible for one of the Islamic groups to assist one tribe against another, on the pretext that the attacked tribe is a rebel? The seventh question: What is the ruling on the pledge of allegiance or covenant taken from the members of the groups for their leader? Knowing that those who do so cite the story of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) with the reciter who was reciting in the Prophet's Mosque, and the story of Abdullah ibn Hanazilah at the Battle of al-Hura, and the story of Imam Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Khuzai at the Fitnah of Baghdad. What is your comment, or the comment of Your Eminence, on this evidence? The eighth question, yes.
The questioner : The eighth question: Sometimes some tribes allow the establishment of an Islamic court, the greatest intention of which is to stabilize the community, and it has judges from the Islamic youth, and its soldiers are a mix of youth and tribes. They establish the limit of theft on thieves, the limit of armed robbery on highway robbers, and so on. What is the extent of the legitimacy of such activity? Knowing that it is said: a great improvement occurred in the security aspect, and incidents decreased when this was implemented? These are the questions they mentioned, and finally he says: And Glorified are You, O Allah, and with Your praise, I testify that there is no deity but You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
The Shaykh : Can I take this paper at least, or the whole written thing?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And we answer the questions, first: with a general answer, then with a detailed answer for each question.
The questioner : This is better.
The Shaykh : And it will be recorded, if Allah wills.
The questioner : I mean, you write it, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, it is recorded on a tape.
The questioner : Ah, then I will come to you, if Allah wills, at your house, and we will record this.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Oh Allah, in the name of Allah...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The car is not coming here?
The questioner : I am trying to bring it back now.
The Shaykh: Huh?
The student : It will come out, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, O Shaykh, and extend your life, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The student : In His obedience.
The Shaykh: Amen.
The Shaykh : We do not start...
The questioner : Yes?
The Shaykh : We take a picture.
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Of the questions.
The questioner : The first question:
The Shaykh : It seems beforehand that the answer will not be possible now, as long as they say they want a detailed answer.
The questioner : Yes, in any case, we are reading now.
The Shaykh : The time is up.
The questioner : We are reading the questions now.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : And if there is a possibility to answer some of them, otherwise we postpone to another session.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The first question: What is the position that the Salafis must adopt regarding these ongoing wars between the warring tribes in Somalia? The second question: Is it permissible for the Salafi youth to join those existing groups, such as the Islamic Union group, the Muslim Brotherhood, or the Tabligh group? The third: Does the Islamic Union group have the right to declare war on the Somali people, on the pretext that they fall short in some obligations, do not establish the Shari'ah limits, and consider that war to be jihad in the path of Allah, in which participation is obligatory with one's self, wealth, and word? The fourth question: Who has the right to declare jihad, establish the limits, and punish those who refuse any of the legislations of Islam?
The Shaykh: Allah is the Greatest!
The questioner : The fifth question: Is the presence of an imam a condition for jihad in the path of Allah, whether the jihad is offensive or defensive? Some people may cite as evidence for not requiring an imam what the Imam al-Haramayn mentioned in his book *al-Ri'asi*, when he assumed the time was devoid of an imam, or that the scholars become the rulers of the people, and that it is not permissible to delay doing what we are able to do, or what is able to be done, of the matters of governance, such as jihad and establishing the limits. What is your comment on this evidence? The sixth question: Trials and wars occur between the tribes, so is it permissible for one of the Islamic groups to assist one tribe against another, on the pretext that the attacked tribe is a rebel? The seventh question: What is the ruling on the pledge of allegiance or covenant taken from the members of the groups for their leader? Knowing that those who do so cite the story of Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) with the reciter who was reciting in the Prophet's Mosque, and the story of Abdullah ibn Hanazilah at the Battle of al-Hura, and the story of Imam Ahmad ibn Nasr al-Khuzai at the Fitnah of Baghdad. What is your comment, or the comment of Your Eminence, on this evidence? The eighth question, yes.
The questioner : The eighth question: Sometimes some tribes allow the establishment of an Islamic court, the greatest intention of which is to stabilize the community, and it has judges from the Islamic youth, and its soldiers are a mix of youth and tribes. They establish the limit of theft on thieves, the limit of armed robbery on highway robbers, and so on. What is the extent of the legitimacy of such activity? Knowing that it is said: a great improvement occurred in the security aspect, and incidents decreased when this was implemented? These are the questions they mentioned, and finally he says: And Glorified are You, O Allah, and with Your praise, I testify that there is no deity but You, I seek Your forgiveness and repent to You.
The Shaykh : Can I take this paper at least, or the whole written thing?!
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : And we answer the questions, first: with a general answer, then with a detailed answer for each question.
The questioner : This is better.
The Shaykh : And it will be recorded, if Allah wills.
The questioner : I mean, you write it, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : No, it is recorded on a tape.
The questioner : Ah, then I will come to you, if Allah wills, at your house, and we will record this.
The Shaykh : Good.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Oh Allah, in the name of Allah...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : The car is not coming here?
The questioner : I am trying to bring it back now.
The Shaykh: Huh?
The student : It will come out, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Yes, my Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, O Shaykh, and extend your life, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh : May Allah keep you safe.
The student : In His obedience.
The Shaykh: Amen.
Source
www.al-albany.com
The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.