What are the causes of the Muslims' humiliation and their division?
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Question:
This person is asking about the humiliation, degradation, division, and discord that has befallen the Muslims today, and the enemies' greed for them?
Answer:
I know of no cause for this humiliation and this division except that they have not been upright upon the religion of Allah, that they have not implemented the Shari'ah of Allah, and that they have not held fast together to the rope of Allah. Indeed, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has promised His believing, upright servants victory and support. He (Mighty and Majestic) said: [Al-Hajj: 40-41], and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: : [Muhammad: 7], and He (Exalted is He) said: [An-Nur 24:55] the verse [An-Nur: 55]. So Allah has promised them victory and succession if they believe and do righteous deeds, if they support the religion of Allah, if they enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong. But today, they have not done what is required of them: they have not engaged in the differences, the delay in supporting the religion of Allah, jihad in His path, enjoining what is right, and forbidding what is wrong.
This is the secret behind the Muslims' delay and their humiliation: it is that they have not held fast to the rope of Allah, that they have not cooperated in righteousness and piety, and that they have not fulfilled the obligatory duty of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and supporting the religion of Allah. According to the extent to which those among them who did so fulfilled this, they achieved some victory. When our Saudi state fulfilled some of the duty, it achieved victory, good, tranquility, and security that others did not achieve. If it had fulfilled all the duty and concerned itself with all the duty, you would have seen victory, support, great honor, and magnificent expansiveness that does not come to mind. But because of what we neglected, and because of our deficiency and shortcoming in some matters and some duties, what happened of deficiency in what we have occurred.
And so it is with the other states; every state is according to its condition. Every state has some good, some faith, and some piety; it achieves some good. And the more its evil and corruption increase, the more its affliction increases, the more corruption increases in it, and the more security becomes unstable in it, and so on; as a recompense in kind: [Fussilat: 46] (Exalted and Majestic is He).
This person is asking about the humiliation, degradation, division, and discord that has befallen the Muslims today, and the enemies' greed for them?
Answer:
I know of no cause for this humiliation and this division except that they have not been upright upon the religion of Allah, that they have not implemented the Shari'ah of Allah, and that they have not held fast together to the rope of Allah. Indeed, Allah (Mighty and Majestic) has promised His believing, upright servants victory and support. He (Mighty and Majestic) said:
And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might. (41) [And they are] those who, if We give them authority in the land, establish prayer and give zakah and enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong
وَلَيَنْصُرَنَّ اللَّهُ مَنْ يَنْصُرُهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَقَوِيٌّ عَزِيزٌ الَّذِينَ إِنْ مَكَّنَّاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ وَأَمَرُوا بِالْمَعْرُوفِ وَنَهَوْا عَنِ الْمُنْكَرِO you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and plant firmly your feet.
يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا إِنْ تَنْصُرُوا اللَّهَ يَنْصُرْكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَكُمْAllah has promised those who have believed among you and done righteous deeds that He will surely grant them succession [to authority] upon the earth
وَعَدَ اللَّهُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنْكُمْ وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ لَيَسْتَخْلِفَنَّهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِThis is the secret behind the Muslims' delay and their humiliation: it is that they have not held fast to the rope of Allah, that they have not cooperated in righteousness and piety, and that they have not fulfilled the obligatory duty of enjoining what is right and forbidding what is wrong, and supporting the religion of Allah. According to the extent to which those among them who did so fulfilled this, they achieved some victory. When our Saudi state fulfilled some of the duty, it achieved victory, good, tranquility, and security that others did not achieve. If it had fulfilled all the duty and concerned itself with all the duty, you would have seen victory, support, great honor, and magnificent expansiveness that does not come to mind. But because of what we neglected, and because of our deficiency and shortcoming in some matters and some duties, what happened of deficiency in what we have occurred.
And so it is with the other states; every state is according to its condition. Every state has some good, some faith, and some piety; it achieves some good. And the more its evil and corruption increase, the more its affliction increases, the more corruption increases in it, and the more security becomes unstable in it, and so on; as a recompense in kind:
And your Lord is not ever unjust to [His] servants.
وَمَا رَبُّكَ بِظَلَّامٍ لِلْعَبِيدِ
Source
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