The Jihad Media Battalion Presents Speech's English Translation
of the War Minister of the Islamic State of Iraq
Abu Hamza Al-Muhajer (may Allah preserve him)
Paths of Victory
21-06-2008
All praise and thanks are due to Allah,
the Lord of Honor and Power, the Lord of all that exists!
He is the Guardian of helping the Islam, there is no deity but HE. He defends
rightness, albeit after a while. And may the peace and blessings of Allah be
upon our Prophet Muhammad and his companions in entirety.
Allah said: ["They intend to put out the Light of
Allâh (i.e. the religion of Islâm, this Qur'ân, and Prophet Muhammad (peace be
upon him)) with their mouths. But Allâh will bring His Light to perfection even
though the disbelievers hate (it). It is He Who has sent His Messenger with
guidance and the religion of truth to make it victorious over all (other)
religions even though those who associate partners with ALLAH hate (it).
] (8-9:61). So be sure (Muslims) that victory is surely coming and Allah is
doubtlessly glorifying His religion and bringing it to the best end whatever
many nations troops are against us. Be sure that Muslims will surely rule over
the world -by the help of Allah, the All-Strong-. Anyone contesting or having
doubts about this, surely he is one of the infidels.
Allah -the True King and the Manifest Truth- says: "And
indeed We have written in all the revealed Holy Books after (We have already
written in) Al-Lauh Al-Mahfűz (the Book that is in the heaven with Allâh), that
My righteous slaves shall inherit the land. Verily, in this (the Qur'ân) there
is a plain Message for people who worship Allâh". (105-106: 21). And
the honest and trustworthy Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: " the Islam
religion will definitely spread all over the world, and no one will be left
without embracing Islam, willy – nilly". Glory and honor will be for the Islam
and those who will embrace it willingly, and disgrace will be for those who
won't.
Thus, Tameem Al-Daree (may Allah be pleased with him) kept saying – as it
narrated in al-Musnad: "I could see that in my family; those who had turned to
Muslims got honor and glory and became dignified. On the contrary, those who
hadn't were disgraced and enforced to pay the Jizyah."
So, O believers of the Islamic Monotheism! Be sure that a belief for which pure
blood were shed, and for its purpose martyrs fought, lived and died will surely
triumph. So, this belief will target every single infidel, and give light to
every single monotheist's heart. Nevertheless, we should all know that the cause
behind victory is to act according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) deeds,
to do the things he did and not to do those he didn't, and not to give priority
to anything else over his deeds -as Muslim scholars said-.
Ibn Al-Qayyem (mercy of Allah be upon him) said: "Also, the perfect victory and
winning are only for those who have perfect Iman (the Islamic Monotheism) in
Allah. Allah says: [Verily, We will indeed make
victorious Our Messengers and those who believe (in the Oneness of Allah) in
this world's life and on the Day when the witnesses will stand forth, (i.e. Day
of Resurrection)] (51:40), He also says: [".....
So We gave power to those who believed against their
enemies, and they became the victorious."] (14:61).
So our Prophet (peace be upon him) showed us clearly the reasons behind victory
as well as obstacles to achieving it. Ibn Taymiyah said: "He (i.e. our Prophet
peace be upon him) showed them (Muslims) many stratagems and ways for winning
and achieving victory that if they understand and implement them correctly, no
enemy will be able to face them."
So, some of the reasons of victory are:
Firstly: Tawheed (Monotheism)
Allah says: [" And they will never cease fighting you
until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can"]
(217:2). He also says: [" They had no fault except
that they believed in Allah, the All-Mighty, Worthy of all Praise!"]
(8:85).
This is a fact the Mujahideen should take into consideration; the struggle
between monotheists (Muslims) and infidels (non-Muslims) is essentially
belief-based, and Allah confines this struggle to the religion's respect. Thus,
an infidel of any kind (Secular, Communist, Christian, Jewish, etc) does not
hate Muslims but only because of their pure Islamic Monotheism. So claiming to
have a struggle between us and them for anything (except religion) is totally
untrue. Hence, the infidels' and apostates' hatred is not motivated by political
or economical reasons, rather by religious ones ; it is a struggle between" Iman"
and "Kuffer". A clear example of this is that we don't fight the crusaders or
Arabic apostates for the sake of the land, but for the sake of getting the
religion of Allah the uppermost on earth. Likewise, they don't fight us because
of disputing over some financial gains. If that was the case, it would be easy
to reach a compromise. But our religion will not ever meet with theirs.
In the past, the colonialism and Crusades were two sides of the same coin, just
like they are nowadays. Their Caesar, Bush has stated it clearly: "this is
crusade", so why do they keep denying it?! So, O Mujahideen! Don't get confused
or deceived by their new names and flags.
You (Mujahideen) also have to purify your hearts and ranks of dirtiness; don't
ever have polytheists or polytheism in them. You also have to know that having
polytheism in our ranks or hearts is the biggest obstacle in the way of
achieving victory, and the fastest way to cause a defeat. Allah says: ["
And the Zâliműn (polytheists and wrong-doers) will have
neither a Walî (protector or guardian) nor a helper."] (8:42). He
also says: ["And never will the Zâliműn (polytheists
and wrong-doers) find any helpers."] (192:3), which is well explained
in Allah's saying: ["O my son (Luqmân's son)! Join
not in worship others with Allâh. Verily joining others in worship with Allâh is
a great Zűlm (wrong) indeed."] (13:21). Thus, doing that for the sake
of Allah is the most important factor of achieving victory and establishment in
the land; Allah says: [ "He knew what was in their
hearts, and He sent down As-Sakînah (calmness and tranquility) upon them, and He
rewarded them with a near victory."] (18:48), meaning Allah knew the
sincerity, faithfulness and pure intention in their hearts so He rewarded them.
This verse indicates clearly that having no shirk(polytheism) is an integral
requirement of the empower in the land. And when it is fulfilled, the reward by
Allah is to have victory, success and enablement in the land. Allah says: ["So
whoever hopes for the Meeting with his Lord, let him work righteousness and
associate none as a partner in the worship of his Lord."] (110:18).
And our Prophet (peace be upon him) said: " The thing that I fear most for you
is minor shirk.”, so he (peace be upon him) was the leader who tried his best to
purify his companions' hearts of this sin, especially during the Jihad. He did
focus on the Jihad's leaders, as he said " we don't entrust leadership to anyone
seeks or is desirous of it."
It was narrated from Abu-Saeed, Abd-Al-Rahman ibn Samorah that the Messenger of
Allah (peace be upon him) said: "don't seek the position of a ruler, as if it's
given to you without being asked by you, you will be assisted with it (by
Allah), but if it's given to you in response to your asking, you will be never
assisted with it (by Allah). Al-Nawawi said: "the scholars said : " the reason
behind not nominating anyone to a position he asks is clearly revealed in the
previous Hadeeth, as if he isn't helped by Allah he is no more qualified, and
the not qualified are never nominated." "
Also, you may find someone who is long-acquainted with working and doing Jihad
in the cause of Allah and a well-doer, but still he is not fit to rule people,
though he might think he is. Thus ,Abu-Dharr (may Allah be pleased with him)
said: "I said to our Prophet (peace be upon him): "why don't you nominate me?",
he tapped me on the shoulder and said: "O Abu- Dharr! You are weak, and it is a
great responsibility, and on the Judgment Day it is disgrace and regret."
Though, it is sometimes obligatory for good-doers who see others being killed
and properties being stolen, and have the ability to stop this, to ask for such
a position. The Prophet Joseph (peace of Allah be upon him) said - as mentioned
in the Quran- : [ "Set me over the storehouses of the
land; I will indeed guard them with full knowledge" (as a minister of finance in
Egypt).] (55: 12).
Secondly: Unity
Allah said: [" And hold fast, all of you together, to
the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur'ân), and be not divided among yourselves, and
remember Allâh's Favor on you, for you were enemies one to another but He joined
your hearts together, so that, by His Grace, you became brethren (in Islâmic
Faith). ] ( 103: 3). Also, Abdullah Ibn Masoud (may Allah be pleased
with him) said: "O people! Persevere in obedience and the staying among the
Muslim group, as it is Allah's order. And besides, what you dislike in obedience
and the staying among the Muslim group is much better than what you like in
discord."
It is clearly proved since it is narrated in al -Musnad that the Prophet (peace
be upon him) said: "if any Muslim continues to do these three deeds, his heart
will be out of hatred and envy: sincerity in worshipping Allah, giving advice to
the rulers and staying within the Muslim group, as if they (the Muslim group)
ask Allah, they ask Him on the group's account which that Muslim is a part of
it." Ibn Al-Qayyem said: "whoever makes all his doings in the cause of Allah,
gives advice to all Allah's worshippers and stays with the Muslim group friendly
and not opposing them, his heart will be pure and good and Allah will be his
guardian. On the contrary, others will have their hearts full of evil and
malice."
Thus, Muslims are supposed to be united and to hold fast, all of them together,
to the Rope of Allah, not to be scattered and in dispute with each others. Such
unity will bring victory and glory in this life, and brightness to the face and
highness in the rank in the hereafter. It is indicated in Ibn Abbas's (may Allah
be pleased with him) explanation of the Quranic verse: ["
On the Day (i.e. the Day of Resurrection) when some
faces will become white and some faces will become black……" ]
(106:3), he said: " the faces of the followers of the Prophet and righteous
Muslim group will become white, and the faces of heresy and discord supporters
will become black". So, discord never brings about victory or glory, even if it
is handled by the most courageous and the best man on earth. For example, the
Emir of the believers, Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) was
definitely the best man on earth when he became a Caliph of the faithful. In
spite of that, when the Muslim nation differed among themselves on his Caliphate
and some oppressive Muslims -and later Al-Khawarij- fought against him, he could
not prepare a single army to fight the infidels.
Ibn Taymiyah said –while talking about the 12 Imams of Al-Rafida (Shiites ): "
those (the Rafida) had never fought the infidels, though Ali bin Abi Talib did.
But he couldn't do that again when he became a Caliph, neither he could conquer
a city or kill an infidel, because Muslims were fighting each others. So, the
infidels of the East and the Levant could dare to threaten the Muslims, and it's
claimed that infidels could take over some of their lands."
Al-Jamal battle is a clear evidence of the consequences of discord and being
disunited. In contrast to that, in the year of Al-Jama'ah, when the Muslim
nation agreed on Moawiyah's (may Allah be pleased with him) Caliphate, he
mobilized the troops, conquered many lands, brought the Zakah (Almsgiving) and
gave money to those in need.
Though it is agreed upon that Ali (may Allah be pleased with him ) was more
devout, courageous and just ruler than Moawiyah (may Allah be pleased with him),
but still discord brings nothing but evil. The Prophet (peace be upon him)
said-as it is narrated in the Sahih Muslim's book: "whoever disobeys and
abandons the Muslim group then dies, his death will be the like of an infidel's
death. Also, whoever fights with troops fighting for non Islamic purposes (e.g.
tribalism) then dies, his death will be the like of an infidel's death.", he
also said: "whoever irritated by his leader should be patient with that, as
anyone leaves the Muslim group behind and then dies, his death will be the like
of an infidel's death."
So, as long as we are united (with the help of Allah) behind our Emir, whom we
trust and defend against false accusations and suspicions, America will be
surely defeated -Allah willing-, regardless the high number of soldiers and
armies it uses to defeat us. So, Oh soldiers of Allah! Stay together against him
who wants you to be scattered !
Thirdly: Obedience and submission to
Allah's order
Allah said: ["
And remember Allâh's Favor to you and His Covenant with
which He bound you when you said: "We hear and we obey." ] (7:5).
Obadah bin Al-Samit (may Allah be pleased with him ) said: "we promised the
Prophet (peace be upon him) to obey the order in all circumstances, whether they
are difficult or not, and not to try to revolt against our leaders, unless they
have made a clear Kuffur mentioned obviously in the Quran or Sunnah. He said in
another narration: "to obey whether you feel energetic or lazy.", the Prophet
(peace be upon him) also said: "hear and obey the order, even if it's given by a
slave, as long as he rules you with the Quran.". And Al-Hafiz ibn Hajer said in
his book "Al-Fath", explaining these Prophetic sayings,: "the order to obey is
not concerning the Caliph only, rather to any leader in position". Furthermore,
the Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "I order you (Muslims) five things that
Allah has ordered me: staying within the Muslim group, listening to orders,
obedience, the migration for the sake of Allah and Jihad".
What I would like to confirm here is the sincerity of obedience and total
submission to the orders of Allah in hardship coercion and distress, because
obedience in things which man likes is easy by the help of Allah.
And we warn from one most important thing which is disobedience in the war, we
have already seen its consequences, it was always a cause of many misfortunes.
In a similar case, the prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) in the army of the
Companions in the battle of "Uhud" has specified a position for each group of
soldiers and put the archers in a specified place to protect their backs from
any turn of the enemy, and told them very clearly: (protect our backs and even
if you saw that we will be killed don’t support us and if we gained booties
don't share with us, -that means to stay in their sites-), but the archers
didn't comprehend the advice of the prophet (peace be upon him) and disobeyed
his orders, so the result was a defeat for the Muslims whom many of them were
killed because of the disobedience of a group from the army in spite of the
advice of their Emir and his warning.
That proves the quick consequence of the military disobedience, any independent
opinion of the soldiers differing from the Emir's opinion is a big mistake even
if they (soldiers) thought that their opinion was the right, and that causes
many problems. The soldier is worshipping Allah by obeying his Emir unless he
orders him to do a guilt. However the military movement diligence is the
exclusive right to the Emir which shouldn't be disobeyed except as advice,
because the rule says: "The view of the Imam or Emir shouldn't be contradicted
by the opinion of any individual Muslim view".
O slave of Allah, look at the blessing of obedience in hardship and anguish, the
prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered the wounded Muslims to fight in
Uhud battle in spite of their wounds and pain when he knew that Abu-Sufian
wanted to return to attack the rest of the Islamic army, so they obeyed the
orders because it is an obedience to the order of Allah and His prophet.
Allah said: [Those who answered (the Call of) Allâh
and the Messenger (Muhammad (peace be upon him)) after being wounded; for those
of them who did good deeds and feared Allâh, there is a great reward].]
Thus was their behaviour when they returned from the Al-Ahzab incursion looking
for to rest after the removal of sorrow, pleased with amenity of security, they
did not yet shake off the dust of the blockade, then the order came to another
quick incursion: (nobody pray the "Aser prayer" except in Bani Quraydha). So
they obeyed the order of Allah and His prophet and they achieved victory over
the enemy by the honest obedience and the strength of submission to the order of
Allah.
Abu Hurayrah (the prominent hadeeth narrator ) -may Allah be pleased with him-,
narrated the hadeeth in Sahih Muslim book: ((Him who obeyed me is the one who
obeyed Allah and him who disobeyed me is the one who disobeyed Allah, and him
who obeyed my Emir is the one who obeyed me and him who disobeyed my Emir is the
one who disobeyed me)).
There are many things which help in obedience to the Emir such as:
1) Good thinking of the Emir. Allah said: [O you who
believe! Avoid much suspicions; indeed some suspicions are sins]. So
if the favorable judgment is required for all Muslims, so it is a duty towards
the Emir. Nothing harmed the Jihad more than the detriment of suspicion about
the Emir, why not whereas it is the most lying hadeeth, as the prophet (peace be
upon him) said: ((be careful of the suspicion because it is the most lying
hadeeth)), the writer of "Faydh Al- Qadeer" book said: "him who mistrusted
someone who is not deserved to be mistrusted is a proof of his bad acts, as it
is said: If one’s acts are bad that means that his suspicions are also bad"..
2) Respect of the Emir. In "Al-Mosnad" book of Hadeeth, Abdullah Bin Amer Bin
Al-Aas said that Mouaad said: "the prophet of Allah (peace be upon him) told us
about five things if someone has done them, he will be assured by Allah: 1-
visiting a patient, 2- escorting the funeral procession, 3- going to incursion,
4- visiting his Imam in order to consolidate and respect him, 5- or sitting at
home to be free from fault of people and themselves being free from his fault".
Consolidating and respecting the Emir is by
obeying and supporting him, as well praising his noble manners and advising him
secretly. Al-Hafiz in his book "Al-Fateh" mentioned: The advice of Muslim Imams
is by helping them to do their duties and advising them if needed and gathering
people around them.
Fourth: The patience and steadiness
Allah Almighty said: [(O you who believe! Endure and
be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army
units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear
Allâh, so that you may be successful)]. The patience and steadiness
are required because the road is long and there must be provisions, because it
is full of obstacles, and because the Jihad is a worship which Allah imposed on
us, we have to do it whatever adversities or infiltrations are hard, whether
Batil (falsehood) predominated or supporters diminished, we must continue.
The Imam Malek narrated that Zayed ben Aslam said: (Adu Ubaida ben al-Jarrah
sent a letter to Omar Ben al-Khattab saying about groups of Romans and what
expected, then Omar answered him saying: whatever be the ordeal facing the
believer, surely Allah will comfort him, one hardship can never prevail two
reliefs, Allah says: [O you who believe! Endure and
be more patient (than your enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army
units permanently at the places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear
Allâh, so that you may be successful.] (3:200).
He said also: [And certainly, We shall test you with
something of fear, hunger, loss of wealth, lives and fruits, but give glad
tidings to As-Sâbirűn (the patient).] (2:155). Abu Jaafar al-Tabari
said explaining this verse: Allah informs the followers of the prophet (peace be
upon him) that He will afflict and test them to distinguish those who follow the
prophet (peace be upon him) and those who retrace their steps.
The result of patience is the best, Allah said: [But
if you endure patiently, verily, it is better for As-Sâbirűn (the patient).
] (16:126). So seek help from Allah and say what your ancestors have said in
this verse: [And when they advanced to meet Jalűt
(Goliath) and his forces, they invoked: "Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and
make us victorious over the disbelieving people." ] (2:250), and what
the afflicted monotheists have said in this other verse: [Our
Lord! pour out on us patience, and cause us to die as Muslims."]
(7:126), then they became obedient martyrs after being infidel sorcerers.
As the honest trustworthy (peace be upon him) has said: (If the whole Ummah
gathered to be useful to you, they can't do so except if Allah destined it for
you. And if they gathered to be harmful to you they can't do so except if Allah
destined it for you). He (peace be upon him) said: (the victory is achieved with
patience, the comfort comes with the anguish and the relief comes with the
hardship).
What I want to emphasize on here and which is confirmed in many experiments, is
the firmness of the leadership in the battlefields when confronting the enemies.
It is narrated in al-Sahih book that a man asked al-Baraa (may Allah be pleased
with him) saying: "O Aba Emara did you abscond in the Hunain battle? Al-Baraa
answered while I was listening: for the prophet (peace be upon him), he didn't
abscond, and when the polytheists gathered around him over his mule with Abou
Soufiane Ibn al-Hareth, he (peace be upon him) descended and started saying: (I
am the prophet without doubt…I am the son of Abed al-Moutaleb), there are great
utilities in this hadeeth which light the path.
1) The leadership was in the battlefield not away, so it didn't get out of the
country under the pretext of being one of the symbols, the exit of the
leadership leads to the stopping of Daawa. So the least of our demands from our
brothers is that every Emir must stay at his area, the Emir of a province must
stay at his province, Emir of a sector must stay at his sector, the same for
Emir of a battalion he must remain among his soldiers. If not the Imara
(leadership) is not lawful for him even if he merits it. The lions are not to be
out of the jungle to hunt except if they take what others hunt.
2) His saying ((was over his mule)), that means that the Emir must be firm and
show his firmness, like what did the prophet (peace be upon him) in this
dangerous situation and was over a slow-moving mule.
Iben Katheer (mercy of Allah be upon him) said: "this is the utmost degree of
courage, it was a day in which he (peace be upon him) faced the enemies over a
slow-moving mule which couldn't be quick to help him to flee, despite of all
this he faced them pronouncing his name clearly to make them knowing that he was
the prophet (peace be upon him).
Iben Wattaa said to al-Muhallab: "Riding the mules in the war by the Imam
(leaders) is a way of firmness for him to make his followers assured that there
is no intention to flee, it is a political way to make the followers firm,
because if the Emir stays firm and determined they (followers) will do the
same".
There is a benefit in this saying: The Emir shouldn't ride a carriage faster
than his soldiers', but he must ride a medium one or the smaller one, this makes
his soldiers' hearts firm and for him to be away from suspicions especially if
the carriage was from the Jihad's money.
3) Presenting himself (peace be upon him) by his saying: (I am the prophet
without doubt..I am the son of Abed al-Moutaleb). When the situation became
serious to the extent that the man passes near his brother without turning to
him because of the hardship and the quick defeat. So it was necessary that the
prophet (peace be upon him) learns to his soldiers and dear ones that he was
present and didn't leave, he did it in public without caring of the security
conditions and the military precautions because it is not the time of such
things, the situation necessitated the sacrifice with soul and firmness in the
anguish.
The strange thing is that some Emirs of Jihad when the situation becomes serious
and the enemy enters in his region and the fighting becomes hard, he leaves,
stays hidden, suspends all contacts with his soldiers and changes his name maybe
his figure also under the pretext of preserving the leadership. Like this he
loses and makes his soldiers losing, but if he stood firm and gathered his
soldiers and fought together their enemy hardly, this would be safe for him and
his brothers instead of harming himself and his soldiers.
4) The prophet (peace be upon him) said as narrated is the Muslim book: (O Abbas
call upon the people of al-Samura, then Abbas shouted highly: where are the
people of al-Samura, he (Abbas) said: by Allah it seems like if I turn them to
me like the cows turned their sons, then they said: here we are! at your
service, here we are! at your service). Iben Is'hak said: "this happened till
the man turned his camels and when he couldn't continue, he took his cuirass and
sword and went towards the voice of call".
Al-Tabari narrated that the prophet (peace be upon him) said to al-Abbas: (call
"O Ansar" –supporters, O "Muhajireen" –immigrants-). So he started calling the
Ansar tribe by tribe, then he (peace be upon him) said: (call "O people of surat
al-Baqara"), he said that all people came in one time.
In sahih Muslim book: the call was limited to Bani
al-Hareth Ben al-Khazraj, and here there is an important stance and a great
divine prophetic benefit, which is the act of the prophet (peace be upon him),
when there was a defeat and the rank was disunited at the extent that there was
just twelve men only with him (peace be upon him), and in some narrations
(eighteen men). The horsemen from Muslims as well the heroes of battles were
defeated among them were the best men of battle Salam ben al-Akwaa, yet the best
slaves of Allah from the allegiance of al-Redwan and others were also defeated.
At that time the leadership didn't despair nor despond or put off the swords to
flee from the fighting field. This never could be happened for the prophet
(peace be upon him). On the contrary, he kept up and began calling for people
according to their characters. He started with those stalwarts, loyal soldiers,
and those who once pledge allegiance to the prophet under the tree. Then, those
who were the memorizers of the Quraan especially those of The Cow (Al Baqara)
chapter. When they surrounded him (peace be upon him), he awakened the sense of
the tribal enthusiasm within the believers. He called for Al Ansar (the
supporters) tribe by tribe using their personal names, so that they fear the
shame if they flee. The inaugurators and the memorizers of the Cow chapter were
among them. The prophet (peace be upon him) started by specializing and then
generalizing.
The important point here, is that despite of the big sin of fleeing during the
battle and despite of the crime's bigness done by the doer who committed an
unrepentable sin, he did not scold those who fled and didn't take it as a sort
of shame or a way to insult them. On the contrary, he reminded them after their
precedence in Jihad and monotheism, here there is an advantage; in a hard
situation the leader (Emir) first resorts to the precedents of Jihad after
Allah, praises the goodies in the sons of the tribes and never humiliate any one
of them. Also, he must talk to those who left jihad, calling every one by
reminding him of his antecedence in Jihad for the sake of Allah in order to get
him back to his brothers ranks because if he left him it means that he will be
left to the satan and his followers and a loss for Jihad and its soldiers in the
same time. No wise man may say so.
5) With a reality of those who fled in the Hunain battle, in saheeh Muslim that
Oum Suleim took a dagger on that day of Hunein and said to the prophet (peace be
upon him): "O messenger of Allah, shall I kill the liberated ones? because of
them we were defeated!", the prophet (peace be upon him) said to her: "O Oum
Suleim, Allah has graced and Made what is enough". In Al Boukhary book: they
were ten thousands, the liberated Muslims fled. Al Nawawy said: "the liberated
Muslims were those who converted to Islam in Mecca in the day of victory and
they are called liberated Muslims because the prophet (peace be upon him)
liberated them with a weakness in their Islam, they were weak in their faith.
For this reason Oum Suleim thought that they are hypocrites and deserve
slaughter.
Now, it's very clear from what is mentioned before, that those who fled in the
battle of Hunein were the liberated Muslims, the thing which rarefied the Muslim
ranks and made the brave ones panic so they did what the liberated had done.
The question for which I determined these points is: was the prophet (peace be
upon him) mistaken (far be it from him) in accompanying the liberated Muslims to
Hunein battle although they were new in Islam? and they were weak in their faith
as it is mentioned above without giving them a training in monotheism by the
prophet (peace be upon him). In Sunan Al Termidy book we find a confirmation of
that, according to it that when the prophet (peace be upon him) went out to
Hunein, he passed by a tree that belonged to the polytheists used for hanging
their arms called Dhat Anwat. The liberated Muslims said to the prophet (peace
be upon him): "O Messenger of Allah make a Dhat Anwat tree for us like they have
theirs. The prophet (peace be upon him) said: "glory to Allah, this is what the
people of Moses said".
I am saying this because some sick hearted people disgraced the abundance of
people who joined the Islamic State's army. Some of them caused victory for us
in some regions. We did nothing but the tradition of the prophet (peace be upon
him). Moreover, when he (peace be upon him) triumphed over the polytheists and
took the booties, he gave the liberated and the migrated Muslims more than what
he gave to the supporters although they were the majority according to Saheeh Al
Bokhary book. Ibn Al Kaim said: " The lesson here was that Allah showed to the
prophet (peace be upon him) that victory is not achieved by the numerousness of
converted Muslims from different tribes nor by the ceasing of fighting from the
side of the polytheists".
Despite of all what we said, we bring good news to our Ummah (nation) that
"thanks to Allah" no Emir put off his arms after entering the Islamic State
army, moreover they are now the heroes of fighting and the knights of battles as
any one entered before them. Thanks to Allah.
Fifth: Preparation
Allah says: [ "And make ready against them all you
can of power,….." ] (8:60). The writer of the Light of Eloquence
said: "It's an obligation to prepare all what we are able of all sorts of force
even if it is so high, so it is an obligation". It is known that the Jihad is a
duty which concerns every Muslim especially in Iraq, and the thing that helps to
make the duty is a duty in itself. The prophet (peace be upon him) said: "shoot
O sons of Ismael, your father was a shooter". He said also: "the force is in
shooting". Al Sanaani explained this Hadeeth by saying that the force is in
shooting by arrows at that time and it includes shooting by gun against the
polytheists and aggressors. Thus, the preparation for the battle against both
the colonizers and apostates is a duty on every Muslim .
Here I am going to talk about:
1) What Al Tabary said about the explanation of Allah's saying "And make ready
against them all you can of power", he Said that what you can have of all sort
of things that may help you in producing arms. The industry of arms is the most
important thing in Jihad for the cause of Allah. It is now called war industry.
Allah mentioned this in many different issues in the Quran, moreover He
mentioned its details, He says: ["And We taught him
the making of metal coats of mail (for battles), to protect you in your
fighting. Are you then grateful?"] (21:80). Al Tabary said that this
means arms in general .Ibn Katheer said it means armors.
Allah mentioned how to produce armors, He says: ["
Saying: "Make you perfect coats of mail, and balance well the rings of chain
armor, …."] (34:11), "i.e large and long", and measure the links ".
In The Light of Eloquence book: that means that you should make the nails and
the rings equal in making the armors. Ibn Katheer said that armors were before
in a form of plates and he was the first who produced it in a round way.
We recognize now that knowing the importance showed by Allah of producing armors
to the point that Allah put its details. Allah granted his servants with this
industry so, would you be thankful? But unfortunately most of the Mujahideen
don't take care of this in our war against our enemy, there are many benefits in
it most important of them is preserving the shelve of the Mujahid against the
shoots of the enemy and it is the most precious thing for us and of which we are
caring.
2) Assuring that no Mujaheed might be injured in a place that may hinder him
from fighting or make him senseless, the fact that may lead him to be captured
by the enemies.
3) We help the Mujahideen to be closer to the enemies especially for the heroes
of penetration and the lions of martyrdom operations.
At last, we are not braver than the prophet (peace be upon him), he had an armor,
a casque as well as a sword. In Saheeh Al Bukhary book: Aisha (may Allah be
pleased with her) said: "the prophet died while his armor was pawned for a
Jewish with thirty measures of wheat. It is confirmed in Musnad Ahmed and Abu
Dawud that he (peace be upon him) fought with two armors in the battle of Uhud.
According to Anas Ibn Malik as in As-Sahihein book: the prophet (peace be upon
him) entered to Mecca in the year of victory wearing a casque on his head. Allah
showed us the different kinds of metals to produce any kind of arms. Allah says
about the story of Dhu'l-Qarneyn: ["Give me pieces
(blocks) of iron;" then, when he had filled up the gap between the two
mountain-cliffs, he said: "Blow," then when he had made them (red as) fire, he
said: "Bring me molten copper to pour over it."] (18:96). It means
give me big pieces of metal, swell the fire and when it becomes red like a fire,
he said "Bring me molten copper to pour over it" i.e melted copper. Nowadays, it
is known that adding some copper to metal makes it stronger.
Allah instructed Noah how to produce a ship, He said: [ "And
construct the ship under Our Eyes and with Our Revelation, and call not upon Me
on behalf of those who did wrong; they are surely to be drowned"]
(11:37). Al Tabary narrated according to Iben Abbas (may Allah be pleased with
them), that Noah didn't know how to produce a ship, so Allah inspired him how to
do so in an easy way.
The prophet (peace be upon him) praised those who conquered on ships as it is
mentioned in the hadeeth told by Oum Hiram (may Allah be pleased with her), so
is there any volunteer to do this kind of industry? Allah said: [
"……but Allâh struck at the foundation of their building,
and then the roof fell down upon them, from above them,…..] (16:26).
It is known for any expert in explosives and its use that this verse is truly
the basis of the science of destruction by explosives knowing that the Prophet
(peace be upon him) didn't encourage any industry more than the industry of
producing arms of war when he said: "By the single arrow three persons enter
paradise, its maker who had the good intention in making it, the shooter and the
ostracizer". Thus, what can be said for a person who produces a missile or an
airplane or create an explosive.
Media Preparation:
The battles of the Mujahedeen with their enemies today are on two main axes, the
first is the military axis and it was mentioned before, and the second is the
media axis, the evil media which distorted the identity of the nation, deviated
its creed and values and laid the foundation of its dependency and psychological
defeat, for the lava of the media war, is more dangerous on the nation than the
missiles of the planes, hence the Mujahideen, who militarily defeated their
enemy should fight on the other front which is the media front.
In "Al Musnad" book, "Anas Ibn Malik" narrated for the prophet (peace be upon
him ): ((Fight the infidels with your tongues))
On the same book narrated by "Ka'b Ben Malik" for his father, the prophetic
saying : ((The believer fights with both his hands and tongue, By Allah, the
effect of words is like that of the arrows))
The prophet (peace be upon him ) used in his battle with infidels, the most
effective media weapon at this time that had the most influential impact on the
hearts of enemies which is poetry, "Anas Ben Malik" narrated in "Al Termidhi"
book, that the prophet (peace be upon him) entered Mecca in Umarat al Qadaa with
Abdullah Ben Rawahah in front of him reciting the poem:
O infidels! Make a way for the prophet
We will fight you today for his revelation
A fighting that carry death for you
And to sow dissension among you
Omar said: O Ibn Rawahah! Are you
reciting poem in front of the prophet (peace be upon him ), and in the holy
Masjid?? The prophet (peace be upon him ) said: ((Let him O Omar, his poetry
affects them more rapid than the arrows do))
And as it was his happiness (peace be upon him ) when the military commander "Khaled
Ibn Al Waleed" embraced Islam, it was his happiness when one of the great poets
of his time embraced Islam, in the book "al Mojam al Kabeer" for "al Tabarani":
when the representatives of al-Ansar (the supporters) came to pledge allegiance
to the prophet (peace be upon him ) in "al-Aqabah", the prophet (peace be upon
him ) asked "al-Abbas": (Do you know those two men?), he answered him (Yes, this
is al-Bara'a Ibn Ma'aroor the head of his people and Ka'ab Ben Malik), "Ka'ab"
says: (By Allah I couldn’t forget when the prophet (peace be upon him ) said:
((The poet??)), and "al-Abbass" said yes))
The prophet (peace be upon him ) sought to well prepare his poets, as he said to
"Hassan" : ((Go to "Abu Bakr" to learn the demerits of people, for he has
knowledge in lineages.)) And In Sahih Al-Bukhari Aisha (may Allah be pleased
with her) narrated that Hassan Ben Thabit asked for the permission of the
prophet (peace be upon him ) to satirize the infidels, the prophet (peace be
upon him ) asked him: ((How about my lineage?)), so Hassan said : (I will
exclude you from them like we take off the hair from dough.)
The prophet (peace be upon him) was recognizing the good poem, and he said ((The
most accurate poem was that of "Lubaid" who said : Everything but Allah is fake,
and Umaya ben Abi al-Salet was about to embrace Islam.)). He (peace be upon him)
also appointed a public speaker to defend Islam and Muslims, he was Thabit Ben
Qais Ibn Shammas, who was promised with heaven, and when Banu Tameem came with
them their public speaker and poet, the prophet (peace be upon him) said to
Thabit Ben Qais: ((Go answer them)), and he answered them, then al-Aqra'a Ben
Habis said : (By Allah Muhammad is supported, I don’t know what is this, our
public speaker gave a speech then theirs gave a better speech, and our poet
recited a poem, then theirs recited a better poem) then he went close to the
prophet (peace be upon him) and said : (I bear witness that there is no god but
Allah, and you are His messenger.).
We can sum up some of the objectives of the Islamic media in points, the most
important of them are:
1) Defending the beliefs and honors of Muslims, Allah says: {Except
those who believe (in the Oneness of Allâh - Islâmic Monotheism), and do
righteous deeds, and remember Allâh much, and vindicate themselves after they
have been wronged (by replying back in poetry to the unjust poetry (which the
pagan poets utter against the Muslims). And those who do wrong will come to know
by what overturning they will be overturned.} (26: 227) excluding
those from His description on the poets, Ibn Abbas interpreted this verse
saying: (He meant those who repulse the lampoons of the disbelievers).
In the prophetic traditions, the prophet (peace be upon him) said: ((O Hassan,
defend Allah's messenger, O Allah, let the Holy Spirit support him.)).
Ibn Asaker narrated that the prophet (peace be upon him) said : ((Who is willing
to protect the honors of the Muslims?)) Ibn Ka'ab said: (Me), Ibn Rawahah said :
(Me) and Hassan said : (Me), then the prophet (peace be upon him) said to Hassan
: ((Yes you, satirize them and the Holy Spirit will support you.)). The prophet
(peace be upon him) said : ((Allah swt supports Hassan with the Holy Spirit, as
long as he defends Allah's messenger (peace be upon him).)).
2) Raising the will and determination of the Muslim youth, especially the
Mujahedeen, for it was narrated by Salama Ibn al Akwa'a said : (We went with the
prophet (peace be upon him) to Khaybar, we walked at night, then a man said to
A'amer Ibn al-Akwa'a : "Would not you recite some poem for us?", and he was a
poet, and then he recited poem for them (to raise their morale and
determination).
3) Exposing the lies and falsehood of the beliefs and morals of the infidels and
apostates, enlightening the nation about the falsehood of their civilization,
restraining their aggressiveness towards Muslims and spreading terror inside
their hearts.
Abdul-Barr narrated in Al-Este'aab that Ibn Sereen said : ((The Muslim poets
were Hassan Ibn Thabit, Abdullah Ibn Rawahah and Ka'ab Ibn Malik, so Ka'ab was
frightening them with mentioning war, Abdullah was insulting them with
infidelity, and Hassan was satirizing their lineages.)) Ibn Sereen continued :
((And I was told that Daws tribe embraced Islam after being frightened from the
poem of Ka'ab Ibn Malik which says :
We defeated
Tehama and Khaybar...
and then we sheathed our swords.
We optioned them (swords) for the next war...
and if they was talking they would have said either Daws or Thaqeef
Hence Daws tribe people was like:
(Beware, or you would be defeated like Thaqeef)
4) Transmitting a true picture about the reality of the battles which is going
on between the heroes of Islam and their enemies and documenting the realities
of the championships of Muslim youth for fear of their loss or stealing by blood
traders.
Sixth: Humbleness and neediness to Allah.
Allah says :{Truly Allâh has given you victory on
many battle fields, and on the Day of Hunain (battle) when you rejoiced at your
great number, but it availed you naught and the earth, vast as it is, was
straitened for you, then you turned back in flight.} (9:25).
Ibn Katheer said : (Ibn Gareesh narrated for Mujahed :"This was the first verse
of surat Bra'ah, Allah mentions His grace and grants for Muslims when He
rendered them victorious in many of their battles with the prophet (peace be
upon him), and learning them that the victory was a grant from Allah, not due to
their big numbers or good equipments, emphasizing on that the victory is only
from Allah, either if they are few or much, for on the battle of Hunayn they
were a lot, and they felt confident due to their big army and felt less
neediness to Allah, hence they got defeated and the majority of them ran away
except very few of them stood fast with the prophet (peace be upon him)).
The prophet (peace be upon him) said: ((Allah swt revealed to me that 'Be
humble')), Ibn al-Aqayyem said: Continuous neediness to Allah with making some
sins is better than being sinless without feeling neediness to Allah.
Abu Hurayra said, as in "Muslim" book : (Him who is Humble for sake of Allah,
Allah honors him and raises his rank, in dunya (life) by granting him triumph
and good mentioning, and in the hereafter by happiness in the heavens)
Ibn Battal said: (Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) said "You miss a best
Ibada(worship),which is Humbleness.)
Al-Tabari said: (Humbleness is a test from Allah to His slaves, to see to which
degree of obedience will they reach… till he said: when the prophet (peace be
upon him) entered Mecca victorious, people were pointing at him and saying 'This
is him, this is him', and the prophet (peace be upon him) was bowing over his
camel and saying :Allah is the Exalted and Lofty.
Then he said: (Tariq Ibn Shahab narrated that, when Umar Ibn al-Khattab (may
Allah be pleased with him) went to Levant after victory over the Romans, he met
a shallow water lake on his way, then he took off his shoes and passed it
walking with his horse, hence Abu Ubayda said to him: "You did something low as
people think", then Umar hit his chest and said : "You better not to think like
that O Abu Ubayda, we were the most contemptible and low people, then Allah
granted us glory by Islam, whatever you seek to be proud and glorious except by
Islam, Allah will degrade and lower us.)
Seventh: Mentioning Allah.
Allah says :{O you who believe! When you meet (an
enemy) force, take a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allâh much
(both with tongue and mind), so that you may be successful.} (8:45).)
Al-Tabari said: (Allah orders us to pray for victory and triumph over the
disbelievers, let mentioning Allah fill your hearts and tongues. He narrated for
Qatada : (Allah ordered us to mention Him while in the most occupied moments,
while fighting.).
Al Qurtubi said interpreting this verse : (Scholars had three opinions in this
verse:
1) Mention Allah when you feel weakness, because this will fix your hearts and
grant you power in adversities.
2) Steadfast and mention Allah with your tongues, for the heart will steadfast
and tranquil when the tongue mentions Allah, and says what the companions of
Talut said {…Our Lord! Pour forth on us patience and
make us victorious over the disbelieving people}(2:250).
And this will not be accomplished except with power of knowledge , insight and
courage.
3) Remember that by giving your souls to Allah, He will generously reward you in
return.
In my opinion, it bears all these meanings, remembering Allah by the tongue and
encourage yourselves by mentioning Allah's promise of victory in this life, and
heavens in the hereafter. Allah said to Moses and Aaron: "do
not, you both, slacken and become weak in My Remembrance." (42: 20),
Ibn Katheer ,commenting on this verse, said: "what they are asked to do here is
not to stop the Remembrance of Allah when they face Pharaoh, so that will help
them to be stronger and will make him weaker. Same meaning came clear in the
divine "Qudsi" tradition: "My true slave is him who remembers Me when he faces
his foe." "
You also should know that remembering Allah in the battle should be secretly, as
it was narrated and classed as authentic by Al-Hakem that "the Prophet ( peace
be upon him) doesn't like the loud voice in the battle".
Eighth: Duaa (Making prayers)
Allah says : {" Say (O Muhammad (peace be upon him)
to the disbelievers): "My Lord pays attention to you only because of your
invocation to Him."}(77:25),and says: { "….
so invoke Him making your worship pure for Him Alone"} (65:40), and
says { " ….and invoke Him with fear and hope. Surely,
Allâh's Mercy is (ever) near unto the good-doers. "} (56 : 7) , and
says { " And your Lord said: "Invoke Me, (i.e.
believe in My Oneness and ask Me for anything) I will respond to your
(invocation). Verily! Those who scorn My worship (i.e. do not invoke Me, and do
not believe in My Oneness) they will surely enter Hell in humiliation!"}
(60: 40) and says : {" And when My slaves ask you (O
Muhammad (peace be upon him)) concerning Me, then (answer them), I am indeed
near . I respond to the invocations of the supplicant when he calls on Me
(without any mediator or intercessor). So let them obey Me and believe in Me, so
that they may be led aright."} (168:2)
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said : "Duaa is the worship", and Abu Hurayrah
said –as narrated by Al-Hakem and others -for the Prophet (peace be upon him) :
"The best thing to Allah is praying to Him ", he also said :" Allah will get
angry at the one who doesn't ask Him".
Ibn Taymiyah said : " Victory and livelihood are given due to reasons, from the
surest of it are the believers' prayers.". He also said : " The Prophet (peace
be upon him) told his companions -before the victory achieved- that they will
win Bader battle and told them the locations in which the enemies will be
killed, that was due to his supplications and prayers."
And when the Prophet (peace be upon him) saw the numbers and strength of the
enemy and his companions' weakness and fewness, he directly turned to the only
one Who could grant them victory; "And there is no victory except from Allâh"
(10:8). It was narrated in Saheeh Muslim that Omar bin Al-Khattab( may Allah be
pleased with him) said : " in the Bader day, the Prophet (peace be upon him)
looked at the infidels who were 1000 men, and his companions who were 319 men,
then he turned to the Kiblah direction and raised his hands asking Allah: "O
Allah! Fulfill Your promise to me, grant me what You promised me! O Allah! If
those Muslim men are killed, you won't be worshipped anymore on earth.". And he
kept raising his hands towards Kiblah and asking Allah until his garment fell
down of his shoulders".
He also (peace be upon him) used to invoke Allah against the infidels in
general; he used to say- as narrated in Al-Bukhari-: "O, Revealer of the Book,
Mover of the clouds, Destroyer of the co-coalition (the enemies), destroy the
co-coalition! O Allah defeat them, destroy them!".
Furthermore, he used to curse some of the infidels' leaders and prominent
figures in particular. It was narrated in Saheeh Al-Bukhari that ibn Masoud
said: "the Prophet (peace be upon him) turned to the Kaba'a and invoked Allah
against men from Quraish; 'Shayba ibn Rabeea'ah', 'Otba ibn Rabeea'ah', 'Al-Waleed
ibn Otba' and 'Abi-Jahl ibn Hisham', and I witness that I saw all of them killed
and decayed later.
O believers in the Oneness of Allah! You should know that you are in a situation
(i.e. fighting ) your prayers are mostly answered by Allah; it was narrated in
the Muwatta'a that Sahl bin Sa'ad Al-Saidee (may Allah be pleased with him) said
: " prayers at two specific times are mostly answered, and you could hardly find
anyone whose prayers are not answered at them; first, during the calling to
prayer and second, when facing the enemy's army."
So, O Mujahideen! Seek the best times when your prayers are most likely to be
answered. For example, the hour of Friday, during the call to prayer, when rain
is falling and in the last third of the night. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah
that the Messenger (peace be upon him) said: “Our Lord descends every night to
the lowest heaven when the last third of the night remains, and He says, ‘Who
will call Me and I will answer him, who will ask Me that I will give him, who
will ask My forgiveness, that I will forgive him?’” (narrated in Al- Bukhari and
Muslim),and in another narration of the Hadeeth " who will ask Me to provide
for, that I might provide for him, who will ask Me to remove the harm, that I
might do?"
I do hope for Allah's response to our prayers, especially that we have been
oppressed and wronged by our people as well as our enemies, and the whole world
is against us. Here are good tidings for you, the Prophet (peace be upon him)
said to Mua'adh: "Fear the prayer of the one who has been wronged, for there is
no barrier between it and Allah." We have a clear example on this; a wronged and
accused of lying prophet (i.e. Noah), he invoked Allah, how do you think was the
response? Allah says: {" The people of Noah denied
(their Messenger) before them. They rejected Our slave, and said: "A madman!"
and he was insolently rebuked and threatened. Then he invoked his Lord (saying):
"I have been overcome, so help (me)! So We opened the gates of heaven with water
pouring forth. And We caused springs to gush forth from the earth. So the waters
(of the heaven and the earth) met for a matter predestined. And We carried him
on a (ship) made of planks and nails."} (9-13 :54).
O Mujahideen! You should also know that having the weak on our side with their
prayers to Allah, this is from the paths of victory, as Abu-Hurayrah said-as
narrated in Al-Bukhari- : "Abu- Sufyan said to me: "the Caesar told me: I asked
you who had followed him (i.e. the Prophet –peace be upon him-), the nobles or
the humbles, and you said the humbles, truly, they are the followers of the
prophets.". Also, the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Sa'ad ( may Allah be
pleased with him) : "Are you granted blessings and victory from Allah, except
due to your weak and humbles?!" That encourages the Mujahideen to take care of
the weakly, women, children and old men, because they are mostly more sincere in
praying , more Allah-fearing and in need for Allah's help.
In short, I want to remind you of Allah's sayings : {"
O you who believe! Endure and be more patient (than your
enemy), and guard your territory by stationing army units permanently at the
places from where the enemy can attack you, and fear Allâh, so that you may be
successful."} (200: 3), and His saying : {
"..and put your trust in Allâh if you are believers
indeed." (23:5), and His saying: " Truly,
Allâh is with those who fear Him (keep their duty unto Him), and those who are
Muhsinűn (good-doers)."(128:16), " Verily,
Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is All-Strong,
All-Mighty."} (40 : 22), and His saying : {"
O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take
a firm stand against them and remember the Name of Allâh much (both with tongue
and mind), so that you may be successful." } (45:8).
These are the ways mentioned in the Quran to achieve victory, so hold fast to
them.
Finally, I'm making this speech because the enemy has announced that his death
toll in Iraq is only 4000.Though it is not correct, but we should celebrate this
in our own way and make Bush, the loser, share us celebration. So, I'm asking
our beloved heroes of the Islamic State to give as a gift to Bush the liar, a
head of an American soldier per each squad, using any way suitable for you, and
another head of the Americans' dirty slaves and servants in the "Awakening
Councils" within a month of being informed of this call.
Also, I want you to offer the reward of this deed to the local people who were
killed unjustly in Zangeeli, Ba'aqobah, Dowelebah and elsewhere. The Prophet
(peace be upon him) said to Amr ibn Al-Ala'as : "if your father had been a
monotheist and you had given money to charity or fasted instead of him, it would
have been useful to him". And let this incursion be named " al-Birr" (piety,
obedience) incursion.
We ask Allah , the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful to forgive our people,
especially those who didn't fight the enemy with us because they surely died
with a great sin and left out an obligatory task .We also ask Allah to guide All
Muslims in general, and bring them back to rightness and their religion.
"And Allâh has full power and control over His Affairs, but most of men know
not."
Your brother,
Abu-Hamzah Al-Muhajer
Submitted by a Mujahid