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The Crime of undermining the country's safety
Shaykh Abdur Rahman As Sudays [(Rabee'ul Awwal 04, 1425 (April
23, 2004)]
All praise is due to Allaah, Lord of all the
worlds. Peace and blessings be upon the Messenger, his household and companions.
Fellow Muslims! The greatest admonition is the one given by Allaah the Creator
of all: Fear Allaah and be dutiful to Him. That is the only way to security,
stability and blessings. It is also the way to salvation in this world and the
Hereafter. Allaah says,
"And if the people of the towns had believed and had
the Taqwâ (piety), certainly, We should have opened for them blessings from the
heaven and the earth, but they belied (the Messengers). So We took them (with
punishment) for what they used to earn (polytheism and crimes)."
(Al-A'raaf 7:96)
Dear brethren! Security is one of the greatest things that individuals,
societies and governments aim at. It is upon it that glories are built and it is
upon its solid rock that challenges and conspiracies are defeated.
Brethren in faith! None will disagree that security is the goal of every living
creature including birds and animals. Can a frightened person enjoy any act of
worship? Can he enjoy any sleep, food or drink let alone participate in any act
of development or construction?
Dear brethren! Security is the opposite of fear. Security means protecting the
land and the people in matters of this life and the next. It means protecting
their religion, their lives, their minds, their honour and their wealth. Allaah
reminds His servants of the blessing of security that He endowed upon them when
He says,
"So let them worship (Allaah) the Lord of this House
(the Ka'bah in Makkah). (He) Who has fed them against hunger, and has made them
safe from fear."
(Quraysh 106:3-4)
Allaah tells us about Prophet Ibraaheem's invocation,
"My Lord, make this city (Makkah) a place of security
and provide its people with fruits."
(Al-Baqarah 2:126)
Dear brethren! See how security was mentioned in the above verse before
provisions. This underlines the importance of security. When the security is
shaken, the gates to crises and great corruptions will be opened.
Brethren in faith! Security in its comprehensive sense means orderliness of the
affairs of this world and the Hereafter. Security and faith move along together.
Allaah says,
"It is those who believe (in the Oneness of Allaah and
worship none but Him Alone) and confuse not their belief with Zulm (wrong i.e.
by worshipping others besides Allaah), for them (only) there is security and
they are the guided."
(Al-An'aam 6:82)
Any act or call that can endanger the security of the society is a great crime
and a major act of aggression. Allaah says,
"And do not do mischief on the earth, after it has been
set in order."
(Al-A'raaf 7:56)
He also says,
"Verily, Allaah does not set right the work of the
evil-doers, corrupters."
(Yoonus 10:81)
Allaah also says,
"And of mankind there is he whose speech may please you
(O Muhammad (peace be upon him)) in this worldly life, and he calls Allaah to
witness as to that which is in his heart, yet he is the most quarrelsome of the
opponents. And when he turns away (from you "O Muhammad (peace be upon him)"),
his effort in the land is to make mischief therein and to destroy the crops and
the cattle, and Allaah likes not mischief."
(Al-Baqarah 2:204-205)
We are saying all this in view of the increasing crises that are happening these
days in which many innocent souls are killed and a great mischief is caused in
the land.
Dear Muslims! These recent terrorist acts that were perpetrated by deviant
elements in Riyadh are undoubtedly a cowardice crime no sane and wise person may
condone. These are acts that go against the religion, the logic and the
humanity. They are terrorist acts that Islaam forbids and rejects. This is
because; any act whose aim is to attack the innocent people and terrorise the
Muslims are goes against the law of Allaah. This is standard rule in all times
and at all places. The matter becomes greater if the target place is the land of
the two Sacred Cities which are the birthplace of Islaam, the qiblah of all
Muslims, the place to which their hearts long and the strategic point of the
Ummah. It becomes greater also if the targeted people are innocent Muslims who
are citizens and residents.
It is therefore terribly painful to hear that many innocent Muslims were killed,
that many others were terrorized and many properties were destroyed.
The criminal who perpetrated these acts did not show mercy to children, old
people or women. They did not even show consideration for any religious or moral
values and they did not have any regard for wisdom or humanity. I wonder! Were
there hearts made of rock or their senses have been cast into the sea? What is
the stand of these criminal regarding the saying of Allaah, the All-Mighty that
goes thus,
"And whoever kills a believer intentionally, his
recompense is Hell to abide therein; and the Wrath and the Curse of Allaah are
upon him, and a great punishment is prepared for him."
(An-Nisaa 4:93)
Did they not hear the texts of the Qur'aan and the Sunnah in which there was
serious warning against crimes like this? Have they not heard the injunctions of
the Qur'aan and the Sunnah in which there was serious threat against frightening
the Muslims and even pointing a weapon at him?
The Prophet said, "Indeed, your blood, properties and honours are inviolable to
one another." He also said, "The first matters to be decided among men on the
Day of Resurrection are those that have to do with blood." The Prophet also
said, "The Muslim shall remain under the protection of his religion as long as
he has not killed a forbidden soul." In another hadeeth, he said, "The
obliteration of this world is lesser in the sight of Allaah than killing of a
Muslim." What then is the stand of these misguided individuals regarding the
above hadeeths?
Where will these people go with the testimony that there is no deity worthy of
worship except Allaah when this statement comes to challenge them on the Day of
Resurrection as reported in the hadeeth of Usaamah? Allaah's Messenger rebuked
him angrily about the man he killed after he had uttered the Statement of
Testimony, "Did you kill him after he had said 'Laa ilaaha illallaah'?" When he
Usaamah replied that the man said the statement not out of belief in it but to
avoid being killed, the Prophet said, "Have you opened his heart? Have you
opened his heart? Usaamah, what are going to do 'Laa ilaaha illallaah' with when
it comes to argue with you on the Day of Resurrection?" Usaamah later said, "I
wish I had not embraced Islaam then."
Allaahu Akbar! This is the understanding of the righteous companions and the
pious predecessors of the sacredness of the human souls and the forbiddance of
killing oneself. The Prophet said, "He who killed himself with an iron bar shall
have his iron in his hand hitting his stomach with it in the Hell-Fire and
abiding there forever." (Al-Bukhaaree and Muslim)
It is saddening that it is our children who were brought up in this land and
nurtured with its wealth that are revolting against our rulers and scholars,
attacking the uniting of our country and bombing out our properties. These
youths have caused great anarchy and destruction. Therefore, they should be
removed as impurities are removed.
Ibn Katheer said about people like these and those who were before them, "This
type of people is one of the oddest kinds of humans. Glory be to Allaah who
create His creatures in different kinds."
Is it not the time for these people to come back to their senses? Are there any
more justifications after all that we have said? No and definitely no.
The erroneous thoughts of these individuals started with a claim that those who
were being killed were non-Muslims, thought killing non-Muslims who live in
Muslim lands is forbidden because they are under the protection of the Muslim
leaders. But what do these have to say now that those targeted and killed are
innocent Muslims who are either citizens or residents?
Brethren in Islaam! This crime attained its peak when the targets of this attack
are the security men who hold the responsibility of protecting us and are the
brave soldiers of our land.
Dear security men! It is enough an honour for you that yours is the duty of
protecting your religion, your land, your holy places and the values of your
society. I implore you in the Name of Allaah to remain sincere, alert,
persevering and sacrificing in this great responsibility of yours. Do not be
weakened by the foolish behaviour of these few elements. After Allaah, it is you
that the society relies on for protection. Our hearts are with you and our
prayers are for you. The society at large is indebted to you for the unique
efforts you make in maintaining safety and security.
We are calling on all Muslims to help the security men carry out their duties
for every Muslim mans a strategic place and should not therefore allow Islaam to
be attacked from the place he mans. It is the responsibility of each member of
the society to inform the authorities about those who are involved in criminal
activities so that the entire society can be protected. Keeping quiet on these
crimes is no longer useful. They need to be uprooted and their mortal viruses
must be annihilated.
We are also sending our sincere condolences to our leaders and the security men
and all affected citizens and residents. May Allaah have mercy on those who died
in these explosions and regard them as martyrs. May He admit them into the abode
of the truthful and righteous servants. May He hasten the healing of the injured
and May He also protect this country and its inhabitants from all evils.
Dear brethren! Now is the time to put a stop to tarnishing the image of Islaam
which is the religion of kindness, magnanimity, reform and construction. We have
got to stop giving the institute of Jihaad a bad picture through these
destructive and criminal acts. What good had these misguided individuals done
for the Ummah? They have rather achieved many things for the enemy and caused
damage to Islaam and practicing Muslims and harmed those call to the way of
Allaah and participate in charity works.
We also calling on all to rally round leaders and denied the mischief-makers any
opportunity to spread their mischief. Let us unite to support the religion and
Da'wah and the men who in its field. And let use join hands to bring reform to
all spheres of our life.
We are warning our youth not be deluded by the erroneous path of these misguided
individuals. They should rather take knowledge from the pious scholars regarding
these events. They should maintain justness and moderation and beware of fatwas
from ignorant and deviant people.
Brethren in faith! We must protect our youths intellectually and ideologically
from falling preys to erroneous thoughts and trends either in the side of
exaggeration in matter of religion or the side of negligence, westernization and
globalization.
The home, the school and the mass media each has important role to play, so that
the country and the people can live in safety.
Allaah knows that we are saying this out of compassion and well-wishing for the
Ummah and in order to fulfil our religious obligations and to foster unity at a
time when there are many opinions and desires and unwholesome opinions are had
of the Muslims.
We are calling upon those who are deluded by their desires to repent before it
is too late.
"And you will remember what I am telling you; and my
affair I leave it to Allaah. Verily, Allaah is the All-Seer of (His) slaves."
(Ghaafir 40:44)
I beseech Allaah to protect our lands and all Muslim lands from evils of the
evil-planners and to keep our safety and security for us.
Fellow Muslims! One of the things that give us hope amid these painful events-
is the fact that Allaah has guaranteed security and safety for these holy lands
till the Day of Resurrection. The security in this land is provided by Allaah in
response to the supplication of our father Ibraaheem. Those who wish otherwise
for this country, only wish for impossibility.
Brethren in Islaam! The land of two sacred mosques is not the first country to
witness acts of terrorism. We have to recognize the pains of the Muslim Ummah at
the hands of terrorist in other lands such as Palestine in which our Muslim
brethren are being subjected to different kinds of state terrorism perpetrated
by the Zionist entity through assassinating Palestinian leaders and murdering
innocent people. It is therefore the responsibility of the Ummah to provide a
protection for our brethren and our holy places in Palestine. We have to rise up
and do this because the international community is doing nothing to rein in the
Zionists in their crimes and their total and arrogant disregard for all accords
and international pacts.
Dear brethren! There is another massacre going on against our brethren in Iraq
especially those at Fallujah. They are being aggressively attacked and siege is
laid on them. Many of them were killed and many of their structures were
destroyed in total disrespect for all human feelings. This has cause wide
international condemnation and a call to put an immediate cause to it.
The brotherly advice we are giving these brethren is to remain patient,
persevering and united. Let all be assured of victory for the history has taught
us that violence and terrorism are short-lived, that victory comes with patience
and that relief comes after hardship. This is good news for all Muslims. The
labour pains always end with happiness of delivery and there is always a light
at the end of the tunnel.
The conscious Muslim's stand regarding pre-decree and trials is patience and
submission. Though we, Muslims are in serious hardships these days, we
nevertheless need to encourage optimism and positive thinking.
The Ummah is required to bring itself out of its choking crises by making a
sincere and collective repentance to Allaah, supplicating to Him, renewing its
confidence in Him, beseeching Him for help and seeking nearness to Him. It
should also be confident of itself and work tirelessly in the way of
righteousness and reform. Allaah says,
"Verily! Allaah will not change the (good) condition of
a people as long as they do not change their state (of goodness) themselves (by
committing sins and by being ungrateful and disobedient to Allaah)."
(Ar-Ra'd 13:11)
Allaah also says,
"The decision of the matter, before and after (these
events) is only with Allaah, (before the defeat of Romans by the Persians, and
after the defeat of the Persians by the Romans). And on that Day, the believers
(i.e. Muslims) will rejoice (at the victory given by Allaah to the Romans
against the Persians)- With the help of Allaah. He helps whom He wills, and He
is the All-Mighty, the Most Merciful. (It is) a Promise of Allaah (i.e. Allaah
will give victory to the Romans against the Persians), and Allaah fails not in
His Promise, but most of men know not."
(Ar-Room 30:4-6)
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