Part One


Praise be to Allah Who is the Sole Possessor of complete perfection and the Granter


of abundant graces. We praise Him for everything and atalltimes. I praise Him –May He be


extolled– and thank Him as He should be thanked andpraised. He starts by providing


benevolence before He is even asked for it. I bear witness that there is no deity except Allah


alone with no associate.He is far abovehaving likes of Him, peers or matches, and I bear


witness that our Master and Prophet Muhammad is the Servant and Messenger of Allah who


is described as having magnificent morals and noble attributes. May Allah send His


abundantSalat (Graces, Honours, Mercy), Peace and Blessing upon him, his righteous and


pious Companions, his noble and immaculate family, and the tabi’in (the contemporaries of


the Companions of the Prophet [May Allah‟s Salat and Peace be upon him] after his


death),and those who followed them with righteousness until the Day of Judgement!


Nowthen,


I exhort you, O people, as well as myself, to observe taqwa(fear of disobeying Allah),


may Allah have mercy upon you:


And be afraid of the Day when you shall be brought back to Allâh.


Then every person shall be paid what he earned, and they shall not


be dealt with unjustly. [Al-Baqarah: 281]


Beware –May Allah have mercy on you– of eyes that are focusing upon the pleasures


of the herein, of souls that are striving to win thisshort and transient life, of ears that


areturningdeafto the remembrance of Allah, and of heartsthat are becoming black because of


sins.


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In the Book of Allah is the greatest rebuke andin the days‟ exhortations is a great


lesson for those with keen insight. Funerals haul the dead from their spacious palaces to their


narrow graves; soft bodies are wrapped in folded shrouds. Death is enough as a preacher:


Surely, that which you are promised will verily come to pass, and


you cannot escape (from the Punishment of Allâh). [Al-An‟ām: 134]. O


mankind! Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true. So let not this present


life deceive you, and let not the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you


about Allâh. [Fāṭir: 5]


O Muslims!


Our age is full of changing situations, vicissitudes, and surprises. It is full of seditions


ignited by our enemies. It is a fire kindled to keep us busy with sectarian wars, partisan


disputes, regional conflicts, and domestic tribulations.


These are seditions threatening the whole world with the danger of terrorism and


terrorists, defacing Islam, dismembering Muslims, and disintegrating Muslim homeswith the


aim ofcausingfurther perdition, poverty, displacement, and despair.


Nourished, financed and armed by international and regional intelligence, terrorism is


the concoction and making of these foreign powers. Its fuel are misguided „Kharijites‟ and


professional agents who have sold out their souls to the enemy of religion, of the Ummah and


all the Muslim homelands. It is a terrorism that treats Muslim communities as unbelievers,


and legalizes the shedding of innocent and inviolable blood.


These seditions and events have revealedsecrets, exposed some peoples, brought


down key figures, and uncoveredthe faults of international agreements, pacts and false calls


for peace.


O Muslim brothers and sisters!


To further explain, let me say that there are two types of terrorism: organized


terrorism and state terrorism.Organized terrorism is spear-headed by the Kharijites of modern


times who kill Muslims and spare idolaters, the ignorant, the impudent and the shameless.


Listen –May Allah have mercy on you– to the wonderful analysis and meticulous


diagnosis of Wahb Ibn Munabbih: a pious third-generation tābi’ῑ and a narrator of the


TwoSahihsBooksand the SunanBooks1who lived a thousand and two hundred years ago:


1 While the two sahihs are two hadith books collected by Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim, the Sunan are four


others collected by Abu Dawūd, AL-Nasāῑ, Al-Tirmithi and Ibn Mājah.


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He said, may Allah bless his soul: “I witnessed the early period of Islam. I swear by


Allah that no sooner had the Kharijitesformed an integrated group than Allah disbanded


them in the worst condition,and no sooner had anyone of them dared declare his ill intentions


than Allah beheaded him. If Allah gave them power, the earth would be corrupt, roads would


be blocked, hajj would be stopped, Islam would relapse into Jāhiliyyah, and each one of them


would claim the right to be caliph. Each one of them had ten thousand supporters fighting


each other, accusing each other of kufr (unbelief). In a situation like that, one would be


afraid for his life, religion, family and property not knowing which group to side with.”


Brothers and sisters in Islam!


Have you ever seen a more accurate diagnosis and clearer analysis than this?


Describing the Kharijites, Imam Ibn Kathir –May Allah bless his soul– says, “If those


people gathered enough strength, they would corrupt the whole earth, Iraq and Sham (the


Levant). They would spare no child, man or woman since they believe that Muslims have


become so corrupt and incorrigible thatnothingcanremedy except masskilling.”


Indeed, there is no power or strength except with Allah!


What kind of religion and what kind of belief are these that turn them into enemies to


their Muslim brothers and allow them toengage in aggressive, hostile actions against their


homelands wreaking havoc on them, thus giving advantage to the enemy of the religion and


faith and standing behind hostile slogans that are lying in wait for Islam and Muslims?


These are but naïve, self-conceited and deceived Muslim youths, being led to


perdition on account of their ignorance and zealotry. They have entered into this sinister


stratagem and have wrongly and unjustly thrown their lot with the executioner and the bodyshredder.


This is accompanied –O Muslims– by absolute reticence where international and


regional secret services have been busy luring and recruiting more of our naïve children and


using them to prolong sectarian violence, regional disintegration, and partisan disunity.


These novice and simple-minded youths fall easy prey to foreign intelligence


machination. They aremade up of either astupid executer, a more stupid cheerful member or


an even more stupid supporter!


Such youths are blind to the fact that they are serving their enemy, destroying their


own homes, weakening their ranks, disuniting their Ummah, undermining their community


and severing their ties with it. They are even casting doubt on the unshakable principles and


tenets of their Ummah and are therefore pushing it into internal disputes, fighting and attrition


of human and material resources and weakening the loyalty to religion, the homeland and


theUmmah.


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Dear Muslims!


It is this world‟s dreadful reticence that encourages murderers to perpetrate their


terrorist genocide and mass killings in Syria, Iraq, Yemen and other places in endless


shameful and mournful series of actions perpetrated by these aberrant and blood-thirsty


takfiri sects2.


This is exploitation of terrorism to serve political agendas, hostile plots and futile


interests. What catastrophe is more calamitous than brother killing brother within the same


country, nay, within the same sect!


The only victims of their hostility and aggression are their own brethren, families and


compatriots, whereas the real Jewish enemy, the usurper and occupier of their land, is safe


and sound.


O Muslims!


So much about organized and partisan terrorism!


Insofar as state terrorism is concerned, our Zionist enemy takes first place. The


Zionist aggressions and crimes represent the utmost terrorism and violation of the legitimate


rights of our Palestinian brethren in the occupied territories. What can be more terrorising


than the agony suffered by our Palestinian brethren, their women and children, schools,


mosques, hospitals, shelters and tunnels?


Israel is an occupying state acting like a terrorist group. With its tremendous arsenal


of weapons of mass destruction, Israel is using violence, murder, destruction and terrorism to


achieve its aims and commit the most hideous massacres and the most heinous acts of


terrorism against the Palestinians.


Modern mass media have revealed more of the heinous attacks on unarmed and


innocent civilians as the Zionist attacks were targeting mosques, schools, shelters, and market


places while the whole world was watching silently. It is an aggression that reveals hysteric


barbarism.


Dear Muslims!


Palestine has achieved victory and so has Gaza because it has exposed the enemy‟s


aggression, falsehood and barbarism. We express our thanks and appreciation to all those


who have stood by our just cause and supported the oppressed against the oppressor.


2- Takfῑrῑs are Muslims who accuse other Muslims with apostasy/heresy.


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Gaza held up firmly, and showed a great deal of patience. It ignited stone, and


mocked many humans and pseudo-humans putting those cowards to shame. Just like life is


negotiation, it is also struggle and sacrifices. The defeatists, the languid and the effete are


driven by their ephemeral interests, suspicious plans or limited political gains. Let those who


kept speechlessinthe face of terrorism, whether in its states, groups or organisations, know


that they will certainly be burned by it too.


Let the Jews know that our right will never be forfeited. Self-defence is a legitimate


right, resistance is standing tall.It is right and justice thatwill bevictorioussoonerorlater. The


Palestinian question remains the Muslims‟ major concern regardless of the futility of


politicsor of magnitude of the sacrifices. We will never renounce our rights or offer them for


sale.


Had the world given up its double standard policy and political hypocrisy, blood


would not have been shed and terrorism would not have gained ground.


O servants of Allah!


What disgrace will be hanging over this world represented by its organizations, its


human rights bodies, and its security and UN councils?! What disgrace it is when destruction


has become a slogan, terrorism politics, and politics interests?!


Now then, may Allah protect you against the evils of seditions! In the presence of


seditions and tribulations it becomes clear as to who supports right, who keeps his word and


promise; in the presence of seditions and tribulations, silence kills, words expose, and letting


down (others) reveals itself and is revealed.


However, in the midst of tragedies are born relief and the way out: ... It may be


that you dislike a thing and Allâh brings through it a great deal of


good.[Al-Nisā‟: 19]


May Allah benefit me and you from the Great Qur'ān and the Guidance of


Muhammad (May Allah‟s Salat and Peace be upon him). This being said, I ask Allah to


forgive my sins, yours, and those of all the Muslims, so ask Him to forgive you, for He is


Most Forgiving, Most Merciful!


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Part Two


Praise be to Allah! He has repeated and clarified (His signs)and generously bestowed


his blessings. I praise Him, the Almighty, and I thank Him. I bear witness that there is no


deity but Allah Who has no partner, a pure and sincere witness to become a covenant for me


with the Merciful. I also bear witness that our Master and Prophet Muhammad (May Allah‟s


Salat and Peace be upon him) is Allah‟s Servant and Messenger, and that he is the honest and


the truthful one. May Allah send His abundant, ceaseless and eternalSalat(Graces, Honours,


Mercy), Peace and Blessing upon him, his family and his Companions, whokept to the


Straight Path and were rightly guided, as well as on the tabi'ῑn (the contemporaries of the


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Companion of the Prophet [May Allah‟s Salat and Peace be upon him] after his death) and


those who follow them inrighteousness!


Now then, O Muslims!


In thisatmosphere of seditions and amidst the tumult of turbulences, it would be useful


to remind you of some features of the approach adoptedby the righteous Salaf (pious and


righteous predecessors), the People of the Sunnah and Jamā'ah.These include:


The salaf stick to evidence (from the Qur'an and Sunnah) and to the Sharia interest in


their Jihad, in calling to Islam, in enjoining good and forbidding evil, and in their positions


vis-à-vis the evil innovations (in religion).They do this byway of advice for the sake of Allah,


His Messenger, and the community of believers, not with the aim of quenching one‟s thirst


for revenge or defaming.


They cover the defects of Muslims;they do not seektohunt forothers‟ faultsor speak of


scholars' mistakes except to reveal the truth.While doing that, they remain polite, safeguard


the rights of others and seek excuses for them as much as they can; for it is indeed a sign of a


poor knowledge of religion and fiqh, a weak faith and short-sightedness to believe that the


legal rights of anopponent (in religious interpretation or politics) automatically drop, or that


justice weakens in his case. It is also a fixed matter for the SunniMuslims that Islam might be


supported by a licentious person and immoral people especially in times of turbulences and


seditions.


Again, among the features of theirapproach is that they consider inventions in religion


similar to the rest of sins; that is they include grave and simple sins, and clear and


doubtfulones.The protected one is he whom Allah protects, for differences due to different


interpreting, due to committing errors, orduetolack of knowledge are indeed characteristics of


most humans.


It is a feature of piety and righteousness‒may Allah protect you‒ that a person should


accuse himself (i.e. bring it always to accountability), especially if he is known for being


righteous, knowledgeable, and generous; he must search for his own defects and busy himself


with fixing them in order to protect his faith, and he should accept the truth from whoever it


comes.


Yes indeed, Sunni Muslims are the ones who do not at allthink of themselves as being


faultless or perfect; they do not commend themselves with titles or slogans:


It will not be in accordance with your desires (Muslims), nor those


of the people of the Scripture (Jews and Christians)[Al-Nisā‟: 123]


They accept the repentance of thosewho repent, the apology from those who


apologize, pray for the doers of good, fear for the doers of evil, do not feel happy for the


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stumbles of others, do not like sinners to commit further sins.They pray Allah to guide the


sinners; they understand the meaning of jihad with the pious and impious alike in the


battlefield, in politics, in the struggle to acquire knowledge or to call (to Islam).That is


because what is meant is to vex the sworn and clear enemy. They do not do injustice to


people when buying from them or selling tothem; they choose the least harmful and avoid the


more corrupt of any two things; they keep their patience in choosing the least evil of any two


evil things, and they select that which is simpler of any two matters.


In light of their approach, their support and opposition of others are based on facts not


on mere rumours or names; they do not dig into the hearts of people to know their hidden


ideas and secrets, nor do they mistrust others.Indeed, they ask Allah to free their hearts of any


malice against the believers.Besides, they are strong when it comes to supporting the truth,


though without extremism, merciful on the creatures without remissness, tough on those who


go astray, but without injustice or abuse.


The Sunni Muslims are united in their approach, goals, and course of action; they vary


in their qualifications and positions: they include scholars, mujahideen, callers (to Islam), and


anticipators of reward in the hereafter (by sacrificing something for the sake of


Allah).Anyone who has not been accused of invention in religion is considered one of them.


The path of Sunni Muslims‟ followers is the straightest, safest, and broadest; it has


included earliergenerations from amongtheMuhajireen (immigrants from Makkah), theAnsār


(Madinah inhabitants who supported the Prophet [May Allah‟s Salat and Peace be upon him]


and his followers who immigrated to Madinah), the A’rāb (Bedouins), the ones who


embraced Islam at the conquest of Makkah and those who were set free (and were not


punished for their anti-Islam crimes) by the Prophet.In that are levels of beliefwhich only


Allah knows.He ‒glorified be He‒ says:


Then We gave the Book the Qur'ân) for inheritance to such of Our


slaves whom We chose (the followers of Muhammad SAW). Then of


them are some who wrong their ownselves, and of them are some


who follow a middle course, and of them are some who are, by


Allâh's Leave, foremost in good deeds. That (inheritance of the


Qur'ân), that is indeed a great grace.[Fāṭir: 32]


They assist each other on this path; all of them, by the grace and mercy of Allah, will


arrive at a good destination (i.e. paradise).


Therefore, fear Allah‒may Allah have mercy on you‒ and bearinmind that those who


can speak in case ofseditionsare scholars and insightful people; for when they areresorted to


in such cases,seditions will then‒Allah willing‒be attenuated and burnt out.However, when


the ignorant,the brainless youth and the foolish indulge into speaking of them, then these


seditions will grow more dangerous, more evil, and more devastating.


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This is the reason why the Salaf have warned us against takingupsuchcases:


Imam Ahmad, may Allah blesshissoul, says: "Silence during seditions is a confirmed


Sunnah and I like to adhere to it. If afflicted, then sacrifice yourself for the sake of your


religion and never supportsedition, whether by your hand or your tongue.Rather, restrain


your hand, tongue, and desire, for Allah alone is the helper."


Imam SufiyānAthawry also says: "This is the time of silence, staying at home, and


being content with whatever food you have got until you die."


Abdullah Ibn Hubairah says:"Whoever witnesses a sedition he should break his leg


and if it gets healed, let him break the other one."


Now, this is said, ask Allah to send His Salat (Graces, Honours,and Mercy) and Peace


upon the Given Mercy and the Offered Blessing, your Prophet Muhammad, the Messenger of


Allah,for Allah commanded you to do so, for Allah,theAll-Knowing,says:


Allâh sends His Salât (Graces, Honours, Blessings, Mercy) on the


Prophet (Muhammad), and also His angels (ask Allâh to bless and


forgive him). O you who believe! Send your Salât on (ask Allâh to


bless) him (Muhammad), and (you should) greet (salute) him with


the Islâmic way of greeting (salutation i.e. As-Salâmu


‘Alaikum).[Al-Aḥzāb: 56]


O Allah! Send Your Salat, (Graces, Honours, and Mercy), Peace and Blessing upon


Your Servant and Messenger, our Prophet Muhammad, his family, his wives, and all


hisprogeny! O Allah! Be pleased with the four guided Caliphs, Abu Bakr, Omar, Othman and


Ali, with all the Companions, the tabi’in(the contemporaries of the Companions of the


Prophet [May Allah‟s Salat and peace be upon him] after his death) and those who


righteously follow them till the Day of Judgement. O Allah! Be also pleased with us all,


along with them, by Your Pardon and Generosity, O You, the Most Generous and Bounteous


of all!


O Allah! Grant glory to Islam and Muslims! O Allah! Grant glory to Islam and


Muslims! O Allah! Grant glory to Islam and Muslims, and fail polytheism and polytheists


(who associate partners with You)!O Allah Protect Your religion, grant victory to the


believers among Your servants, and render unsuccessful the despots and atheists and all the


enemies of faith and religion!


O Allah! Grant victory to Your religion, Book, the Sunnah of Your Prophet


Muhammad (May Allah‟s Salat and Peace be upon him), and Your righteous servants!


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O Allah! Grant us security in our homelands! O Allah! Make good our leaders and


those responsible for our affairs, and make our leadership from among those who are fearful


of You, who guard taqwa (fear of disobeying Allah), and follow the path that leads to Your


satisfaction, O You, Lord of al-'ālamîn (the worlds)!


O Allah! Support with the Truth and Guidance our Imam who is responsible for our


affairs! Guide him to what You like and accept, guide him to righteousness and piety, support


him with the righteous retinue; O Allah! Make through him Your religion strong and Your


word the uppermost and make him a support to Islam and Muslims! O Allah! Make through


him unity among Muslims and on the grounds of righteousness and guidance! O Allah! Guide


him, his two deputies, his brothers and assistants to do what is good for the people and


homeland!


O Allah! Grant victory to the Mujahideen, O Allah! Grant victory to the Mujahideen


who struggle in Your Path to empower Your religion and raise high Your Word! O Allah!


Grant them victory in Palestine and everywhere, O Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! Destroy the Zionists! O Allah! Destroy the Zionist occupiers, for You are


certainly able to do so! O Allah! Inflict Your wrath which is so inevitably destined to strike


the people who are Mujrimûn (criminals, polytheists or sinners)! O Allah! We pray You to


drive them off to their own detriment and we seek refuge in You from their evils!


O Allah! Whoever intends to do any evil against us, our religion, our homeland, our


security, our leaders, our (religious) scholars, the good and the righteous among us, our


security forces our Ummah, or our unity, O Allah, get him busy with himself, let his plotting


return against him, and make his destruction in his planning, O You, the Lord of the Worlds!


O Allah! Protect us against the evil of wrongdoers, the maliciousness of the lecherous


and the evil of those plotting to carry it out by day or night!


O Allah! You are the Generous! Safeguard for us the bliss of our security, rightly


guide its leaders, empower its men, support them, strengthen them, increase their good,


guidance, and support! O Allah! Cure their ill, have mercy on their martyrs, protect their


families and progeny, O Lord of the worlds!


O Allah! We have brothers and sisters in faith who are helpless and oppressed in


Palestine, Syria, and Gaza! O Allah! They have been inflictedwith adversityand anguish!


Theircondition has turned to be soharsh; they have been subjected to oppression, tyranny,


homelessness, and siege.Bloodis being shed over there, innocent people killed, women


widowed, children orphaned, and houses and facilities destroyed. O Allah, the Supporter of


the helpless! O Allah, the Supporter of the helpless and the Saver of the believers! Grant


them victory, take care of them, relieve their anguish, lift off their adversity, and grant them


victory against Yourenemy and theirs!


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O Allah! Set right the conditions of Muslims! O Allah! Set right the conditions of


Muslims everywhere! O Allah! Stop their bloodshed, give their leadership to the best among


them, protect them against the evildoers amongst them, and unite their word on the Truth, the


right guidance, and the Sunnah! Spread security and prosperity in their homelands! O Allah!


Lift off war and hardship from amongst them!Give them refuge against evils and seditions,


whether explicit or implicit!


Our Lord! We have wronged ourselves. If You forgive us not, and


bestow not upon us Your Mercy, we shall certainly be of the


losers.[Al-A‟rāf: 23]


… Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the


Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the


Fire![Al-Baqarah: 201]


O servants of Allah!


Verily, Allâh enjoins Al-Adl(i.e. justice and worshipping none but


Allâh Alone - Islâmic Monotheism) and Al-Ihsân [i.e. to be patient in


performing your duties to Allâh, totally for Allâh's sake and in


accordance with the Sunnah(legal ways) of the Prophet SAW in a


perfect manner], and giving (help) to kith and kin[] (i.e. all that


Allâh has ordered you to give them e.g., wealth, visiting, looking


after them, or any other kind of help, etc.): and forbids Al-Fahshâ'


(i.e all evil deeds, e.g. illegal sexual acts, disobedience of parents,


polytheism, to tell lies, to give false witness, to kill a life without


right, etc.), and Al-Munkar (i.e all that is prohibited by Islâmic law:


polytheism of every kind, disbelief and every kind of evil deeds,


etc.), and Al-Baghy (i.e. all kinds of oppression), He admonishes


you, that you may take heed.[Al-Naḥl: 90]


Then, remember Allah and He will remember you; thank Him for His bounties and


He will increase them for you.The remembrance of Allah is indeed the greatest, and Allah


knows what you are doing.


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