DOCUMENT
DEFENCE
OF THE MUSLIM LANDS
The
First Obligation After Iman
Letters
of Acknowledgement
Letter
from Sheikh Mohammed Najeeb al Mu'ti
All
praise be to Allah and may His peace and blessings be upon His
messenger, upon his family, companions and whoever follows him.
Jihad
in Allah's cause is to achieve martyrdom, about which Allah
has given the good news of their election with His blessed words:
"...and
that He may take martyrs from among you" (Surah al Imran:Verse 140).
It
is a progression from one abode to another. From a problematic,
deceptive and unjust life to a life of happiness and pleasure.
On
this topic the generous, the mujahid, the courageous, the wise,
Dr. Abdullah Azzam has written calling to Jihad. Explaining
and showing the right agenda providing sufficient evidence from
Tafseer, Hadith and Fiqh.. Revising and discussing with proofs,
causing throat swelling distress in the opposition and a splinter
in the eyes of the cowards and hypocrites. I say on this topic
a few words of Da'wah to the path from which there are no other
paths, in this critical moment, to remove the cancer from the
Ummah and to defend the faith. It is the whole point of this
life, that it is lived in the path of Allah and His Prophet
and His Book. That His Ummah may be raised and honoured and
perpetuated., The believer fights jihad for Allah that: if he
falls he learns and if he is injured he is forgiven for his
sins, if he is exiled he is a traveller, if he is imprisoned
it is time for him for worship, ifhe lives he will become a
leader, if he dies he is a martyr and for him is good and more.
And
peace be upon the ones who listen to the call and respond (and
if you are called to march forward, march forward.) with the
mercy and blessing of Allah.
Mohammed
Najeeb al Mu'ti'
Servant
of the Sunnah with the most original chain Author of Takmilatu
al Majmua Sharhul Muhathab Member of the Egyptian Writers Union
Letter
from Sheikh Saeed Hawa
After
hearing this letter from Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam, I consider
this Fatwa to be the truth and to it I call the people.
Saeed
Hawa
Letter
from Sheikh Umar Sayyaf
All
praise be to Allah and may his blessings be upon Mohammed (saw),
his family, companions and whoever follows him.
and
what follows:
This
great Fatwa and its advises in the rules of Jihad and of when
Jihad becomes Fard Ayn was showed to me by my brother in Islam,
the Sheikh, the righteous the truthful, the mujahid, Dr. Abdullah
Azzam. I read all ofit and saw it to be the correct view, the
truth from which there can be no divergence, and that there
is no room for anyone who has an atom of Iman in his heart but
to accept these evidences from the Book of Allah, the Sunnah
of the Prophet (saw), and the consensus of the Ulama. I say,
it must be propagated, haste carried out in marching forward
and fulfilling this Fard without hesitation, otherwise one would
fall into the description given by Allah:
"...But
when a decisive Surah (explaining and ordering things) is sent
down, and fighting (Jihad-holy war) is mentioned (i.e. ordained)
therein, you will see those in whose hearts is a disease (of hypocrisy) looking at you with a look of one
fainting to death". (Surah Mohammed:Verse 20).
May
Allah reward the Sheikh, the servant of Allah for his intention
and his enlightenment.
May
Allah help us to follow His good pleasure, the truth that jihad
now
is Fard Ayn and that there is no excuse for anybody.
Umar
Sayyaf
Grand
Chair of the Ulama Sana Yemen.
Letter
from Sheikh Abdullah Nassah al Waan
All
praise be to the Lord of the Worlds, and may His peace and blessings
be upon Mohammed (saw), upon his family and companions who carried
the flag of Jihad throughout the world. And, on those who invite
to the truth and on the callers to good until the Last Day.
The
Sheikh Dr. Abdullah Azzam, may Allah protect him, showed me
what he had written about the rules of Jihad today pertaining
to Afghanistan, Palestine and other countries of the Muslims.
I say, and with Allah's help:
Wherever
he went he declared this Fatwa, quoting from the Mathhabs and
the predecessors, what is correct and true, that any Islamic
country occupied by the unbelievers, as decided by the people
of understanding, fighting becomes Fard Ayn upon its people.
Consequently, the wife will go forward without the permission
of her husband, and the child without the permission of its
parents. Furthermore, Jihad will remain Fard Ayn upon every
country close by until sufficient forces are attained to liberate
the Muslim countries from the grip of the unbelievers. If the
unbelievers are not beaten back, then, the Fard Ayn of Jihad
spreads in the shape of a circle. The nearest to the next in
nearness. Until, the Jihad has become Fard Ayn upon the whole
earth, the destruction of the enemy and their complete expulsion
from the Muslim land. Now in this time we find many Muslims
in all Muslim countries, lazy, ill equipped and idle. So in
truth, for Afghanistan and Palestine as well as other countries
of the Muslims, Jihad has today become Fard Ayn on everyone
until sufficient manpower and money are collected. Therefore,
it is incumbent upon every Muslim today, capable of carrying
a weapon, to march forward to Jihad to aid their Muslim brothers
in Afghanistan and in every place in need, even though his or
her parents do not permit it, until sufficient forces are attained
and Allah knows best.
Your
brother,
Abdullah
Nassah al Waan University of King Fahd Abdul Aziz Jeddah
TRANSLATORS
NOTE
All
translations ofQur'anic text taken from: THE NOBLE QUR'AN: A
summarised Version of At-Tabari, AI Qurtubi and Ibn Kathir with
comments from Sahih al Bukhari. Summarised in One Volume. Translation
by Dr. Mohammed Taqi-ud-Oin AI-Hilali and Dr. Mohammed Muhsin
Khan. Maktaba Dar-us-Salam: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 1993.
Hadith
References:
.Sahih
al lamia al Saghir 2828
.Silsilah
al Hadith as Sahih 554
.Majmua
al Fatawa 28/157
.Reported
by Abu Oaud and Bukhari in "AI Tarikh" see Sahih al
lamia 3603
Sahih al lamia 3739
.Sahih
al lamia as Saghir 1874
.Silsilah
al Ahadith as Sahih 958
.Haashiyat
Bin Aabideen 3/238
.Hashiyat
Ash Shouruni and Ibn al Qasim in Tahfa al Mahtaj ala al Minhaj
9/213
.From
al Ikhtiyaraat al Fuqaha by Ibn Taymia followed by Fatawa al
Kubra 4/608
.Hashiyat
Ibn Aabidin 3/238
.Bida'y
as Sanaiy 7/72
.AI
Bahr ar Raa'iq by Ibn Najim 5/191
.Fath
aI Qadir by Ibn Hammam 5/191
.Hashiyat
ad Oussuqi 2/174
.Nihayat
al Mahtaj 8/58
.AI
Mughni 8/354
.AI
Fatawa al Kubra 4/608
.Mukhtasir
Ibn Kathir 2/144
.AI
lamia li Ahkam aI Qur'an 8/150
.lamia
Ii Ahkam aI Qur'an 8/150
.AI
Qurtubi 2/253
.Fath
al Bari 6/30
.lamia
al Ahkam 8/150
.Hashiyat
ibn Abidin 5/383, Zila'i 6/110, Muwahib al laleeI6/323, Tafa
aI Majtaj 4/124, al Inna' 4/290, ar Rawda al Bahi 2/371, al
Bahr az Zukhar 6/268 and Taj aI Arus Sahih aI lamia as Saghir
6321 .Ahkam aI Qur'an by lassas 1/2402
.See
al Fatha al Rabbani. Tarteeb Masnad al Imam Ahmad ash Shaybani
by Ahmad Abdur Rahman al Banal 8/128
.AI
Mughni by Ibn Qadamah 8/345
.See
al Mahsool by ar Rasi and Tahqiq by Dr. Taha labiraj section
2 of 31
.AI
Fatawa al Kubra 4/607
.See
Fath al Bari 6/105
.Fath
al Bari 6/106 verified by Ibn Haban and it is Sahih and devalued
by al Hafiz in AI Fath, he said it was hasan or sahih
.Fath
al Bari 6/106
.Narrated
by Ibn Maja, at Tabarani, al Bahiqi, Sahih al Hakim, acknowledged
by ath Thahabi, and al Hafiz said its chain of narration is
hasan, see al Fath al Rabbani 10/95
.Mukhtassir
Muslim 1075
.Narrated
by al Hakim and al Bahiqi and it is Sahih. See Sahih al lamia
as Sahih 1088
.Sahih
al Jamia as Saghir 4305
.Sahih
al Jamia as Saghir 4305
.Sahih
al Jamia as Saghir 4359
.Silsilah
al Ahadith as Sahih 10
.Silsilah
al Ahadith as Sahih 11
.Silsilah
al Ahadith as Sahih 12
.AI
Fatawa al Kubra 4/608
.AI
Fatawa al Kubra 4/608
.AI
Qurtubi 2/242
.AI
Qurtubi 2/242
.AI
Fatawa al Kubra 4/608
.Sahih
al lamia as Saghir 3967
Sahih
al lamia as Saghir 7397
.Nayl
al Autar 8/37
.See
Fath al 'Ali al Malik by Sheikh 'Alish 1/390
.Abu
Daud and Ahmad and Sahih al Hakim and agreed upon by ath Thahabi.
See Fath ar Rabbani 14/45
.AI
Fath ar Rabbani 14/8
.Nayl
al Autar 7/128
.Nayl
al Autar 8/44
.Sharaha
Kitab as Sir Faqara 201
.Ahkam
al Qur'an by lassas
.AI
Maduna 2/40
.AI
Qurtubi 8/100
.Nihayat
al Mahtaj 8/58 and Takmila al Majmua 19/28
.AI
Mughni 8/414
.Hashiyat
Ibn Abidin 3/239
.I'alaas
Sinan 12/8
.Reported
by Muslim / AI Fath ar Rabbani 14/1
.AI
Qurtubi 8/39
.Hashiyat
Aah Sharawai and Ibn al Qasim upon Tahfa al Mahtaj 9/306
.AI
Qurtubi 8/39
.AI
Fuayid: 113-114
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Table
of contents
Biography
of Abdullah Azzam and Introduction
Chapter
1
Defence of the Muslims Lands
Chapter
2
The Ruling of Fighting in Palestine and Afghanistan
Chapter
3
Fard Ayn and Fard Kifaya
Chapter
4
Important questions
Final
Word
Letters
of Acknowledgement and Translators Note
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