Risaalah From Behind The Iron Bars: "Be Firm In The Path Of Allah"
13 December 2010
By Al-Ikhwah al-Mujahidun
To the ikhwans of
tawheed where ever they are, may Allah Ta'ala
give us strength and istiqomah.
All praises to Allah Rabbul
‘Alamin, may salawat and salam be
showered upon the leader of the Muwahidien, Muhammad
SAW, his family and all the
sahabahs…
Know that death had already been
determined, it cannot be advanced or delayed, and no
one can change that decision. Allah Ta'ala
says:
وَمَا كَانَ
لِنَفْسٍ أَنْ تَمُوتَ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِ الله كِتَابًامُّؤَجَّلاً
"And it is not [possible] for
one to die except by permission of Allah at a decree
determined." [Ali Imran : 145]
Rizq and what happens to
us had also been determined fifty thousand years
before the creation of the heaven and the earth, just
as mentioned in a saheeh hadith, and in fact
those predeterminations were also recorded by the
angels when each one of us are still a fetus aged 4
months inside the mother's womb, just as the Prophet
SAW said:
"Verily
the creation of each of you gathered in his mother's
womb for 40 days (as nuthfah). Then a clot of blood
for it as well. Then a lump of meat for that long too.
Then God sent an angel and ordered (to write) four
cases, rizq and dying, miserable or happy."
[HR Al-Bukhari and
Muslim]
Due to that, not even a soul will
die except after fulfilling the death and rizq
which had been determined for him, just as the Prophet
SAW said:
لنتموت نفس
حتى تستكمل رزقها وأجلها
"Not
even a soul will die until he has completed his rizq
and death." [Hadith
tsabit riwaayah Al-Hakim and Abu Nu'aim in Al-Hilyah]
And the same goes with the
benefits that we attain and the harm and danger that
afflict us, it's all been determined and recorded by
Allah in Al-Lauh Al-Mahfudh, just as Allah
Ta'ala says:
"No
misfortune can happen on earth or in your souls but is
recorded in a Decree (Al-Lauh Al-Mahfudh) before We
bring it into existence." [Al-Hadid : 22]
Due to that, not even a person
can bring benefits to us except what Allah has
determined for us, and vice versa, not even a person
can afflict harm or danger on us except what Allah has
destined to afflict us, just as the Prophet SAW said:
"And
know that supposing the people unanimously agree to
bring benefit to you, they will never be able to bring
benefit to you except that which Allah Ta'ala has
determined for you. And supposing they unanimously
agree to bring harm to you, they will never be able to
afflict even a harm except that which had been
destined by Allah to afflict you. The pen has been
lifted and the sheet has dried."
[Hadith hasan saheeh
riwaayah At-Tirmidzi]
This is the certainly of the
taqdeer that we believe and are confident in, so
that we will not despair or grieve with the disasters
or calamities that befall us, and so that we are not
arrogant and proud of our selves with the goodness
that we achieve, because all those are from Allah
Ta'ala, just as He says:
"In
order that you may not despair over matters that pass
you by, nor exult over favours bestowed upon you. For
Allah loves not any vainglorious boaster."
[Al-Hadid : 23]
If we could already understood
this thing, then know O ikhwani, that Allah
Ta'ala has commanded mankind to only have
tawheed on Him and kufr towards the
thaghut:
اعْبُدُواْ اللّهَ وَاجْتَنِبُواْ الطَّاغُوتَ
"Worship
Allah and avoid thaghut." [An-Nahl : 36]
He has also commanded us to carry
out the task of preaching it:
"And
certainly were messengers denied before you, but they
were patient over the denial, and they were harmed
until Our victory came to them. And none can alter
these decrees of Allah." [Al-An'am : 34]
Due to that, everyone who is
having tawheed will receive trials in his
iman, just as He says:
"Alif.
Laam. Miim. Do the people think that they will be left
to say, ‘We believe' and they will not be tried. But
We have certainly tried those before them, and Allah
will surely make evident those who are truthful, and
He will surely make evident the liars."
[Al ‘Ankabut : 1-3]
Rasulullah SAW, when asked which
people have the greatest affliction, he answered:
"The
Prophets, and then the most pious and righteous, then
those who are nearest to them in perfection and those
who are nearest to them. Man is tested according to
his religiosity; if he is strong religiously, his test
is increased and if he is weak in religion, his test
is reduced." [HR Ahmad]
Whereas, among the types of
trials from Allah Ta'ala to the ikhwans
of tawheed are the domination of the thaghut
and their ansarson the ikhwansin the forms of detention, imprisonment, torture
and many others, where these are parts of the trials
that Allah has determined, which have to be faced with
patience, firmness of principles and izzah,
especially the ikhwans who have positioned
themselves as Mujahidien and Ansaruddien where of
course, before stepping into this path, they had
already known the consequences of walking on this path
i.e. being killed, wounded, banished and the bitterest
is the imprisonment. Therefore, it is not appropriate
for the amir, commander and mas'ul in
‘amal islami to only display the sweet things in
this ‘amal jihadi, such as ghanimah,
dying shaheed and victory, without telling bitter
things that could happen in this path and the ways to
anticipate and overcome them, so that things which are
worse than when they had not yet stepped in would not
happen, such as regrets, disclosing of secrets to the
thaghut, and worse is to fall into an
invalidated loyalty. Because, the kafir, if
they are already capturing and dominating the Muslims,
let alone the Mujahidien, they would really behave as
enemies who have dominated their most hated enemies,
where they would vent out all their hatred, be it with
their words or actions, and if possible they really
desire that the detainees are leaving their principles
and defect to their sides, just as Allah Ta'ala
says:
"If
they were to get the better of you, they would behave
to you as enemies, and stretch forth their hands and
their tongues against you for evil: and they desire
that you should reject the Truth."
[Al-Mumtahanah : 2]
So it is very strange if there is
any one form amongst us who behaves toward them as if
they are friends, such as joking, behaving playfully
and laughing happily together with them. Whereas, the
rukhshah (concession / facilitation) is only a
forced smile at the enemies who are getting the upper
hands, like in the words of some of the salafs:
"Indeed, we are smiling (the forced smiles) before
them while our hearts are cursing them." Where
they, when they are dominating over us, they will not
heed the ties of kinship, or the ties of agreement, or
the ties of humanity, where our dignity and honour are
humiliated, our physiques are tortured and our beliefs
are abused, they also do not have mercy on the
children, women and elderly. This is reflected in the
words of Allah Ta'ala:
"How
(can there be such a league), seeing that if they get
an advantage over you, they respect not in you the
ties either of kinship or of covenant?"
[At-Taubah : 8]
"In a
Believer they respect not the ties either of kinship
or of covenant! It is they who have transgressed all
bounds." [At-Taubah : 10]
Therefore
preserve the hatred and animosity that are in our
hearts for them, because it is the basis of tawheed
and the capital for entering the paradise.
Rasulullah SAW said:
"The most
solid bond of iman is to love because of Allah and to
hate because of Allah."
[HR Ahmad]
Avoid gifts from
them which are beyond reasons such as presents,
allowances for families, compensation payments,
because those things could bring feelings of sympathy
and closeness of the hearts to them, which will
certainly eliminate the feelings of hatred and
animosity, because the giving of gifts is killing the
enmity and reviving the love, just as the Prophet SAW
said:
تهادوا تحابوا
"Always give
gifts to each other, you will surely love each other."
[Hadith hasan
riwaayah Al-Bukhari in Al-Adab Al-Mufrid
and Abu Ya'la]
Know O ikhwan…
that this earth belongs to Allah Ta'ala and all
the humans are the creations and slaves of Allah
Ta'ala, whether they are the mu'min or the
kafir. Allah Ta'ala hates kufr
and its people and if He wants, it is of course easy
for Him to destroy them all, but He wants to test us
with their attitude, just as He says:
"And if Allah
had willed, He could have taken vengeance upon them,
but He wants to test you by means of others." [Muhammad : 4]
Therefore, be
patient with all the hardships in defending the
tawheed, and be patient with this far and long
path of tawheed and jihad, and be patient with
the few numbers of friends and the many numbers of
opponents. Do not be awed with the freedom of the
kafir in this world:
"Be not
deceived with the [uninhibited] movement of the
disbelievers throughout the land, [It is but] a small
enjoyment: then their [final] refuge is Hell, wretched
is the resting place."
[Ali Imran : 196-197]
Because this
world is of course a paradise for them to grab hold of
what they lust for, and a prison that restrains the
carnal desires of the mu'min, just as the
Prophet SAW said:
الدنياسجن
المؤمن وجنة الكافر
"This world is
a prison for the mu'min and a paradise for the kafir."
[HR Muslim]
Due to that, they
are venting out all their desires in this paradise
world, then later they will be all imprisoned in the
hell of jahannam, just as Allah SWT says:
وَجَعَلْنَا
جَهَنَّمَ لِلْكَافِرِينَ حَصِيرً
"And We have
made Hell, for the disbelievers, a prison-bed." [Al-Isra : 8]
And on the other
hand, since the mu'min are imprisoning their
carnal desires and passions in this world using the
limitations set by the teachings of Allah Ta'ala,
then Allah will later admit them to His paradise to
have everything that they want:
"(You) who
believed in Our verses and were Muslims. Enter
paradise, you and your kinds, delighted. Circulated
among them will be plates and vessels of gold. And
therein is whatever the souls desire and [what]
delights the eyes, and you will abide therein
eternally." [Az-Zukhruf
: 69-71]
This Allah
Ta'ala gives as a reward for the mu'min
because of their patience in the dunya
in upolding the principle of Al-Haq:
وَجَزَاهُم
بِمَا صَبَرُوا جَنَّةً وَحَرِيرًا
"And
because they were patient and constant, He will reward
them with a Garden and (garments of) silk."
[Al-Insan : 12]
Be patient and
hope on Allah, as well as plead to Him with do'a,
zikr and obedience. Ask from Him for firmness
and the strengthening by saying this do'a a
lot:
"O
Commander of the hearts, make my heart steadfast in
Your religion, and O Turner of the hearts, turn my
heart towards the obedience to You and Your Messenger."
Know that Allah
will never let down His righteous slaves.
Do not fear the
thaghuts and their armies, because benefits and
harms are only in the hands of Allah Ta'ala.
They are the human satans who are trying to scare us
with their armies and executioners, so trust on Allah
Ta'ala and do not fear them:
"That is only
Satan who frightens [you] of his supporters. So fear
them not, but fear Me, if you are [indeed] believers."
[Ali Imran : 175]
Because,
they are not going to be able to bring harm and danger
as long Allah Ta'ala does not
allow it even though we remain steadfast and
defend the principles in front of their faces,
just as they cannot bring benefits to us even
though we are stripping off the principles and
pleading to them with regret, if Allah
does not allow it. Because the decision had been set
by Allah Ta'ala but we don't know it, whereas
we are not commanded to follow what we do not
know, but Allah Ta'ala
has commanded us to follow what we know
or that which we might know i.e. His
Shari'a. Where, there are two kinds ‘ilm,
namely: the ‘ilm that we do not know i.e.
taqdeer, then this has to be believed,
and the other is the ‘ilm which is in front of
us i.e. His Shari'a, then this has to be
followed.
Rasulullah SAW
said:
واعلم أن ما
أصابك لم يكن ليخطئك وما أخطئك لم يكن ليصيبك وأعلم أن
النصر مع الصبر وأن الفرج مع
الكرب وأن مع العسر يسرا
"Know that
what are (destined) to afflict you, it is
impossible to miss you, and that what
are (destined) to miss you, it is impossible to
afflict you. And know that victory is with patience
and that freedom is with hardships, and
together with the hardship is relief."
[continuation of hadith
Ibnu ‘Abbas in Al-Arba'in An-Nawawiyyah]
Be patience….
Because we are all being tested:
شكى إليّ
جملي طول الثرى صبر حميل كلانا مبتلى
My camel
complains to me, what a long journey
(I said):
Patience is good, we all get tested
Now is the time
for all to do muhasabah, what have we done
yesterday, what have been lacking? What should
be addressed? Each input and
criticism from various parties should be heeded, take
in what is good wherever it is from, although the
purpose of the critics is just to humiliate us in
front of the public, because the
matter of bad intention is his affair with Allah
Ta'ala, but our obligation is to practice
the truth according to the maximum limit of our
ability. While mistakes are common
things that happen to everyone who wants to act so
that improvements can be done in the future. The
disgraceful ones are those who only know how to
comment and blame without wanting to act or at least
help to ease the burdens of people who want to
act by sympathizing with their families or other
things..
May Allah
Ta'ala give patience and istiqomah to all
who have the pure tawheed, wherever they are ….
وصلى الله
على محمد وآله وصحبه أجمعين وآخر دعوانا ان الحمد لله ربالعالمين
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