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24 December 2010 By Markaz
Kavkaz Below is an English translation
of the latest message from Ali Abu Muhammad al-Dagestani
(ha), the Qadi, or supreme judge, of the Supreme
Sharia Court of the Caucasus Emirate. The message has
been sent to the Guraba website staff specifying that
it was intended "for distribution among Muslims", like
the previous messages. In the Name of Allah, the
Compassionate, the Merciful May the peace, mercy, and
blessings of Allah be with you. As we all know, our Emir, Dokku
Abu Usman, appointed me as the Qadi of Caucasus
Emirate after the martyrdom of our brother Seyfullah,
although I do not deserve this charge, because our
Faqih (scholars expert in Fiqh) specified conditions
and defined the qualifications that a Sharia Qadi
should have. One of these conditions is that
he must be a Mujtahid scholar (who is able to perform
Ijtihad - the interpretation of the Koran and Sunnah).
I am not one of them. Due to the lack of such people,
not only in the CE, but also outside of it, I was
forced to accept this heavy burden, may Allah forgive
me. In this regard, I would like to make the following
statement: Dear brothers and sisters, our
Lord requires from us that we resolve all our
differences through His Sharia, otherwise, we are not
Muslims. Allah says in the Qur'an: "O you who have believed, obey
Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority
among you. And if you disagree over anything, refer it
to Allah and the Messenger, if you should believe in
Allah and the Last Day. That is the best [way] and
best in result". (The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The
Women", verse 59) In this verse, Allah clearly
indicates the responsibility of solving our problems
through the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His
Messenger, peace and blessing be upon him. And those
who do not want to ask for the decision to Allah and
His Messenger, these people just say, they believe,
although they are not. Allah the Almighty said in His
Book: "Have you not seen those who
claim to have believed in what was revealed to you, [O
Muhammad], and what was revealed before you? They wish
to refer legislation to Taghut, while they were
commanded to reject it; and Satan wishes to lead them
far astray". (The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The
Women", verse 60) And after that, Allah describes
such people as hypocrites: "And when it is said to
them, "Come to what Allah has revealed and to the
Messenger", you see the hypocrites turning away from
you in aversion". (The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The
Women", verse 61) And then Allah amplifies and
swears by His own Lordship that they are not
believers. The Most High says: "But no, by your Lord, they
will not [truly] believe until they make you, [O
Muhammad], judge concerning that over which they
dispute among themselves and then find within
themselves no discomfort from what you have judged and
submit in [full, willing] submission". (The Holy Quran, Surah 4. "The
Women", verse 65) In this verse, Allah indicates
not only the obligation to apply for a trial to Him
and His Messenger, but also the need for a full
agreement with the decision taken [by the court],
without any constraints in heart and with a complete
submission to this decision. In this appeal, I want to talk
about disagreements that arose between our brothers
from the Wilayah Nokhchicho and the leadership of the
Caucasus Emirate. On this occasion I want to say: the
Sharia does not give anyone the right to voice their
assumptions and speculations, until a decision on a
Sharia issue has not yet been issued by competent
persons, and this is in order to avoid Fitna, or
discord. Because some assumptions are sinful. On this regard, Allah says: "O you who have believed,
avoid much [negative] assumption. Indeed, some
assumption is sin. And do not spy or backbite each
other. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his
brother when dead? You would detest it. And fear Allah
; indeed, Allah is Accepting of repentance and
Merciful". (The Holy Quran, Surah 49. "The
Walls", verse 12) And Allah calls us to reconcile
with our brothers. Allah says: "The believers are but
brothers, so make settlement between your brothers.
And fear Allah that you may receive mercy". (The Holy Quran, Surah 49. "The
Walls", verse 10) So, here, I want to say that at
the moment, our only legitimate leader, as recognized
by all Mujahideen in the Caucasus, is Emir Dokku Abu
Usman, and we are all obliged to obey and submit to
him so far as he leads us by the Qur'an and the Sunnah
of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessing be upon
him), even if it is hateful to our souls. "One who dislikes a thing done
by his Emir should be patient over it, for anyone from
the people who withdraws (his obedience) from the
government, even to the extent of a handspan and died
in that conditions, would die the death of one
belonging to the days of jahiliyyah (paganism,
ignorance)". Likewise, in a hadith which is
transmitted from Ubadah ibn as-Samit: "The Prophet (peace and
blessing be upon him) called us and we took the oath
of allegiance to him. Among the injunctions he made
binding upon us was: Listening and obedience (to the
Emir) in our pleasure and displeasure, in our
adversity and prosperity, even when somebody is given
preference over us, and without disputing the
delegation of powers to a man duly invested with them
except when you have clear signs of his disbelief in
(or disobedience to) God-signs that could be used as a
conscientious justification (for non-compliance with
his orders)". I urge again all brothers and
sisters: do not speak on this subject and do not
spread your assumptions, which may alienate you from
Allah. And if somebody hears from the others various
accusatory statements, then let him know that whoever
does this, consciously or not, only contributes to
further propagation of the fitna and does not
contributes to reconciliation between Muslims. I also
urge all the brothers involved this fitna to take no
actions and to refrain from any statements on this
subject while the matter is reviewed according to the
Sharia and until a Sharia decision is issued. In conclusion, praise be to
Allah, the Lord of the worlds. Qadi of the Caucasus Emirate,
Ali Abu Muhammad al-Dagestani |
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