From Dabiq To Rome ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 28 Rabi ath-thani 1440 - ISSUE #44 - HTTP://AHLUTAWHEED.INFO The Hadith: from the Lesser Jihad to the Greatest Jihad (by ibn Taymiyyah) As for the hadith that some of them narrate that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in regard to the military expedition of Tabuk. p.2 The Evil Scholars (by ibn Rajab) Know, that craving after status and position inevitably causes great harm. p.3 Clarifying the Meaning of al-wala wal-bara (by Shaykh Ahmad al-khalidi) Know, that a person s islam will not be completed except with enmity of the mushrikin, even if he singles out Allah and leaves shirk. p.5 Military And Covert Operations As the soldiers of the Khilafah continue waging war on the forces of kufr, we take a glimpse at a few recent operations conducted by the mujahidin of the Islamic State over the past week. p.7 Contact us on Telegram @ATPubsbot for links to private channels and groups, to give us suggestions, to ask questions, or to request any publication or media release.
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The Hadith: from the Lesser Jihad to the Greatest Jihad (by Shaykhul-Islam ibn Taymiyyah) A S FOR THE hadith that some of them narrate that the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) said in regard to the military expedition of Tabuk, We have returned from the lesser jihad to the greatest jihad, then this has no basis, and it has not been reported by anyone who has knowledge of the saying and actions of the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam). Undertaking jihad against the disbelievers is from the greatest of actions, indeed, it is the best that a person could opt to perform. He (ta ala) said, Not equal are those of the believers who sit (at home), except those who are disabled, and the mujahidun in the cause of Allah with their wealth and lives. Allah has preferred in grades those who strive hard and fight with their wealth and their lives to those who sit. To each, Allah has promised good, but Allah has preferred those who fight hard and fight, to those who sit by a huge reward. Degrees of [higher] grades from Him, and forgiveness and mercy. And Allah is ever Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Do you consider the providing of drinking water for the pilgrims and the maintenance of al-masjid al-haram as equal to the one who believes in Allah and the Last Day, and strives in the cause of Allah? They are not equal before Allah. And Allah guides not those people who are the wrong doers. Those who believed and emigrated and strove hard and fought in the cause of Allah with their wealth and their lives are far higher in degree with Allah. They are the successful. Their Lord gives them glad tidings of mercy from Him, and His being pleased, and of Gardens for them wherein are everlasting delights. They will dwell therein forever. Verily, with Allah is a great reward. 2 And it is established in Sahih Muslim and others fro Nu man ibn Bashir (radiyallahu anhu) who said, I was with the Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) when a person said, After Islam, I do not care to do anything except give water to the pilgrims. Another said, After Islam, I do not care to do anything except look after al-masjid al-haram. So Ali ibn Abi Talib said, Jihad in the cause of Allah is better than what you two have mentioned. Thereupon Umar said, Do not raise your voices near the pulpit of the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), but when the salah is finished, I will ask him. So he asked him and Allah (ta ala) revealed this ayah. And it is reported in the two books of authentic hadith from Abdullah ibn Mas ud (radiyallahu anhu) who said, I asked, O Messenger of Allah! Which action is the greatest in the sight of Allah ( azza wa jall)? He replied, Salah at its correct time. I asked, Then which? He replied, Good treatment of parents. I asked, Then which? He replied, Jihad in the cause of Allah. The Messenger of Allah told me about these and if I had asked further he would had added more. It is also reported in the above books that he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) was asked, Which action is the most superior? He replied, Iman in Allah and jihad in His cause. Then it was asked, Then what? He said, An accepted hajj. And in the same two books that a man asked the Messenger of Allah (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam), O Messenger of Allah! Inform me of an action that would equate to jihad in the cause of Allah? He replied, You will not be able to perform it - or you would not be able to bear it. The man said, Tell me. He replied, When the mujahid leaves, are you able to fast without breaking it? And to 1 stand in salah without stopping? 1 Hafidh ibn Hajr said about the narration of the greatest jihad, It is the speech of Ibrahim ibn Abi Ablah, not a hadith.
The Evil Scholars By Shaykh ibn Rajab al-hanbali K NOW, THAT CRAVING after status and position inevitably causes great harm before its attainment due to the striving necessary to attain it, and also afterwards due to the person s strong desire to hold onto it which produces injustice, haughtiness, and other evils. Abu Bakr al-ajurri, who was one of the wise scholars and teachers at the start of the fourth century, wrote a treatise about the manners and the sentiments of the scholars, and it is one of the best works on this topic. One who studies it will know from it the way of the scholars of the Salaf, and will know the innovated ways that contradicts their path. He describes the evil scholar at length, from this description is that, He has become infatuated with love of this world, and with praise, honor, and position with the people of this world. He uses 3 knowledge as an adornment just as a beautiful woman adorns herself with jewelry for this world, but he does not adorn his knowledge with action upon it. He then mentions a lengthy segment and then says, So these characteristics and their like predominate in the heart of one who does not benefit from knowledge, so whilst he carries these attributes his soul will come to have love of status and position - so that he loves to sit with kings and the sons of this world. Then he loves to share in their opulent lifestyle, sharing their lavish attire, their comfortable transport, servants, fine clothing, delicate bedding and delicious food. He will love that people throng to his door, that his saying is listened to, and that he is obeyed - and he can only attain the latter by becoming a judge - so he seeks to become one. Then he is unable to attain it except at the expense of his din, so he debases himself to the rulers and their helpers, serving them himself and giving them his wealth as a tribute. He remains silent when he sees their evil actions after entering their palaces and homes. Then on top of this he may praise their evil actions and declare them good due to some false interpretation in order to raise his position with them. So when he has accustomed himself to doing this over a long period of time and falsehood has
taken root in him - then they appoint him to the position of judge and in doing so slaughter him without a knife. Then they have bestowed such a favor upon him that he is obliged and has to show his gratitude to them - so he takes great pains to make sure that he does not anger them and cause them to remove him from his position. But he has no concern about whether he angers his Lord ( azza wa jall) so he misappropriates the wealth of orphans, widows, the poor and the needy, and wealth set up as endowment for those fighting jihad and the nobles of Makkah and al-madinah, and wealth which is supposed to be of benefit to all the Muslimin - but instead he uses it to satisfy his clerk, chamberlain, and servant. So he eats that which is forbidden and feeds with that which is forbidden and increases that which is a proof against him. So woe to the one whose knowledge causes him to have these characteristics. The Prophet (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say, O Allah! I seek refuge in You from knowledge which does not benefit, from a heart which does not fear, from a soul which is never satisfied, and from a supplication which is not responded to (reported by Ahmad, Abu Dawud, and others). That was said by Imam Abu Bakr al-ajurri (rahimahullah) who lived at the end of the fourth century and corruption increased and multiplied greatly since his time; and there is no strength nor power except with Allah. From the subtle afflictions caused by love of status is seeking after and aspiring positions of authority this is something whose reality is hidden and obscure. It is not understood except by those who have knowledge of Allah, those who love Him and who are at enmity with those ignorant ones from His creation who desire to compete with Him with regard to His lordship and divinity and right to worship, despite their despicability and the contemptible position they have before Allah and in the eyes of His chosen servants who have knowledge of Him. It is just as al-hasan al-basri (rahimahullah) said about them, Even if the hooves of mules clatter for them and riding beasts strut for them, yet still the humiliation of sin rests upon their necks. Allah has refused except that He will humiliate those who are disobedient to Him. And he (sallallahu alayhi wa sallam) used to say, O Allah! I ask you for beneficial knowledge, and I seek refuge in You from knowledge which does not benefit. (reported with this wording by al-ajurri and ibn Hibban.) 4
Clarifying the Meaning of al-wala wal-bara: A ND THE O BLIGATION OF M ANIFESTING THE D IN AND THE E XCUSE OF THE W EAK By Shaykh Ahmad al-khalidi First, know, that a person s islam cannot be established, even if he singles out Allah and leaves shirk, except by having adawah (enmity) of mushrikin and declaring that to them, due to His (ta ala) statement, You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His messenger, even if they were their fathers or their sons or their brothers or their kindred And in the hadith, The strongest bond of Islam is love for the sake of Allah and hate for the sake of Allah, which was reported by Imam Ahmad from the hadith of al-bara ibn Azib; and the hadith is hasan when all of its paths are taken together as al-albani (rahimahullah) said. Al- Allamah Hamad ibn Atiq said, As for taking the kuffar and mushrikin as enemies, then know that Allah (subhanahu wa ta ala) has obligated this and firmly set it and has forbidden allying with them and has stressed these to the extent that there is no ruling in the Book of Allah for which its evidences are greater and clearer than this ruling after the evidences on obligation of tawhid and forbidding of its opposite. Thus al-wala wal-bara must be achieved. Second, the foundation of bara is hatred, and the foundation of walaa is love because of His (ta ala) narrating from Ibrahim ( alayhis-salam) that he said to his people, Then do you see what you have been worshiping, you and your ancient forefathers? Indeed, they are enemies to me, except the Lord of creation. And as the foundation of bara is hatred which is located in the heart, then what stems out from it and manifests itself is adawah. He (ta ala) said, There has been for you an excellent example in Ibrahim and those with him, when they said to their people, Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. We have rejected you and there has appeared between us and you adawah and hatred 5
forever until you believe in Allah alone. And this is the description of kufr bit-taghut mentioned before. Shaykh al- Allamah Hamad ibn Atiq (rahimahullah) said, And here there is a unique point in His statement, Indeed, we are disassociated from you and from whatever you worship other than Allah. And it is that Allah (ta ala) mentioned bara ah from the mushrikin, the worshipers of other than Allah, before bara ah from the idols that are worshiped besides Allah. Because the first is more important than the second. As one could disassociate from the idols and not from those who worship them. He would thus not have fulfilled what is obligatory upon him. But as for when a person disassociates from the mushrikin, then indeed that implies his disassociation from whatever they worship. So reflect over this subtle point as it will open the door for you in regard to the adawah of the enemies of Allah. For how many people do not fall into shirk yet do not have enmity for its people. And thus he can not be a Muslim when he has abandoned the din of all the messengers. Then His statement, We have denied you, and there has appeared between us and you animosity and hatred forever until you believe in Allah alone. His saying there has appeared, means it has become apparent and clear. So ponder over the mentioning of adawah before hatred as the first is more important than the second. Because indeed, a person may have hatred of mushrikin but does not have enmity of them, and so he would not have fulfilled what is 6 obligatory upon him until he comes with both hatred and enmity. And although hatred is attached to the heart, it will not be of benefit until its traces and signs appear; and that can not be done except with adawah and the severing of ties. And he said, A Muslim can not make his din apparent until he opposes every group for which it is famous for, and he clearly displays adawah to them and bara ah. So whose kufr is by shirk, then manifesting the din is by clearly showing tawhid and forbidding shirk and warning from it. And as for the one whose kufr is by allying with the mushrikin or by entering under their obedience, then manifesting the din is by clearly showing his adawah and his disassociation from the mushrikin. A Muslim may not be able to manifest adawah to the kuffar and mushrikin due to a preventative factor or an excuse, such as those who are weak or under duress and thus be excused till the end of whatever is preventing him. But the one who do not manifest adawah to the mushrikin because of some worldly reason while hating them and believing in their kufr, then he is a disobedient sinner. But this is all relative; so if the hatred in his heart is removed, iman is removed, as well. Because what shows from a person is connected to what is hidden inside and the place of hatred is in the heart where no one can remove by duress or other reason as is made clear in His (ta ala) statement, Except whoever who is forced thereto and whose heart is at rest with iman.
A S THE SOLDIERS of the Khilafah continue waging war on the forces of kufr, we take a glimpse at a few recent operations conducted by the mujahidin of the Islamic State over the past week. These operations are merely a selection of the various operations that the Islamic State has conducted on various fronts across many regions. Soldiers of the Khilafah Foil a Joint Afghan-American Attack in the South of Nangarhar Khurasan Wilayah - According to a field source to Amaq Agency, the attacking forces launched an assault on the village of Shalhi in the Directorate of Ashin in south of Nangarhar, where clashes took place with various types of weapons. The Islamic State fighters detonated 3 explosive devices on the attackers, and the attack ended with the withdrawal of the troops from the region. The source pointed out that the aircraft of the International Coalition targeted the houses of the village with several air strikes, which resulted in the killing of about 25 people, mostly women and children, and wounding others. Captured in Raids Carried Out by the Soldiers of the Khilafah in Yobe Region West Africa Wilayah - With success from Allah, the soldiers of the Khilafah raided a Nigerian Army barracks in Sabon Gari town located in Yobe region. They succeeded in killing 10 murtaddin, capturing 3, and wounding others, in addition to seizing 3 four-wheel drive vehicles and various types of ammunition as ghanimah. In a related context, the mujahidin raided and burned another barracks in the town of Boni Gari, where they managed to kill 4 soldiers before returning safely to their positions with ghanimah, and all praise is due to Allah. 20 PKK Murtaddin Killed After Falling into an Ambush in Darnaj Village 14 Murtadd Nigerian Soldiers Are Killed and 3 Sham Wilayah - After trusting in Allah, as last 7
week was coming to an end the soldiers of the Khilafah ambushed a convoy that included several vehicles and PKK murtaddin in Darnaj village, on the road between the al- Umar and at-tanak oil fields, and clashed with them using light and medium weapons, killing nearly 20, and destroying two vehicles, and taking ghanimah of an array of weapons and ammunition. 8