O Ulema of the Islamic Ummah!

O Ulema of the Islamic Ummah!

#ArmiesToAqsa

Palestine is an Islamic land; Umar al-Farooq (ra) opened it, Salahudin Al-Ayubi liberated it, and the Khaleefah Abdul Hameed II protected it.

It is not for sale, and it does not accept division between its people, and the one who occupied it, expelling its people from it. Its solution is not a two-state solution.

Instead, its solution is as Allah Al-Aziz, Al-Jabbar said, and His (swt) Saying is the true solution,  “And kill them in battle wherever you overtake them, and expel them from wherever they have expelled you.”  [TMQ Surah Al-Baqarah: 191].

The highest Shariah obligation, one that surpasses all others, is to support the oppressed and to liberate the occupied land. This Shariah obligation falls not only on the people, but primarily on the armies of the Muslims, for they are the ones who possess weapons and strength.

It is upon them that the great Shariah obligation of Jihad in the Path of Allah (swt) lies.

Imam al-Nawawi said, “If the disbelievers invade a Muslim land or besiege a city, then Jihad becomes an individual obligation (fard ‘ayn) on those nearest, and then on those who follow, according to proximity.”

Al-Qurtubi stated, “When Jihad becomes an individual obligation, it is not permissible for anyone to stay behind, unless they have a clear excuse. Whoever does so commits a grave sin.”

Ibn Qudamah said, “If the enemy descends upon a land or the imam calls the people to arms, then it becomes fard (obligatory) on everyone to go forth, and it is not permissible for anyone to remain behind.”

As for Ibn Abidin, he says in his Hashiya commentary (3/238), “And it is an individual obligation (fard ayn) if the enemy attacks one of the borders of Islam. It then becomes an individual obligation on those who are closest to the enemy.”

“...As for those who are behind them, at a distance from the enemy, then it is a collective obligation of kifayah sufficiency (fard kifaya), if they are not needed...”

“...If they are needed because those who are close to the enemy are unable to repel the enemy, or they are able to do so but they are neglectful and do not fight...”

“...then it is an individual obligation on those who are next to them, just like the individual obligation of Salah and Fasting, and they cannot abandon the duty.”

“The individual obligation then extends and extends to others ... until it is obligatory on all the people of Islam, east and west, in this gradual manner.”

As for Al-Kasani, he states in “Bada’i al-Sana’i,” “If the people of a frontier region are too weak to resist the kuffar (disbelievers) and fear for themselves from the enemy,...”

“...then it becomes obligatory upon those behind them, those closest first, then those after them, to march to them and support them with weapons, steeds, and funds...”

“...As we have mentioned, it is an obligation upon all those who are eligible for jihad. However, the obligation is lifted from them when sufficiency is achieved by s