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as-Salaam ‘Alaykum,
Jazakullah Khairan.
MUSLIMAH314 on June 1st, 2008 at 1:10 am #
Jazakallahu khair for the responses, and may ALLAH (swt) reward you with the highest level of Jannah inshALLAH.
Bashir on June 1st, 2008 at 7:38 am #
Allahumma ameen; BarakAllaahu feek for delivering the lecture and for this clarification.
Jazaak Allaahu khayran, Imam Anwar, for all that you have done, are doing, and will do, in shaaʾ Allaah. I wanted to ask you to clarify what “being harsh with the disbelievers” means, because I have seen many people interpret this to mean one thing or another in different contexts.
For example, we all have either neighbors, co-workers, friends, and some even relatives that are non-Muslim. What examples from the Qur’aan & Sunnah, and in which contexts, demonstrate & necessitate harshness with the disbelievers, respectively, so that we can understand this properly, and not act upon it wrongly.
May Allaah keep you in the benefit of the Ummaah and Guide us all to the Straight Path.
Jazaak Allaahu khayr.
Talib e Elem on June 2nd, 2008 at 6:16 am #
aoawrwb,
SubhanAllah Shiekh.[Edited by admin] . I am sure InshAllah you will meet people in Jinnah InshAllah that you will not know them but they will know you as their Shiekh, Imam and Teacher. And I am one of them if Allah forgives me. We are listening to you and waiting every moment for a new lecture from you.
Jazakallahu Khair-
DQ on June 2nd, 2008 at 5:21 pm #
Asalaamualaikum Imam.
Shouldn’t the death penalty be the result of a trial or hearing by a judge in a Shariah court? A man here in Karachi was assaulted and burned alive for allegedly insulting the Prophet (saw) a month or two ago and his surviving family insist he would never say such a thing, and the circumstances surrounding the event are suspicious to say the least. I don’t think Islam believes in vigilante-ism, it believes in the rule of law and order.
Secondly, what of the question of jurisdiction? Is a person in a non-Muslim country on the other side of the world under the jurisdiction of a Shariah court in a Muslim land? This also doesn’t make sense to me, because it’s not possible to police other nations lands. Whether this is a pretext to conflict, maybe even war, is a different story, but you can’t just travel into a strange country and start killing people. However, a fatawa perhaps calling for the death penalty upon apprehension of a person such as Salman Rushdie would make sense… just as how the West would stop at nothing to capture their targets in Muslim lands, he could be captured by spies or the like and brought to stand trial in the country that issued the fatwa.
Jazakallahukhair.
Nida on June 2nd, 2008 at 8:18 pm #
Asalaamoalaikom.. JAzakAllahukhairun for your time and work ..We are looking forward to new lectures.. May Allah reward you in Dunniya and Akhira
hamid on June 3rd, 2008 at 7:11 am #
as-Salam ‘Alaykum ya sheikh; Jazak Allahu Khayran.
Muhammad Shoaib on June 3rd, 2008 at 2:28 pm #
May ALLAH reward with Jannat-ul-Firdaws - - - AMEEN
As salamualaykum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu
Jazakallahukhayr
Trojanhorse on June 5th, 2008 at 6:29 pm #
jazakumullahu khairan sheikh May Allah reward you with jannah
I dont mean any disrespect my beloved brother DQ the answer to ur first question is answered by the sheikh in the third point of his first answer
and the second one is in the lecture itself - regarding Kab bin Al ashraf - the jew who was killed in a different land by Muhammad bin Maslamah (r.a)
I am open for corrections inshallah
May Allah reward the sheikh and the one who follows true guidance.
abu hafs on June 5th, 2008 at 11:01 pm #
Assalamu alaykum wr wb, jazzakhallah khair sheikh for your time and effort.
mohammed shams on June 6th, 2008 at 3:33 am #
salam brother!
Hamdulillah brother, you have just spoken of the truth of the current situation of the ummah! I am verily waiting for the arrival of the khalifah (Imam Mehdi) myself. In-sha-allah, supreme victory will be for the folloers of Muhammed (P.B.U.H.)
Abu yacoub Al Maghribi on June 7th, 2008 at 5:13 pm #
Assalamu Alaikum Wr Allah Wb brother Anwar.
I would like to thank you very much for your effort, and may Allah reward you in this life and the hearafter,and protect you from all Evils.Masha’Allah,your lectures are always beautiful to listen to.I would like to ask you about the name of the Nasheed in your lecture in Bearers of glad tidings and also the Munsheed.wajazaakoum Allah Khairan! wa Hafidakoum!. Akhoukoum Fi allah Abu yacoub Al Maghribi
Raheel on June 9th, 2008 at 4:43 pm #
Assalamu alaikum Shaykh Anwar (May Allah Protect you). I am so happy to see this website. JazaakumuAllah khairan to all involved. Shaykh, just to inform you with all sincerity and great love that i have transcribed your lecture titled ‘25 Promises from Allah to the believers’. I took each promise and traced the verse from the Quran to gain the reference. Alhamdullilah, i am now sending these promises out daily as reminders on my blog. I hope Allah accepts it. Please Shaykh if you get the opportunity in your busy schedule to take a look and rectify any mistakes i may have made, as i do not wish to associate anything erroneous to yourself.
With love,
Wassalamu alaikum wa Rahmatullah
Raheel
http://dailyreminders.wordpress.com
Talha on June 12th, 2008 at 3:07 am #
Asalamu alaykum My Imam, brother and sheikh- may allah protect u to represent us insha alalh!
Just to let you know that your Somali brothers don’t listen any thing else but your lectures, so please drop some more lectures insha allah!
American Muslim on June 12th, 2008 at 5:12 pm #
As-Salaamu Alaykum,
Jazak Allah Khayr. I have an important question about your checklist. It seems as if the five qualities of the victorious group you mentioned could be applied to Al-Khawaarij as well, and they are surely not the saved group. There must be more criteria which characterize the saved group, such as mercy, good manners, etc. Furthermore, there is a clear distinction between friendly and hostile non-Muslims according to the statement of Allah, “Allah does not forbid you from being kind and just to those who do not fight you on account of religion” (60:8)
Could you shed more light on the subject dear brother, Jazak Allah Khayr?
anwar on June 12th, 2008 at 5:48 pm #
To American Muslim,
The five characteristics that I mentioned are from verse 54 Sura 5:
“O you who believe! whoever from among you turns back from his religion, then Allah will bring a people, He shall love them and they shall love Him, lowly before the believers, mighty against the unbelievers, they shall strive hard in Allah’s way and shall not fear the censure of any censurer; this is Allah’s Face, He gives it to whom He pleases, and Allah is Ample-giving, Knowing.”
So how can they apply to the khawarij? In fact the exact opposite is true with the two qualities of “humble with the believers” and “harsh with the disbelievers” since Rasulullah said about the khawarij in a very important distinctive quality: “They fight the people of Islam and leave the people of idols” Which, as you can see, is the exact opposite of the qualities of the saved sect. The other qualities that you mentioned are qualities of Muslims in general and in the end every virtue is important to follow but remember here we are talking specifically about the major traits of the saved sect.
I hope this clarifies the issue. Assalamu alaykum
Shaheedah314 on June 12th, 2008 at 7:42 pm #
May Allah make us of the saved sect inshALLAH.
umm yahya on June 17th, 2008 at 11:24 am #
salamu alaikum wa rahmatulahi wa barakatuhu. Sheikh I cannot thank you enough for the beneficial knowledge you have presented to us in this difficult time. I ask Allah the all mighty to protect you from the evil of mankind and jinn and may Allah unite the muslims against their enemies
AbdALLAH on June 18th, 2008 at 5:56 am #
Asalamualikum wa rahmatulahe wa barakatu
Ya Imam Anwar, I just want to make a deep request that you continue with your dawah work and that Allah give you Istiqamah and reward you as well as all those that help you. I would also humbly request that the series of lectures on the “Life of Muhammad” be finished, the offensive period. It would bring very beneficial lessons for us inshallah.
shaikhyder on June 18th, 2008 at 9:42 pm #
whatever be the so called Jamaat’s and Scholars say;whenever there exists the SHEIK ANVAR AWLAKI like Faruques ‘THE DUST WILL NEVER SETTLE DOWN’ Allah be pleased with you SHEIKH
“who have acted WITHOUT seeking permission from the Messenger of Allah”
How does this show us anything?
And also, A’ishah asked RasulAllah what he thought of people who had been mocking him, and he laughed it off, saying they weren’t mocking him but Muzammam.
Thirdly, what happened to there being no compulsion in religion?
How can you just say all such people should be killed? O’udhubillah.
RasulAllah (S) never had anyone killed unjustly, nor did he ever kill anyone for opposing him. See: Abu Jahl and Abu Lahab!
Imran on June 21st, 2008 at 7:45 am #
That was really very informative and we really needed someone this time the truthful one…..and Alhamdulillah we got one as Imam Anwar Al Awlaki……May Allah forgive you and give you highest place in Jannat-ul-Firdous “Ameen”
Hussein on June 21st, 2008 at 3:02 pm #
Assakamu alaikum.
May Allah grant ye jannah for the wonderful work ye r doing in reviving the ummah.
Jameel on June 22nd, 2008 at 3:19 am #
Dear Sheikh Anwar,
I have just embarked on learning more about Islam insha’Allah. I wanted some clarification on the four main schools of thought (Fiqh). This may sound like an unintelligent question but do we have to label ourselves as being one of the four i.e. Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’i and the Hanbali school? I assume you are with the Shafi’i school of thought.
And is growing your beard classed as Fard and Wajib?
I truly appreciate the valuable insight and understand the sacrifice you have made for preserving truth. May Allah (swt) protect you and your family Ameen.
With love and duas
Your brother,
Jameel - UK
abu abdurrahman on June 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 am #
Assalam Alaikum,
Shaykh Anwar, JazakAllahuKhair for this knowledge that you have given us. I wanted you to clarify what you mentioned about joining a group. Alhumdulilah, I have joined not one but a couple groups who are on insha’Allah, on the above mentioned criteria. Is that permissible? I have heard from people that you should join only one group and stick to it but I have a tendency to try to get the good from anywhere as long as its upon the Quran and Sunnah. Also, these groups have some major differences which is why they are separate. Do I have to abide by their beliefs as well? and to what extent?
Imran Hossain on June 22nd, 2008 at 2:22 pm #
JazakAllah khair Sheikh! May Allah swt reward you Jannatul Firdaus.
Sheikh, if you could answer the questions posed by ‘DQ’ it would be great. I guess they sort of relate to your third point about permission of the ruler.
Umm Ansar on June 23rd, 2008 at 11:33 am #
Assalamu Alaykum Brother, While listening to this lecture I was biting my teeth with anger to the enemies of Allah, for Allah’s sake.May Allah unite our hearts in one goal. May Allah Azza wa jall reward you the best in both worlds. Indeed shaikh your lectures are very much captivating and unique.The hereAfter almost took out my breath.
Abu Usama El Swede on June 23rd, 2008 at 10:24 pm #
Salam Aliykom
Jazak Allahu Khairen
yusuf abdullah on June 25th, 2008 at 4:21 am #
AsSalaamu alaikum,
BarakAllah fik, akhi. may Allah continue to guide the victorious group. Allahum Ameen
Gadija on July 6th, 2008 at 7:36 pm #
Iman, Asslaamu alaykum , I have now finished listening to the lecture “The Dust Will Never Settle Down”. Alhamdulillaa, I thank Allah that he has sent you, who are not afraid to speak the truth, this is exactly what all muslims need, clear reminders of our obligation when our beautiful dean, Allah (S.W.A)and our Prophet (S.A.W.) are being slandered and humilitated. We need to stand up against those who blatantly provoke us in this blasphemous act, which will never end. Insha-Allah, Iman’s lectures will be heard by all muslims around the world and will hit home, Ameen.
I am sooooo happy that we can download your lectures from the internet, as it is quite costly to pay for all of them from the Islamic online shops. Alhamdulillaa, now all will have access to your lectures and not just those who can afford it.
Allah will surely reward you Jannah, and all the muslims who listens and implements your teachings, Insha-Allah Ameen.
Mahmud on July 8th, 2008 at 7:32 pm #
as-salamu’alaykum ya shaykh,
Jazakallah khayr for all your efforts. If you could please clarify your point on what we are allowed to do, especially with respect to what brother/sister DQ has asked regarding the situation of Pakistan and the possible misuse/vigilantism?
Plus “notextreme” has made a number of claims, which I believe are not totally untrue but alot of the liberalist muslim du’aat are saying these things. Is it not true the ayah that is mentioned was in fact abrogated (There is no compulsion in religion)?
Jazakallah Khayr
safi issa on July 11th, 2008 at 11:38 pm #
salam alykom.. mashallah anwar al awlaki is very good, av been to some of his lectures.. However for some one to follow a shekh he needs to know his background, specially at this time and age… so if you could have information about his teachers, his way of thinking or method in implementing islam, Methhab etc.. jazakallah kher..
abu nabil on July 12th, 2008 at 5:08 am #
asalamu alaikum ya ahlu kittaabi wa sunnah
asalamu alaik ya sheikhuna anwar al awlaki
i have this article to post in your blog to clarify some misunderstanding.
i pray to Allah azza wa jall to make every believer to die as shaheed.
my apology once again for the article
The Khawaarij of Today
The term khawaarij is nowadays loosely applied to Islamists and practising muslims who reject the existing Un-Islamic regimes in muslim countries and are actively working to establish the Khilafah , whether by way of fighting or preaching (i.e intellectual struggle).
Hundreds of truthful scholars and individuals have consequently been incarcerated or killed through out the muslims world in general and saudia Arabia in particular under the guise of stopping the fitnah of the khawaarij and takfiris.
Government’s scholars and their followers –pseudo salafis- are currently the forerunners in this campaign of demonising muslim activists and branding them as khawaarij.
HOWEVER, if we take close look at the attributes of the khawaarij , it is clear to see that Islamists today are in fact miles away from any of their signs and characteristics that have been mentioned in the sunnah.
Signs of the khawaarij.
The messenger Mohammad sala Allahu aalihi wasalam told his companions rathiya Allahu a’nhuma that the khawaarij will appear to be devout worshippers, and he also informed them of their sings and attributes.
Some of their key characteristics are
• Killing the people of islam ( muslims)
• Sparing the disbelievers (allying with them)
• Revolting against the Caliph, or Imam of the muslims
• Takfeer of the sahaabah
• Expelling a muslim from islam for committting a major haraam
• Physical appearance
• Beautiful recitation, eloquent speech and good deeds
KILLING THE PEOPLE OF ISLAM:
The messenger Mohammad sala Allahu aalihi wasalam said:
They would kill the people of islam (ahlu ut-tawheed,i.e muslims)….
(Saheeh muslim,book of zakaat,chapter 47: the khawaarij and their characteristics, Hadeeth no 1046).
It is well known that the people of Tawheed today from the du’aat (activists) and mujahideen assert that it is completely forbidden to fight- let alone kill – a muslim, unless he commits ri’da (apostasy) – despite the lies and false claims of Saudi government’s preachers and their blind followers , who would have you believe the opposite.
On the contrary, it is the rulers of muslim countries and foot soldiers –with the backing of their hired scholars –that are engaged in fierce battle with muslims-secretly kidnapping their families, torturing their sisters and wives, arresting scholars that are dare to speak out, and killing them one by one.
So cleary, this characteristic is more applicable to the rulers of muslim lands, Saudi government’s scholars and their blind followers.
SPARING THE DISBELIEVERS: (allying with them)
The messenger Mohammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam said:
…..and they will spare the mushrikeen (disbelievers) …
(saheeh muslim,book of zakat, chapter 47: the khawaarij and their characteristics, Hadeeth no 146)
Another characteristic of the khawaarij is that they prefer the disbelievers over ahl ut-Tawheed (people of tawheed, i.e muslims). They leave the mushrikeen alone (even in the arabian peninsula today), but fight the believers.
Al-wathan is any object that is worshipped besides Allah azza wa jall, and in one hadeeth the messenger sala Allahu alihi wasalam described the cross as wathan.
The messenger of Allah sala Allahu alihi wasalam informed us that the khawaarij are people who kill muslims but spare those who worship the Awathaan (plural of wathan)
In 1996, during a visit to England, king fahd was clearly seen with Queen Elizabeth II with a cross (wathan) around his neck. So it is plainly obvious who is really allying with people of awthaan (the disbelievers) and shirk- the rulers and their forces.
Allying with non-muslims (or cross bearers- people of awthaan), working with their police as spies or even joining them is an integral principal of manhaj of the pseudo salafis.
REVOLTING AGAINST THE CALIPH,OR IMAM OF THE MUSLIMS:
This is very famous sign of the khawaarij
The Saudi government’s scholars and their blind followers claim the mujahideen and muslims activists are khawaarij for wanting to rise against the rulers of muslim countries, particularly saudia Arabia. Is the king Abdullah the Caliph or Imam?
However , what they are too blind to see and not willing to understand is that there is no Khaleefah for muslims today, who has taken a pledge( biy’ah) from all muslims to rule and judge by the book of Allah azza wa jall. The khawaarij were known to rebel against the sahaabah and the khaleefah, none o which exist in our time.
The leaders today arbitrate to the United Nations (Taaghout), and therefore they are apostates and illegitimate rulers that must be removed – as the prophet sala Allahu alihi wasalam ordered.
Today, THERE IS NO LEADER (i.e Ameer ul- Mu’mineen) for the muslims, as should be. Rather, there are over 55 rulers, each with their own states, laws and constitutions.
TAKFEER OF THE SAHAABAH:
Another distinguished- and probably of the greatest sign of the khawaarij is their takfeer of certain sahabaah and expelling them from islam.
There is nobody today following the example and sunnah of the messenger Mohammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam and his Sahaabah rathiya Allahu aa’nhum, than the islamist and the mujahideen who are fighting and struggling to purify Allah’s earth from shirk and make His deen the highest .
Anybody who makes takfeer of the Sahaabah is a kaffir , and this what salaf ( ahlu kittaab wa sunnah) and the ulamaa ,of the mujahideen and du’aat believe.
EXPELLING MUSLIMS FROM ISLAM FOR COMMITTING MAJOR HARAM (SIN):
This is indeed a very well known attributes of the khawaarij, who believe a person’s Imaan can never decrease, and hence if one commits a major sin they have left the fold of islam.
Nowadays we are living in a time when the desease of irjaa (separating Imaan from actions) has become widespread. Today it is nearly impossible to convince a muslim that a person who commits kufr or shirk has left the fold of islam.
so who today is expelling muslims from islam for committing major sins?
The only people that are doing this are the so-called “moderates” and “pseudo salafis, who claim martyrdom operations carriers who kill “innocent” Jews and the crusades kuffar are not muslims.
Ibn Baaz said those individuals who carried out the initial Riyadh bombings in November 1995 on an American compound ( used to train the Saudi national guards) were people who without doubt….did not believe in Allah and the last day (Hereafter) , thus exposing his khaariji beliefs and ideology- and he is one of the main imam of the pseudo salafis.
There are number of mujahideen and scholars who deem martyrdom operations as permissible. However whether martyrdom operations are permissible or not is irrelevant to the fact that “unjust “ murder of (so-called “innocent “ people ) does not expel one from islam. Therefore how is it that these moderates and bogus neo-salafis (talafi) turn to the manhaj of the khawaarij on this matter?
Even in fiqh , if a muslim kills a non- muslim unjustly , he is not expelled from islam and nor is he killed in retribution, as the messenger Mohammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam said:
A muslim is not killed (in retribution) for a kaffir, ( musnad al-Imaam ahmad.)
Whether martyrdom operations carriers are in hell or in heaven is not a matter for us to decide, as this is part of Ilmu ul-Ghaib, and only Allah azza wa jall knows. It is not for us or the scholars like Ibn Uthaymeen or al fawzaan to declare they will never be in heaven, or they will be in hellfire.
Moreover, if martyrdom operations are interpreted as suicide by some, then suicide is a major sin in islam NOT kufr, so anyone who excludes such individuals from islam is following the manhaj (methodology) of khawaarij.
However, killing muslims by lebelling them as khawaarij , allying with disbelievers against muslims and handing them over to the enemy as the bogus neo salafis and moderates and their scholars deem to be necessary – is a major kufr and apostasy.
Deliberately targeting and killing muslims is forbidden in islam, and every single muslims known this, including de mujahideen.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE:
The first khaariji in islam Dhul khawaysirah at-Taameemi, was described as having a protruding forehead large beard and shaved head (see saheeh al-bukhari and muslim)
Those whom the bogus neo salafis consider to be khawaarij are far from this description, in fact they themselves and their brethren from Brixton, Birmingham, Luton, Toronto and so forth that fit the description of Dhul khuwaysirah more than anyone else.
BEATIFUL RECITATIONS, ELOQUENT SPEECH AND GOOD DEEDS:
The khawaarij were also described as dedicated, practising muslims, in fact, the messenger Mohammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam said:
If an ordinary Muslim looks to their outer (apparent) deeds he would feel inferior and disappointed with himself
It is reported in saheeh al- bukahri that the messenger Mohammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam said:
There will appear some people among you whose salaat will make you look down upon yours, and whose siyaam will make you look down upon yours, and whose good deeds will make you look down upon yours, but they will recite the Qur’aan which will not exceed their throats, and they will go out of islam the way an arrow leaves the bow.
(Saheeh al-bukhaari, book 66, the virtues of the Qur’aan , chapter 36,Hadith no 5058)
Ironically, the individuals whom the bogus salafis consider to be khawaarij , according to their own standards ,are ignorant of islam, the Qur’aan and even the Arabic language,
So they clearly do not match the description of the khawaarij told by the prophet sala Allahu alihi wasalam.
In reality, it is the bogus salafis themselves who appear to have more traits and characteristics of the khawaarij, they control many masajid, have many Qurraa (beautiful reciters of the Qur’aan), and appear to be devout, pious muslims, yet the ayyaat they have memorised do not exceed their throats.
The messenger Muhammad sala Allahu alihi wasalam also described the khawaarij as immature youth who would be young in age, but they would have eloquent tongues and make impressive speeches.
There would arise at the end of the age people who would be young in age and immature in thought, but they would talk (in such manner) as if their words are the best among the crautures, they would recite the Qur’aan but it would not go beyond their throats.
(Saheeh muslim, book of zakat,chapter 47: the khawaarij and their characteristics, hadith no 1066).
There are many young, immature youths today who are beginning to follow the sick twisted cult of the pseudo salafis.
They mesmerize their audiences with beautiful speeches and recitations of the Qur’aan, yet the clear –cut verses of Allah azza wa jall they quote go unheeded.
Moreover, they have most of the traits and characteristics of the khawaarij.
Talafi fafrications and their devish manhaj
There are a number of young .immature groups that claim to follow the Nahj of the salaf. (may Allah azza wa jall be pleased with them all) .However , the salaf are free from them and their baatil (falsehood) and kalaam (speck).
They are staunch ,blind followers of the like of ibn baaz, ibn Uthaymeen, Rabee’al-madkhali, ibn jibreen, saalih al-fawzan and others.
According to them, one can not be a salafi unless he follows their so-called kibaar (greatest) scholars and imams.
Although they speak of tawheed, they are far fro tawheed of al-walaa , wal-baraa for the sake of Allah azza wa jall, taking the enemies of islam as intimate friends and helpers,and often complaining why Islamic activists are not being bars or killed.
There is no single taaghout they can name and reject - not even bush, instead they exhaust all their efforts on attacking the alhu kittaab wa sunnah, the mujahideen and du’aat as opposed to the tawaagheet.
Their so-called scholars like ibn jibreen in particular, have issued fatwa stating it is prohibited to buy, sell or distribute the newspapers of asharq Alawsat, yet we see these hypocrites referring to this paper, and other non- muslim or un-islamic sources, as if it is some kind of divine text or hujjah (proof), making tafseer on it and quoting it as evidence to attack and refute scholars and du’aat who are not following their twisted manhaj and evil ideology of lebelling those who rise against the taghout as khawaarij.
No muslim is safe from their vile rants and slander, either you are with them and the Americans or you are a misguided or khaariji.
Muslims must be aware of these sick individuals. It is forbidden to attend their gatherings, increase their numbers or incline towards these wrong-doers in any way.
They are murji’ah with the rulers, but khawaarij with the mujahideen and ahlu kittaabi wa sunnah.
abu nabil on July 13th, 2008 at 6:46 pm #
mashaAllah for the edit feature
excellent job
barak Allahu feekum
Muhammad on July 24th, 2008 at 1:58 am #
as salaamu alaykumwa rahamtullahi wa barakaat
Yaa beloved akh Anwar, may Allah give you and I Jannatal Firdous.
Shekih please clarify Abu Nabils understanding, as I believe he may not have a good understanding of the khwaarij. Allah hu Alam
faiza on July 24th, 2008 at 7:11 pm #
salaam alikum shyikh anwar, subhanallah i can’t say how over joyed i am to have found this websit. may allah subhanatallah reward you in this world and the hereafter insha allah, for you have benifited the ummah and your reward is with allah.
Simon on July 29th, 2008 at 5:13 pm #
assalamu alaikum sheikh,
hopefully you will have time to answer DQ’s questions, as i think a lot of people here are wondering how the hukm applies/relates to muslims in this time, particularly muslims in the western world who are confronted with attacks on the prophet s.a.w, as we have seen with the cartoon fiasco.
jazakallahu khairan,
your bro,
Simon
Wassalamu alaikum
Muhsinmuttaqi on August 3rd, 2008 at 9:06 am #
Assalamu Alaykum wa Rahmatullahee wa Barakatu
I have some questions for brother Anwar Al Awlaki:
1. Is there is a difference between telling a lie and spreading a lie through the media?
All those who were killed were either poets etc. and they spread the insults through the media. Therefore, was it a war against corrupt media?
2. Why wasn’t Ibn Sayyad the Dajjal Suspect killed?
3. We know that during military campaigns the rules are stricter than in times of peace. The conquest of Makkah was a Military Campaign and therefore the rules were strict. But in Madeenah the rules were lenient. Is that correct?
4. Are those to be kills those who receive the Message first and then started spreading the false rumors about the prophet? If the dawah and message did not reach them, are they still to be killed?
Faatimah on August 22nd, 2008 at 4:30 pm #
Saleh on August 29th, 2008 at 6:13 pm #
Assalamualikum.
Thank you for your response Sheikh.
I thank Allah for coming across your lectures. May Allah guide us to the Straight path. Ameen.
In response to Muhsimuttaqi, The suspect Dajjal was visited by Rasullah and the Rasullah verified that it wasn’t Dajjal.
In response to Ibn Nabal.
Thank you for posting your reply akhi.
You wrote some useful things, however I do believe it us not for us to badmouth and slender fellow Muslims with such word as “psuedo salafies’ ‘blind followers’. You weren’t direct in your labeling. Allah knows best, but all judgment belongs to him. Surely we can disagree with people, but let us be civil 
And there are many sheikhs in Saudi Arabia who do not agree with the government. Infact a student of Ibn uthamayen fought in Chechnya.(perhaps there were more than one). So let us not generalize brother. Many of our brothers contribute and fight Jihad Fisbalilah from Saudi Arabia.
In fact, I would go further to say majority of the Saudi population would prefer to change the government. I believe the government knows this, keeping of foreign troops (Americans, Pakistanis), what is the purpose of it? I can only come to one conclusion that they realize the danger that their own citizens aren’t satisfied with them.
Forgive me if I had said anything offensive.
Itaqillah and don't sugar coat the deen, you guys on November 16th, 2008 at 3:46 am #
Salam alaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh,
Hmmm, the above comment looks like hebrew. Someone should delete it, insha’ Allah, I think.
Anyhow, jazakAllah khair kateer for speaking the haqq, always, with taqwa and no fear of the creation.
‘Abdullah bin ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, reported:
Allah’s Messenger said: I have been commanded to fight against people till they testify that there is no god but Allah, and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, perform the Prayer, and pay Zakah. If they do that, their blood and property are guaranteed protection on my behalf except when justified by law, and their affairs rest with Allah.
حدثنا أبو غسان المسمعى مالك بن عبد الواحد حدثنا عبد الملك بن الصباح عن شعبة عن واقد بن محمد بن زيد بن عبد الله بن عمر عن أبيه عن عبد الله بن عمر قال
قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم أمرت أن أقاتل الناس حتى يشهدوا أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدا رسول الله ويقيموا الصلاة ويؤتوا الزكاة فإذا فعلوا عصموا مني دماءهم وأموالهم إلا بحقها وحسابهم على الله
Keep speaking the haqq, shaykhana. May the Haqq be with us, ameen.
Zakariya on December 8th, 2008 at 4:14 pm #
DC, you cannot arrest someone who is not in your country. It just doesn’t work very well. Yeah it is possible, but not realistic.