1 00:00:00,180 --> 00:00:08,830 A summary of the concepts of Ahl al-Sunnah. 2 00:00:08,830 --> 00:00:11,830 Defensive jihad and offensive jihad. 3 00:00:11,830 --> 00:00:16,629 The jihad against the disbelievers is divided into two categories. 4 00:00:16,629 --> 00:00:19,730 Defensive jihad and offensive jihad. 5 00:00:19,730 --> 00:00:22,730 Firstly, defensive jihad. 6 00:00:22,730 --> 00:00:24,730 This is the jihad against an aggressor and an attacker. 7 00:00:24,730 --> 00:00:27,730 Whether he is a disbeliever or a Muslim. 8 00:00:27,730 --> 00:00:31,730 This is the jihad against an oppressor without misinterpretation or authority. 9 00:00:31,730 --> 00:00:36,729 This is a personal obligation on every adult, capable Muslim. 10 00:00:36,729 --> 00:00:38,729 As follows: 11 00:00:38,729 --> 00:00:40,729 If the aggressor's intent is wealth, 12 00:00:40,729 --> 00:00:42,729 it is permissible to defend against him with whatever is possible. 13 00:00:42,729 --> 00:00:45,729 Even if it means giving him something of the wealth. 14 00:00:45,729 --> 00:00:48,729 And if his intent is honor and fornication, 15 00:00:48,729 --> 00:00:50,729 it is obligatory upon the one being attacked 16 00:00:50,729 --> 00:00:53,729 to defend himself with whatever is possible. 17 00:00:53,729 --> 00:00:56,729 And it is never permissible to submit to him. 18 00:00:56,729 --> 00:00:58,729 And if his intent is to kill, 19 00:00:59,729 --> 00:01:01,729 then defending against him is obligatory or permissible. 20 00:01:01,729 --> 00:01:05,730 There are two opinions in the school of Imam Ahmad and others regarding its obligation. 21 00:01:05,730 --> 00:01:08,730 And if the fighting is a fitnah (tribulation), 22 00:01:08,730 --> 00:01:11,730 there are two opinions in the school of Imam Ahmad and others. 23 00:01:11,730 --> 00:01:15,730 It is permissible to defend oneself or to surrender. 24 00:01:15,730 --> 00:01:19,819 So, defensive jihad is broader than offensive jihad. 25 00:01:19,819 --> 00:01:21,819 And more generally obligatory. 26 00:01:21,819 --> 00:01:23,819 It is therefore incumbent without permission. 27 00:01:23,819 --> 00:01:27,819 This is like the jihad of the Muslims on the day of Uhud and the Trench. 28 00:01:27,819 --> 00:01:31,819 And the Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said: 29 00:01:31,819 --> 00:01:34,819 "Whoever is killed defending his property is a martyr." 30 00:01:34,819 --> 00:01:38,819 "Whoever is killed defending his religion is a martyr." 31 00:01:38,819 --> 00:01:41,819 "Whoever is killed defending his blood is a martyr." 32 00:01:41,819 --> 00:01:45,819 "Whoever is killed defending his family is a martyr." 33 00:01:45,819 --> 00:01:47,819 Narrated by Tirmidhi. 34 00:01:47,819 --> 00:01:51,890 So, defending an aggressor against religion is jihad and an act of worship. 35 00:01:51,890 --> 00:01:54,890 And defending an aggressor against wealth and life is permissible. 36 00:01:55,890 --> 00:01:58,890 If one is killed in it, he is a martyr. 37 00:01:58,890 --> 00:02:04,980 It is not a condition in defensive jihad that the enemy be twice the number of Muslims or less. 38 00:02:04,980 --> 00:02:08,979 This is a jihad of necessity and defense, not a jihad of choice. 39 00:02:08,979 --> 00:02:12,979 And defensive jihad is intended by everyone. 40 00:02:12,979 --> 00:02:17,979 Only the coward, condemned by law and reason, would shy away from it. 41 00:02:17,979 --> 00:02:21,370 Secondly, offensive jihad. 42 00:02:21,370 --> 00:02:25,370 This is the pursuit of the enemy disbeliever and to gain victory over him and his land. 43 00:02:25,370 --> 00:02:29,370 So that the servants and the lands submit to Islam. 44 00:02:29,370 --> 00:02:31,370 And polytheism is eradicated. 45 00:02:31,370 --> 00:02:32,530 Allah the Almighty says: 46 00:02:32,530 --> 00:02:39,530 “And fight them until persecution is no more, and religion is all for Allah. But if they cease, then lo! Allah is Seer of what they do.” (8:39) 47 00:02:39,530 --> 00:02:42,560 Its ruling is that it is a collective obligation (fard kifayah). 48 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:45,560 Unless the Imam calls upon the Muslims to mobilize. 49 00:02:45,560 --> 00:02:49,560 Then it becomes an individual obligation on those whom he calls upon. 50 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:55,560 And by this, it is understood that all the resolutions of the infidel United Nations are nullified. 51 00:02:55,560 --> 00:02:58,560 And what is called the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. 52 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,560 Which calls for respecting the boundaries of others. 53 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,560 And lasting peace and coexistence. 54 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:06,560 And freedom of belief. 55 00:03:06,560 --> 00:03:08,560 And so on. 56 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:14,620 Offensive jihad precedes the establishment of a state and a polity for the Muslims and their capability. 57 00:03:14,620 --> 00:03:17,620 Therefore, preparation for it is obligatory. 58 00:03:17,620 --> 00:03:20,620 By establishing this entity first. 59 00:03:20,620 --> 00:03:24,819 Islam is not merely a creed. 60 00:03:24,819 --> 00:03:29,819 So that it suffices to convey its creed to people through explanation. 61 00:03:29,819 --> 00:03:34,819 Rather, it is a methodology embodied in an organized, dynamic collective. 62 00:03:34,819 --> 00:03:37,819 That strives to liberate all people. 63 00:03:37,819 --> 00:03:42,819 It is a methodology based on singling out Allah alone for divinity. 64 00:03:42,819 --> 00:03:44,819 Manifested in sovereignty. 65 00:03:44,819 --> 00:03:49,819 And it organizes real life in all its daily details. 66 00:03:49,819 --> 00:03:52,819 So, jihad for the sake of this methodology. 67 00:03:52,819 --> 00:03:56,819 Is jihad to establish it and implement its system. 68 00:03:56,819 --> 00:03:57,819 As for the creed, 69 00:03:57,819 --> 00:04:02,819 its matter is left to the freedom of persuasion under the general system. 70 00:04:02,819 --> 00:04:05,819 After removing all influences. 71 00:04:05,819 --> 00:04:10,819 And we must not confuse the various Qur'anic verses. 72 00:04:11,819 --> 00:04:16,819 in different historical stages and their contextual meanings. 73 00:04:16,819 --> 00:04:21,819 With the general meaning of the long Islamic movement. 74 00:04:21,819 --> 00:04:25,819 And we must understand that the verses that speak of holding back hands. 75 00:04:25,819 --> 00:04:28,819 are a matter of strategy, not a matter of principle. 76 00:04:28,819 --> 00:04:31,819 And a matter of the exigencies of movement. 77 00:04:31,819 --> 00:04:34,819 Not a matter of creedal tenets. 78 00:04:34,819 --> 00:04:39,819 This is the concept with which the defeated should be confronted. 79 00:04:39,819 --> 00:04:44,850 Those influenced by Western and Eastern ideologies. 80 00:04:44,850 --> 00:04:46,850 This religion is. 81 00:04:46,850 --> 00:04:50,850 A general declaration for the liberation of humanity on Earth. 82 00:04:50,850 --> 00:04:52,850 From servitude to other humans. 83 00:04:52,850 --> 00:04:55,850 And from servitude to desires as well. 84 00:04:55,850 --> 00:05:02,850 By declaring the divinity and Lordship of Allah alone, Glorified be He, over the worlds. 85 00:05:02,850 --> 00:05:05,850 If Abu Bakr and Umar, may Allah be pleased with them both. 86 00:05:05,850 --> 00:05:08,850 had felt secure from the aggression of the Romans and Persians against the Arabian Peninsula. 87 00:05:08,850 --> 00:05:13,850 Would they have refrained from extending the Islamic tide to the ends of the Earth?