English Translations of Majmoo’al-Fatawa of late Scholar Ibn Bazz (R) Second Edition By: Sheikh `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah ibn `AbdulRahman ibn Bazz (May Allah forgive and reward al-Firdouse to him and his parents) He was The Mufti of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars, and Chairman of Department of Scholarly Research and Ifta' This English Translations are collected from http://www.alifta.com Portal of the General Presidency of Scholarly Research and Ifta' This file is volume No.07 of 30 ( Part No : 7, Page No: 1) ( Part No : 7, Page No: 2) ( Part No : 7, Page No: 3) ( Part No : 7, Page No: 4) ( Part No : 7, Page No: 5) Reasons for Allah's Victory of the believers over their enemies All praise be to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. The good end shall be for the pious. Peace and blessings be upon the Servant and Messenger of Allah, the best of His Creation whom He entrusted with His Wahy (Revelation), our Prophet and Master Muhammad ibn `Abdullah, and upon his family, Companions and whoever follows his way and guidance until the Day of Resurrection. To proceed, I would like to thank Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) for granting me this opportunity to meet with some Muslim brothers in the holiest place in the world, namely Makkah Al­Mukarramah, to recommend one another to Al­Haqq (the Truth), cooperate in righteousness and Taqwa (fearing Allah as He should be feared), and point out the means of being victorious over the enemies of Muslims. I ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) to bless this meeting, set right the affairs of our hearts and deeds, grant victory to His Religion and make it superior, set right the affairs of all Muslim rulers, grant them comprehension of the religion and help them rule with His Judgments among His Servants. I ask Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) to help the rulers of this country work for the good of the community, surround them with good retinue, make Al­Haqq victorious and falsehood defeated by them and make them of the guiding and guided people. Verily, Allah is the best One sought for help. Also, I thank the officials of this club, ( Part No : 7, Page No: 6) forefront of them is His Eminence Dr. Rashid ibn Rajih, head of Um Al­Qura University and chairman of the club for inviting me to this meeting. May Allah grant us all success and set right our affairs! Verily Allah is All­ Hearing, Ever­Near! Dear Muslim brothers, His Eminence Dr. Rashid ­ may Allah protect him ­ mentioned that I am the Chairman of the Council of Senior Scholars. I would like to correct this error, for the chairmanship of the council rotates among five senior members and I am one of them, so I am not the chairman of the council but one of its chairmen. As for the theme of the lecture, "Reasons for Allah's Victory of the believers over their enemies," it should be clear that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) provides means for victory and defeat. The believers should adopt and abide by the means of victory everywhere; in the Masjid (mosque), at home, on the road, and when fighting the enemies. The believers should adhere to the Commands of Allah, advise Allah's Servants for Allah's Sake and stay away from the sins that lead to defeat. It is a sin to neglect the material causes of victory, for they are indispensable as much as the religious ones. Neglecting any of these causes leads to disappointment, as Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allâh, He will help you, and make your foothold firm. ( Part No : 7, Page No: 7) This holy Ayah (Qur'anic verse) addresses all the believers and points out to them that Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) will help them when they help Him. Helping in the cause of Allah on the part of the believers means following His Shari`ah (Islamic law), defending His Religion and undertaking His Obligations. Allah is not, at all, in need of His Servants; it is they who need Allah. In this regard, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: O mankind! it is you who stand in need of Allâh. But Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs), Worthy of all praise. If He willed, He could destroy you and bring about a new creation. And that is not hard for Allâh. All creatures ­ mankind, Jinn (creatures created from fire), kings and laymen ­ are in need of Allah and all are poor in relation to Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He), for He is the Ever­ Affluent, Ever­Praiseworthy. Thus helping Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) is to support His Shari`ah, Religion, what He sent His Messenger down with and what He revealed in His Ever­Glorious Book. When Muslims support Allah's religion and allies, Allah will support them against their enemies and grant them the good outcome. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: So be patient. Surely, the (good) end is for Al­Muttaqûn (the pious) and: But if you remain patient and become Al­Muttaqûn [the pious ­ See V.2:2], not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Surely, Allâh surrounds all that they do. Patience and Taqwa should be exercised by supporting Allah and His Religion and by recommending one another to do this in secret and public, in adversity and prosperity, during the state of Jihad (fighting/striving in the Cause of Allah), and in all cases. Warning against taking non­believers as retinues in His Saying: O you who believe! Take not as (your) Bitânah (advisors, consultants, protectors, helpers, friends) those outside your religion (pagans, Jews, Christians, and hypocrites) since they will not fail to do their best to corrupt you. They desire to harm you severely. Hatred has already appeared from their mouths, but what their breasts conceal is far worse. Indeed We have made plain to you the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses) if you understand. ( Part No : 7, Page No: 8) Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) points out at the end of the Ayah that if the believers are patient and pious, the plotting of their enemies will not harm them at all. But if you remain patient and become Al­Muttaqûn [the pious ­ See V.2:2], not the least harm will their cunning do to you. Surely, Allâh surrounds all that they do. In another Ayah, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: but if you persevere patiently, and become Al­Muttaqûn (the pious ­ See V.2:2) then verily, that will be a determining factor in all affairs (and that is from the great matters which you must hold on with all your efforts). and: Verily, he who fears Allâh with obedience to Him (by abstaining from sins and evil deeds, and by performing righteous good deeds), and is patient, then surely, Allâh makes not the reward of the Muhsinûn (good­doers ­ see V.2:112) to be lost." and: and be patient. Surely, Allâh is with those who are As­Sâbirûn (the patient). Supporting Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) is to follow and preserve His Shari`ah, as Allah says: O you who believe! If you help (in the cause of) Allâh, He will help you, and make your foothold firm. This is like the saying of the Prophet (peace be upon him) to Ibn `Abbas: Be watchful of Allah (Commands of Allah), and He will take care of you. Be watchful of Allah and He will protect you. Anyone who is watchful of Allah by following and preserving His Religion will be granted Allah's Support and will be protected from the plotting of the enemies. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: and (as for) the believers, it was incumbent upon Us to help (them). The believers are those who adhere to the Religion of Allah, obey His Commands and keep away from His Prohibitions. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: No doubt! Verily, the Auliyâ’ of Allâh [i.e. those who believe in the Oneness of Allâh and fear Allâh much (abstain from all kinds of sins and evil deeds which he has forbidden), and love Allâh much (perform all kinds of good deeds which He has ordained)], no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve. Those who believed (in the Oneness of Allâh ­ Islâmic Monotheism), and used to fear Allâh much (by abstaining from evil deeds and sins and by doing righteous deeds). The believers are the pious people and Allies of Allah who support His Religion and whom Allah supports, protects against the plotting of the enemies, ( Part No : 7, Page No: 9) and grants the good end. In the Ever­Glorious Qur'an, Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: Verily, Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is All­Strong, All­Mighty. Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) enjoin Iqamat­as­Salât [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakât and they enjoin Al­Ma‘ rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do), and forbid Al­Munkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islâm has forbidden) [i.e. they make the Qur’ân as the law of their country in all the spheres of life].