“As for defensive fighting for the sake of repelling [an aggressing enemy] (i.e., self defense) then it is of the most important ways of repelling the aggressor who’s corrupting the sanctity [of life] and Religion, and it is obligatory by consensus. So for the aggressing enemy who corrupts the Deen and Dunya, then nothing is prioritized over repelling him, except having Emān, and it is not to be conditioned, rather he is repelled with whatever capacity is available...”

Majmu Al-Fatāwah of Shaykh al-Islam ibn Taymiyyah [5/538]
_____________

Ahmad Musa Jibrīl
Rabi II 5, 1445 AH

🎥 #NEW | LESSONS FROM A DREAM | Shaykh Ahmad Mūsā Jibrīl (حفظه الله)

Sometimes, Allāh سبحانه وتعالى teaches believers through their dreams that which they are unable to grasp in their wakefulness. In this new reminder, Shaykh Ahmad Jibrīl حفظه الله extracts beautiful lessons from a dream that he had seen during some of the most difficult days of his life.

🔗 Link: https://youtu.be/D81nseb8pbo

Our hearts grieve deeply, shedding tears until they run dry, only to weep a river of blood. We only find that the Ummah is populated by mere sheep being herded by predatory wolves. We must turn to Allah. What wounds us most is not the action of our enemies, but the treachery and betrayal of our own.

If we were to read a historical account of a mere 5 million individuals overpowering and subjugating nearly a staggering 2 billion people, what kind of beings would one regard them as? Their degradation is beyond belief. The 2 billion are unable to break from the oppressive grip of these 5 million. We cannot consider them human beings, rather, they have been transformed into monkeys and pigs - humiliated.

These 2 trillion individuals today are witnessing an apartheid, dehumanisation, massacres and genocides that leave everything in ruins, spare nothing and no one, while they merely gather and watch and some even derive pleasure from such atrocities. Is this befitting of the nation of the great Prophet Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم ?! The Ummah is meant to be one unified body, feeling the agony in unison, when even a single part is in distress, the entire body is restless.

Victory isn't achieved by participating in free-mixed protests, flaunting nationalistic flags, or through financial donations; the Ummah has ample resources. There are only two paths to victory:

1. Preparation and amassing more strength than your opponent, or
2. Preparation with piety and trust in Allah.

In our current state, with a great deplorable regret, we find that we have neither.

— Shaykh Musa Jibril حفظه الله
https://news.1rj.ru/str/LightOfTheTruth

Smoke fills the sky as Israeli warplanes continue bombing Gaza. 22.10.23 Via @alijadallah66

الدخان يملأ اجواء غزة مع استمرار القصف على المدينة