New Advice to the people of Egypt - Shaykh Saalih as-Suhaymee
O brothers, the Muslim countries
that are burning because of the Hizbiyyaat (partisanships) and the Ahzaab
(parties): ask Allaah to save them (from this fitnah). And advise those from
them whom you have a connection with - especially the students of knowledge -
that they stay in their houses until the calamity disappears. It is upon them
to stay in their houses! They should not go with so and so, nor with such and
such Hizb (party).
This is the rightly-guided Caliph,
‘Uthmaan ibn ‘Affaan - may Allaah be pleased with him: the people of evil
surrounded him from all sides and gathered to kill him. What did he (‘Uthmaan)
say to his Companions, those who stood up to defend him? What did he say to
them? He said: “I ask you by Allaah. I ask everyone who has given a pledge to
me, to enter his house and close his door.” Allaahu akbar! Was there a greater
fitnah than the killing of the Caliph at that moment? And yet he forbade them
to participate (in this fitnah). To spare what? The blood of the Muslims! The
Companions did not go shout in the streets: “Long live so and so and down with
so and so.” I seek refuge with Allaah!
O brothers, this is a serious
principle, by Allaah! Right now, the streets are ruined and the Muslim
countries have become lost because of this illusion, because of the gathering
in the streets and the uproar! Men and women! Old people, children and youth!
Fear Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic!
I call the people of those
countries, those to whom my voice reaches, even by way of some media. Send to
them this call: I call the Muslims, and Ahlus-Sunnah in particular, that they
stay in their houses until the calamity disappears. They should not go in the
streets to demonstrate! Demonstrations are a Jewish principle! By Allaah, a
Jewish, Masonic and Zionist principle! They are not from the religion of
Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic!! And whoever gives a fatwaa saying that
demonstrations are from the religion of Allaah, then he is an inventor of lies
upon Allaah!! And he is someone who speaks about Allaah with other than the
truth! There are no demonstrations in Islaam.
I have narrated to you the story:
the Messenger of Allaah - salla Allaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam - and Banoo Haashim
were imprisoned in the Shi‘b (mountain pass) of Aboo Taalib during three years.
Did the Companions go to demonstrate, to get the Messenger out of this place?
They did not do this! He was driven out of Makkah! Intestines were thrown at
him! He was harmed! They tried to kill him! Was he (the Messenger) not able to
make the all of the Companions rise and kill Abu Jahl and those with him? He
was able! But Allaah has Sunan (ways) in His creation, and its not correct to
go beyond it.
Pay attention, O brothers! Don't let
the hate pass over to you, while you are in this good country! Praise and thank
Allaah for this blessing! Worship your Lord and praise and thank Him for the
safety and security that you are in.
I call my brothers in Egypt in
particular, as I called them from the Masjid of the Prophet two days ago. I
call them and remind them of Allaah, stay in your houses! Beware of this
hostility! Leave these demonstrations, strikes, sit-ins and destruction of
properties! The Jews will exploit you! The enemies of Islaam will exploit you!
Those who seek positions and leadership will exploit you! The enemies of Islaam
will exploit you from every place, from the East and the West!
So return to Allaah! Stay in your
houses! Lock yourselves up in your houses until you are safe. I ask Allaah, the
Most Generous, the Lord of the Mighty Throne, with His Beautiful Names and
Lofty Attributes, that He grants me and you success to beneficial knowledge and
righteous deeds, and that He protects me, you and the Muslim countries from the
fitan (trials, tribulations), that which is apparent from it and that which is
hidden, and that He makes me and you from those who are saved from the Hellfire
in this blessed month, for only He is worthy of this, and He alone is able to
bring this to pass. And the close of our request is: All the praises and thanks
are to Allaah, the Lord of the ‘Aalameen (mankind, jinn and all that exists).
And may Allaah raise the rank of our Prophet Muhammed, his family and all of
his Companions, grant them peace and bless them.
Translated by Yâsîn Abu Ibrâhîm
