Refutation of a shubhah (doubt) used by the Takfeeriyyoon:

The American military bases in some Muslim countries

by the Noble Shaykh Abu Umar Usaamah bin Ataayaa al-Utaybee Source: http://www.albaidha.net/vb/showthread.php?t=25374
Translated by: Ysn Ab Ibrhm al-Mutanabb

The questioner says: "Something confused me: there are those who say that there are American [military] bases present in the Gulf or any Muslim country and that rockets are fired from there against Muslim countries. So do we have a treaty with America and what do we do with them? This question may be critical, especially in this time in which the Khawaarij deceive many of the general Muslims. So it is said: Verily, the presence of the American bases in Muslim countries; the original ruling is that this is not permissible. And this issue has, in the first place, nothing to do with having a treaty or not having one. Rather this is mostly, today a matter of authority (power) which America has over the whole world, and not just over the Muslim countries. It has bases in many countries; in Germany, Korea, Japan and many countries. Today in Afghanistan and Tajikistan... It has bases in many countries. And they are present in European countries today. You know the domination of America and its situation. This is firstly. Secondly, it may involve a maslahah (benefit) for one of the Muslim countries - because of the authority of this disbeliever - that they make a covenant with them while this covenant includes having some of their army present, so that the Muslim countries can protect themselves from being at war with the disbelievers, from getting their authority taken away by them and from giving the authority away to corrupt people who make mischief. This is why they may allow some oppression [like] the opening of some bases, so as to keep the evil of this country away. This may happen, or this may happen because of transgression. So there are masaalih (benefits) and mafaasid (harms), and the benefit is given precedence. Like what happened during the Gulf crisis, the war of Saddaam [Husein] al-Bathee against Kuwait and then against Saudi Arabia. So in this case Saudi Arabia was not able to wage war against Iraq, except by a war that would destroy the country. And it might have destroyed the crops and the cattle, so there are many things the ruler has to observe. So he (i.e. the ruler) consulted the scholars and they saw that it was a daroorah (necessity), so then it is permissible to seek help from the polytheists. So they sought help from them and stated as a condition that they help them, i.e. the United Nations, and not only America, because Saudi Arabia saw fit to not make this issue specific for America so as to force them to depart. So from their policy was opening the door to everyone who wants to aid them. So the affair was specifically connected to the United Nations . Then there came about an agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United Nations that there are bases to protect the rules of the UN concerning the war between Iraq and Kuwait. So those bases were there for a period of 10 years. After the period came to an end, these bases were made empty, the Americans left Saudi Arabia and their affair was over and all praise is due to Allaah . But if another country is forced by necessity to this affair, then this is allowed by the Shareeah (Islamic Legislation). But if he wants to keep away their evil and try to stay away from their fitnah (trial, tribulation, calamity), or he has a conflict with a brother of his or another country, so he came with these bases in order to ward off a fitnah from him or because a benefit. This one does not become a disbeliever by this, rather he is either a mujtahid who is rewarded for his error and his ijtihaad, or he is a sinner. But he does not become a disbeliever by this.

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As for the issue of the attack upon Iraq and this is the last issue in this question then we say: Verily, Iraq was occupied by the disbelieving Bath. During the days of Saddaam Husein, Iraq was not upon the Sunnah and Tawheed. It was a country upon Shirk (polytheism), and the idols of Saddaam were widespread in Iraq. And they taught the children in their schools, I am pleased with al-Bathee as my lord, who has no partners, and with the Arab civilization having one god and having no second. So they taught this and made the people memorise Shirk! So it was a country where the banners of Shirk were apparent, and Allaah's aid is sought! So Saddaam Husein alBathee; he is the one America waged war against. So it was a war between disbelievers and disbelievers! Yes, most of the inhabitants of the cities were Muslims, but this doesn't mean that the country was an Islamic one in that time! And Shaykh ibn Baaz and other than him made takfeer (declared it to be disbelieving) of the country, as you know. Saddaam Husein and those with him were from the Bathiyyoon (a disbelieving sect). So the war was between disbelievers and disbelievers. And verily we Saudi Arabia and other than Saudi Arabia were not pleased with the war! This is well known. And [Saudi Arabia] was against the war. But if the likes of America comes with its strength and tyranny, a country like this; we aren't able to repel them. So they (i.e. America) made and used [military] bases, present in some Muslim countries, to attack Iraq. So what can we do?! Are we able to close the bases, i.e. the ones present in some countries? If they were able, they would have closed them a long time ago, i.e. the Muslims who have these bases [in their countries]. So may Allaah bless you you have to look at the issue from the view of the Shareeah and not from the view of emotions. A country from the [Muslim] countries could easily wage war against America, and then after an hour or two America completely destroys the country. What benefit did we get from this? And this issue has sunan kawniyyah (universal ways). Meaning: the one who says, If you help Allaah (by establishing His religion), He will help you... (Surah Muhammad (47): verse 07), this is correct! But have we helped Allaah?! This is the country of Taliban which is praised highly; what happened to it? Usaamah bin Laden and those with him in Afghanistan; what has happened to them? They claimed that there were 300,000 soldiers with them, America approached them and made others against them. What benefit did they get? And Afghanistan became subdued by the Americans, the bases of the Americans and the Europeans. [unclear]. This al-Qaaidah (al-Qaeda) which claims that they help Allaah; have they helped Allaah?! What have they done? Where is their country? Where is their power? In Somalia, this Uwais a Khaarijee from the al-Qaaidah organisation was with the Islamic courts... And this is from the dangers of the Islamic courts, despite it being a mixture of al-Ikhwaan, the Takfiriyyoon and the general people, and some who ascribe themselves to Salafiyyah. What happened to Somalia, when the likes of this Khaarijee entered it? Allaah abandoned them and gave the Ethiopians and the Eritreans power over them. Sorry I mean the Ethiopians, He gave the Ethiopians power over them. Then what did Uwais do, after the Ethiopians took power and removed the Shareeah courts? What happened? Meetings took place to reconcile between the tribes that supported the courts and the opposing tribes that have authority today. They gathered in Djibouti. Who was the representative of the courts? Shareef, Shaykh Shareef. Do you know what the noble Shaykh Uwais as-Somaalee did? Do you know what he did? He went to Eritrea, the place of disbelief and atheism, to the disbelieving cursed president who took power in Eritrea now. This corruptive and destructive man; Uwais went to him and announced from there the removal of Shaykh Shareef and that Uwais is now the president of the courts or the ones who work in name of the government. Where is the walaa' (friendship, allegiance, loyalty, love) and baraa' (disassociation, separation, enmity, hate)?! Where is the Tawheed of those from al-Qaaidah? They are liars, they are wicked, they are criminals! He went to Eritrea and announced from there, with the president of Eritrea, I don't know his name... From Eritrea, the land of Shirk which fights heavily against Somalia, and its reports are known with http://AbdurRahman.org http://Salaf-us-Saalih.com

the Jews. This man, Uwais, went to Eritrea and announced from there the removal of Shaykh Shareef. Who is the one that received him? And why does Eritrea host him? So may Allaah bless you the organisation of al-Qaaidah is an exposed, disgraceful and corrupt organisation. They busy the youth and the people with the claim that the Muslim countries show allegiance towards America, that they have bases and corrupt speech like this. And I end this answer, which became long, with something amazing which a lot of the youth don't know about. There are lessons in history, O my brothers. And the Khawaarij rebel against the Muslims and their rulers with the claim that they show allegiance towards the polytheists, [this is called] al-Muwaalaah [1]. Pay attention! They say that this khaleefah (Caliph) shows allegiance to the polytheists, so he is a polytheist. They declare them to be disbelievers because of alMuwaalaah. They declared Ali may Allaah be pleased with him to be a disbeliever because he showed allegiance towards Muaawiyah, who wanted to take away the khilaafah (Caliphate) from him. They declared him to be a disbeliever because of al-Muwaalaah as well, on top of ruling with other than what Allaah has sent down. On top of that they declared him to be a disbeliever because of al-Muwaalaah. And the one who showed allegiance to a soldier of the ruler, they killed him, until they started going into the mosques of the Muslims and kill them. And they were general Muslims that had no connection to the army or the police! This was in the days of the second khilaafah (ad-duwal al-umawiyyah). The Khawaarij did this in the era of the second khilaafah. That which I wanted to mention to you may Allaah bless you and I want you to be patient... A man in the era after the khulafaa' (Caliphs) of Banoo Umayyah I think after 'Umar bin 'Abdil'Azeez, may Allaah have mercy on him, I think in the era of Hishaam bin 'Abdil-Malik or before him in Khurasaan, which is Iran, and what is after Khurasaan; Afghanistan and Pakistan until the two rivers Sayhoon (Amu Darya) and Jayhoon (Syr Darya), i.e. until Tajikistan and the likes. These places, before the river, i.e. Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran, these are three countries where there was Jihaad afoot. And after all these places entered into Islaam, and the war started between the territorial Muslim armies in those countries and between the Turks beyond the river, i.e. in the Islamic Republic countries in Russia; Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and the likes, these republics were under the leadership of the Turks and they were polytheists in that time. Anyway, the main thing is that Hishaam bin 'Abdil-Malik, one of the Caliphs that had some disobedience and sins... A man named al-Haarith bin Surayj, one of the commanders, stood up against the ruler, the ruler assigned by the khaleefah, and he started commanding the good and forbidding the evil and he said to the ruler, You go against the Shar (Islamic Law), you do not establish the Shar of Allaah, you and you and you... This is al-Haarith bin Surayj. Do you know what happened to al-Haarith bin Surayj? His affair weakened and the armies of the Muslims fought against him because he rebelled against them with around 4000 soldiers. What did this al-Haarith bin Surayj do? Do you know what he did? When the earth became straitened for him and he saw that the Muslim army will defeat him, what did he do? He sought protection with the ruler of the Turks, with the disbelievers, and he started fighting with these Turks against the Muslims. Until the point where, when the ruler of the Turks started fighting the Muslim armies, al-Haarith bin Surayj and those with him were on his right side and a commander from his disbelieving commanders and those with him were on his left side. So this [unclear], who called to commanding the good and forbidding the evil, and criticized the country which had errors and defects, became an ally to the polytheists and even fought amongst them against the Muslims. This is al-Haarith bin Surayj in the era of Banoo Umayyah. See how? Through al-Muwaalaah. They declare the rulers to be disbelievers because of al-Muwaalaah, while they fall in the worst kind of muwaalaah.

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I will give you a second example: Faisal ad-Duwaysh al-Mutayree, Sultaan bin Bajaad and ibn Hithleen. These three stood up against king 'Abdul-'Azeez, may Allaah have mercy upon him. This was in our time! And they said, O 'Abdul-'Azeez, you have cancelled Jihaad, you show allegiance to America and Britain the disbelievers who come to ar-Riyaad , you and you... They declared him to be a disbeliever and they rebelled against him. King 'Abdul-'Azeez may Allaah have mercy upon him gathered the scholars and many from those who were called Ikhwaan man ataa Allaah (Brothers of those who Obey Allaah), and he clarified the situation to them and all of them promised obedience to him, except for that oppressive group. And they were also around 4000. And he (the king) fought against them in Sabilla, killed them and defeated them. Faisal ad-Duwaysh got wounded in the battle and king 'Abdul-'Azeez gave him a medical treatment. And he said to king 'Abdul-'Azeez, I make a covenant with Allaah that I won't rise against you, nor rebel against you... This is Faisal. Sultaan bin Bajaad got arrested and jailed until h e died after three years. This Faisal ad-Duwaysh, based upon what they say he was vigorous, religious - outwardly - and he wants to rule by the Shareeah. After he got cured from his wounds, he started a fitnah another time, gathered his helpers and cut off the road. King 'Abdul-'Azeez prepared the army and went to the eastern area, to the borders of Kuwait to catch this man (Faisal) who made mischief. Do you know what he (Faisal) did? He wrote to Abu Hnayk, the British commander in Iraq! He sought protection with Britain! He fights against king 'Abdul-'Azeez claiming that he shows allegiance to America because he brings [American] ambassadors into the country. Then he himself seeks protection with Britain! Britain received him and king 'Abdul-'Azeez became angry and insisted upon the extradition of him and those with him. They were three; Ibn Hithleen, Ibn Laamee and this Faisal ad-Duwaysh al-Mutayree. And he (king 'Abdul-'Azeez) insisted upon Britain, until they extradited these three to him. Fa subhaanal-Laah! Subhaanal-Laah! They declare the rulers to be disbelievers because of al-Muwaalaah, while they, when things become serious, are the people with the greatest muwaalaah. Now, Abu Qataadah and his likes, where are they? In the fortress of disbelief in Britain! Where is the Tawheed? Where is al-Muwaalaah? Then in the Gulf crisis came Safar al-Hawaalee who also has takfeer with him and he wrote a letter to Bush, seeking help from him against the rulers of Saudi Arabia, so that they give him freedom. Subhaanal-Laah! You, O Safar, are a joker who makes takfeer of Saudi Arabia when they sought help from the polytheists; you write, accuse and claim occupation. You go and seek help from Bush's father, the first George; not the son, not (George) W. Bush, but the father. He seeks help from him against Saudi Arabia! What is this?! Then, Saeed bin Zubair, who got jailed recently; they requested for him American lawyers and the interference of the American human rights, in order to defeat the Saudi Shareeah courts. So the affair of these Khawaarij is strange! They say, Muwaalaah, muwaalaah, while they are the people who commit the greatest muwaalaah! We ask Allaah azza wa jalla to save us, you and the Muslims from their evil and mischief. And Allaah taaalaa knows best.

[1] A Study Concerning the Difference Between Tawallee to the Kuffar and Muwaalaat Of Them http://spubs.com/sps/downloads/pdf/MNJ170002.pdf

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