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egime and fighting under their banner, then there is no harm in that as they fight for
numerous issues and various benefits, the most important of which and the first one is:
1. Defending the Muslims and their lands.
2. Repelling the crusader enemies or reducing the size of their forces or preventing them
from increasing.
3. Removing the prevailing harm. The Fuqahaa and Usulieen 23 do not disagree that one
can do what is a small evil to repel a great evil.
And Shaykh Al Ulwaan also said, "Rather I would go further than that, and that there is
no harm in aiding a Kaafir state and a Kaafir people over another Kaafir state if there is a
benefit for Islam and the Muslims in that."
I say: Subhanallah! Look at the understanding of this devoted scholar who has
understood the objective of the Shariah and combined Fiqh and Hadeeth. These are the
scholars of the Muslims. Compare this to the smallness and narrowness of those faraway
lands of those who are wandering there and the lack of knowledge of those pretending to
be knowledgeable.
Shaykh Al Ulwaan says: And the story of the truthful one, Abu Bakr - may Allah be
pleased with him - is the best evidence for this issue. He - may Allah be pleased with him
- had a bet with the Mushrikeen that the Romans would be victorious against the Persians
and this story is recorded in Tirmidhi in his Jami’ (3193) from Ishaaq al Fazari from
Sufyan at Thawri, from Habeeb Ibn Abi Amrah from Saeed Ibn Jubair, from Ibn Abbas
regarding the statement of Allah:
‏'لم غُلِبَتِ‏ ‏'لر ُّ‎0‎‏/ُ‏ فِي ‏+َ*ْنَى ‏'لأْ‏ َ$ْ "ِ
"Alif Lam Mim. The Romans have been defeated. In the nearest land (Surat Ar
Rum:1-3)"
He said: "Ghulibat wa Ghalabat (defeated and then victorious)." He said: "The idolaters
wanted the Persians to be victorious over the Romans because they too were people who
worshiped idols, while the Muslims wanted the Romans to be victorious over the Persians
because they were people of the book. This was mentioned to Abu Bakr, so Abu Bakr
mentioned that to the Messenger of Allah () and he said: “They will certainly
prevail.” Abu Bakr mentioned that to them, and they said: “Fix a time period between us
and you; if we win, we shall get this and that, and if you win, you shall get this or that.”
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23 !Usulieen!is!the!plural!of!Usuli!and!that!is!the!scholar!who!is!well!versed!in!the!fundamental!principles!of!Islamic!
jurisprudence.!