Respected scholar, what role should individuals play in the current crisis in Palestine and Lebanon?
Answer
Thanks for your kind question.
First and foremost let us pray the Almighty to accept those brothers and sisters who lost their lives among Shuhadah (martyrs) thus they were all victims of very unjust and unfair aggression. May Allah forgive them and accept them all in the Paradise.
Indeed it is very disheartening and difficult to see helpless and innocent people been killed and genocided in the eyes of the civilized world! I don't know what we can tell our children when they ask why kids and women have been killed in Lebanon as well as in Palestine? What they did to the senseless and feelingless killers? Don't these oppressors and aggressors have kids and women? Nevertheless all individuals be Muslim or not we must condemn this barbaric aggression against innocent people!
There is no justification nor there is a rational behind killing and murdering innocent people. Every decent human being must do whatever he or she can in order to stop this genocide and aggression. All possible means be politic or intellectual or even Du`aa' and invocation of the Almighty to soften their hearts of those killers and help them to have a sense and feeling for kids and women of Lebanon and Palestine should be done! We must remember our brothers and sisters in Lebanon and Palestine in our du`aa' and prayers, we must call and reject all forms of violence and killing! No religion or civilization can justify this atrocities and terrorist attacks against civilians and innocent people. May Allah assist our helpless and oppressed brothers and sisters in Palestine and Lebanon and Iraq!
Name
Ali
- Australia
Profession
Question
How to stop the aggression on Lebanon and how to change the public opinion in favor of the oppressed peoples in Lebanon and Palestine?
Answer
Thank you. There are different ways and means that could be proposed to put a quick end to these atrocities. Among those means the massive peaceful protest around the globe denouncing these acts of terror against the innocent people and appealing on the same time to the decent and rational people from all religions and civilizations to think about their own kids and women.
In addition to that, there must be full utilization of all political means that might help in protecting the lives of innocent and civilians!
UN, EU, OIC must show the whole world their raison d'etre through putting all types and forms of pressure on the killers and aggressors. There shouldn't be a room for any delay of calling upon oppressors and aggressors to stop massive killing of innocent people in Palestine and Lebanon.
If the said organizations fail to excise their legacy they should think and rethink about their existence! It is shameful for mankind and the civilized nations to watch this genocide without doing any thing! In the name of all religions and civilizations we are calling upon the oppressors please stop killing innocent! Please stop destroying infrastructures! Please remember your kids and women! Please remember the day of judgment! Please think about your last day in this world! Please stop killing our fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, sons, and daughters!
Name
Hasan
- France
Profession
Question
In the light of the war against Lebanon, whom to blame. Should we blame Hizbullah or the Israeli aggression?
Answer
Thank you. Right now there is no reason for debating or arguing or becoming busy in finding who should be blamed for this aggression and atrocities. All efforts must be pointed to put an immediate and instant stop of the massive killing for the innocent people!!
No rational nor a reasonable person can think that this genocide can be justified or legalized!! It is very shameful in the eyes of all religions and civilizations to give any kind of justification or rational to the killing of innocent and helpless people!! In all wars, legal or illegal, the innocent and helpless people should not be subject of killing and destruction!!
It is so harmful and stressful to point fingers of blame to Hizbullah or other organization at the moments thousands of people have been killed or made homeless!!
Certainly and surely those innocent children and women don't have any say or relation with any political parties or force either in Lebanon or Palestine! Therefore why the oppressors and aggressors should kill them or destroy their homes?! What those innocent people have done to the oppressors and aggressors? Is it justified to kill whoever we wish?
All in all, there must be a quick and immediate stop of killing and destroying!!
Name
Sami
- United Kingdom
Profession
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Dear sir, we all heard about the position of so-called Muslim leaders of Arab countries as regards the aggressive war on Lebanon. In fact, their positions were very disappointing, negative, etc. etc. What is the role of Muslim scholars regarding this.
Answer
Thanks a lot for your question.
Indeed it is so painful and disheartening to see most of our leaders choosing silence in regards to this genocide and terror against innocent people!! We are calling upon all of them to openly and unconditionally condemn this aggression and excise all statesmanship right in ending the suffering of people of Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon!
Our leaders must live up to the expectations of their peoples. They must do their best to protect and defend helpless people in Lebanon and Palestine!!
As for our `Ulamas (scholars), they have a duty of convincing and denouncing the aggression and educating the masses about the necessity of solidarity with the innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine!! They must unify all sectors of the Ummah in defending and protecting the innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine and everywhere!!
Name
Shadi
- Malaysia
Profession
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Dear Dr. Sano, what do you say to Muslim leaders from one side and the so-called Muslim community from another side? I am speaking about their stances regarding the war on Lebanon.
Answer
Thank you. I do simply remind them and myself about the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) that "The Muslim is the brother of a Muslim, he should not fail to support him nor hand him over to others!!" The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) also says: "Whoever doesn't' pay attention
and give consideration to the affairs of Muslims, he or she shouldn't consider himself or herself among them!!"
In this context, watching all this atrocities and organized terror against innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine, such an act is considered as surrendering Muslims to their enemies! It is also considered as not giving consideration to the affairs of Muslims!! These acts are sinful and punishable on day of judgment!! Every single Muslim or civilized human being must reject and denounce this atrocity and genocide!!
Name
Jack
- Canada
Profession
Question
How can Muslim individuals living in the West serve the common cause of Islam despite the fact that some Western governments are silent and others seem to be supporting the Israeli aggression?
Answer
Thank you. As it is common knowledge that there are so many decent and concerned people in the West. In other words, there are a lot of Westerners be individuals or
governments who are against these atrocities and aggression against the innocent people. Therefore, Muslims living in the west must make use of the position of this just people to defend and denounce all forms of terror and aggression against the innocent non-combatant men, women and kids!!
Muslims must find ways and means of becoming members and partners in decision making bodies!! They must not let others decide for them or for their fellow Muslims.
It is a high time for Muslims living in the west to take part in every single aspect of life in the west. They must be present in all decision making bodies and agencies!! Certainly, through the well organized and massive presence of Muslims there will be a considerable change in policies and positions regarding the issues related to Muslim world!! The era of marginalization of Muslims must be over as well as the era or immigrants!! The new generation must look at the west as their own societies and countries, therefore they have influential partners and citizens for the betterment of mankind!!
All in all, there must a change and shift in the status of Muslims living in
the west!!
Name
abudrahman
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Profession
Question
If one goes to support his brothers/sisters in Lebanon to defend them (even though he is not trained in fighting), will he be considered a shaheed if he is martyred for the sake of Allah?
Answer
Thank you for kind feelings towards brothers and sisters in Lebanon. Indeed, those brothers and sisters who lost their lives in on-going aggression they are all considered Shuhadaa'! However, Islam stands for better preparation for any type of Jihad either intellectual, military, political or economic. One should not go for it without having full preparation and without having required means to it!
In this regard, I shall recommend you to do your level of best in terms of influencing, praying, exposing the devilness of the aggression and oppression against the innocent people in Lebanon and Palestine. If you are businessman do assist them at the financial level, if you are intellectual do providing them with your ideas and views which may help in defending their cause before civilized nations and people in your place!!
All in all, do assist them in the best manner through the best way you can!! There is no need for you to go for physical jihad but try economic, political or intellectual jihah!
Name
zeinab
- Egypt
Profession
Question
How can the aid reach the victims under beleaguer and occupation?
Answer
Thank you. UN has managed to convince the aggressors and oppressors to allow the humanitarian aid to reach the victims of the organized killing and destruction of the homes of innocent people. In this regard, do follow up all possible means leading to reach them out.
In addition to that, they need your du`aa' and prayers in order to put an end to their suffering. Let us pray the Almighty to protect them and revenge from the oppressors and aggressors!
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