The covenant of security and Anwar al-Awlaki Latest fatwa

All of our trustworthy Salafi ulama have stated time and time again that any Muslim entering darul kufr(the land of the disbelievers)with a Visa or attains citizenship through any means whether he was born in that disbelieving land or is naturalised,has a covenant of security with the respective non-muslim country. This is something that most right-minded muslims accepted even the neo-takferi/khariji muhajiroon/Islam for uk/muslims against crusades whatever they want to call themselves accepted this fact.

In the latest February edition of the online Jihadi magazine called”Inspire” Awlaki states from his hideout in Yemen “Muslims are not bound by the covenants of citizenship and visa that exists between them and the nations of dar al harb. It is consensus of our Scholars that the property of the disbeliever in dar al-harb is halal for the Muslims and is a legitimate target for the mujahideen”

Alwaki then goes on to argue that Jihad is done by clandestine (secret) methods performed by underground networks and that these underground networks can take fai which is wealth that is taken from the disbelievers without force.

He states that all contracts of security and peace agreements signed by Muslim leaders and  disbelieving nations are cancelled  and the Muslim rulers have lost their legitimacy for the following reasons.

1.Governance of man made laws

2.Taking the disbelieves as allies

3.Fighting the awliya of Allaah.

He then argues using some opinions of some hanafi scholars that it is permissible to steal the wealth of the disbelievers in darul harb.

The main theme of this fatawa is to give the green light for the unsuspecting vulnerable muslim youth in the west to steal money from the kuffar to “help the Jihad”.

We find Awalaki fatwaa problematic and we have a number of objections and points to raise.

First and formost none from the trustworthy Scholars that are alive today have declared the US, UK or any other western country as Dar al-Harb (the abode of war).

We usually here these fatawa coming from the likes of people who themselves reside in darul kufr taking social benifits or are hiding in some cave somewhere.

Let us for argument’s sake say that the western countries darul harb the fatawaa of Ibn ul-Mundhir opposses this he said” If a (muslim) man enters Dar ul-Harb with a covenant of security then he is safe from them based on their agreement of security and they are also safe from him.Thus it is not allowed for him to betray them cause fear to them or kill them.If he takes anything from them he has to return it back to them and if he takes anything with him back to dar -ul- Islam he has to give it back. A Muslim should neither purchase such taken property nor destroy it because the wealth and property has a trust (al-Awsat fi1s Sunan Wa`l Ijma wa Iktilaaf vol2 page 292.

Ibn Quduma said in Mugni stated; “As for betraying then it is haraam (prohibited), because they gave him a covenant of safety and security on the condition that he will neither betray them or harm them, and even if this was not written therein as it is known contextually, thus whoever gained a covenant of safety and security into our countries and betrayed us then it is as if he withdrew his covenant. So therefore then it is prohibited to portray them, because our religion prohibits betrayal.” In this respect the Prophet sallalaahu alayhhi wa salaam said; ” The Muslims must stick to their conditions”(Hasan Sahih Abu Dawud). (Mugni kitab ul jihad in the issue of entering the land of the enemy with the agreement/covenant of safety and security.vol p13 p.152)

It is because the likes of the above fatwa we condemn treacherous acts like the 7th of July bombing and all plots by Muslims living in the west to cause harm to the non-Muslim in their respective host countries.those  who have visa or citizenship of western who countries then act treacherously to their covenant of security are acting in opposition to the deen.We also find it very hypocritical of  those who know that the covenant of security is the haqq (the truth)but refuse to condemn the treachery of their Muslim brothers and say we neither condemn or approve of these acts of terror and plots of terror I believe they have a lack sincerity to the Allah his book and they are not giving sincere advice to the general Muslims.

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