below is an extract of:
Al-Uthaymeen, Muhammad ibn Saalih. Explanation of the Three Fundamentals Principles of Islaam.Al-Hidaaya Publishing, Birmingham, UK: (1997)
Essentially, the doctrine, as represented in the text, resists assimilation.
This has negative implications local government (city, county, etc) officials who pin hopes on the success of assimilation.
(Note: I have retained the use of the "aa" in the original spelling used in the text.)
"Tell the truth; use their words."
General George Marshall to Frank Capra
in commissioning the "Why We Fight" series.
ZAKAT: A Warfare Funding Mechanism,
http://micastore.com/Vanguard/PastIssues/2010April.pdf
The Influence of Islamic Law on Intelligence and Law Enforcement
http://micastore.com/Vanguard/PastIssues/2011January.pdf
Dogmatic Basis of Jihad and Martyrdom
http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/journal/docs-temp/805-gawthrop.pdf
Countering Political Islam
http://www.iacsp.com/back_issue.php?gallery=2004&image=2004-Vol10_No4.jpg
Sources and Patterns of Terrorism In Islamic Law
http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2006Fall.pdf
Al-Uthaymeen, Muhammad ibn Saalih. Explanation of the Three Fundamentals Principles of Islaam.Al-Hidaaya Publishing, Birmingham, UK: (1997)
"The Third: What whoever is obedient to the Messenger and singles out Allaah with all worship, upon tawheed, then it is not permissible for him to have friendship and alliance with those who oppose Allaah and His Messenger, even if they are those most closely related to him. And the proof is the Saying of Allah…58:22), p. 23
"Allh is not pleased with unbelief (kufr) and direction of worship to any besides Him (sirk), rather He sent the messages and sent down the Revealed Books for war to be waged upon kufr and shirk and so that they should be annihilated, Allah the Most High, says (8:39). Since Allaah is not pleased with kufy and shirk it is obligatory that the Believer is also no pleased with them. Thi is because the Believers loving and hating must conform to what Allaah loves and hates; that that he is angry with that which angers Allah, and is pleased with that which pleases Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic. So since allaah is not pleased with kufr and shirk, then it is not fitting that the Muslim should be pleased with them. P. 63
27. The third matter which is obligatory for us to know is that of 'alliance and disassociation" (al-Walaa wal-Baraaa) (i.e. alliance with the Believers obedient to Allaah and His Messenger, and enmity and disassociation from the unbelievers and those opposing Allah and His Messenger). So this alliance and disassociation is a great principle emphasizes in many texts." 3-118; 5:57; 9:23-24, 58:22, 60:4. P. 64-66
Ruling regarding traveling to the land of unbelief. P. 211
Traveling to the Lands of the Unbelievers
"Traveling to the lands of the unbelievers is no permissible unless three conditions are met:
(1) That the person has knowledge in order to repel doubts.
(2) That he is a person adhering to the Religion such that it will prevent him from following desires
(3) That he has a need to do so.
"If these three conditions are not present then it is not permissible to travel to the land of the Unbelievers due to the trials and enticement to evil that it entails or is to be feared. "
However, if there is a need for that, due to a requirement form medical treatment or to acquire some (technical) knowledge that is not to be found in his own land, and he is a person having knowledge and he adheres to the Religion, as we have described, then there is no harm in that." 211
But as for traveling to the land of the unbelievers for tourism, then this is a not a need." P. 211
Residing in the lands of the Unbelievers
As for residing in the lands of the unbelievers, then this is something very dangerous for Muslims Religion, his character, behavior and manners. We and others have seen many of those who went to reside there being corrupted so that they return in a state difference to the state they went in. They returned as shameless folk, and some even as apostates having left and disbelieved their Religion and in all religions, and we seek Allaahs refuge, to the point that they came to deny the Religion Totally and to mock it and its people, the earlier and later ones. Therefore it is fitting, indeed it is binding that this be avoided and that the aforementioned conditions which prevent one from falling into such destruction are applied." P.212
Residing in the land of unbelief has two fundamental conditions
(1) That the person's Religion will be safe, such that he has sufficient knowledge and eemann, and strong resolve as will satisfy one that he will remain firm upon his Religion and beware of deviating or being corrupted away from it. He must also have within him enmity and hatred towards the unbelievers and must be far removed from affiliation or love for them. Indeed affiliation and love for them are things that negate eemaan. Allaah, Most High says, (58:22), 5:51-52. It is also confirmed in what is authentic from the Prophet that :"whoever loves a people is from them, and a person is with those whom he loves." [Translator: al-Bukhaaree reports in his Saheeh from 'Abdullaah ibn Mas'ood, radiyallaahu'anhu, that the Prophet said: Every person will be with those whom he loves." (Eng. Translation.vol 8, p.122, no.189) and Ahmad reports in part of a longer hadeeth from 'Aaishah, radiyallaahu 'anhaa, that Allaah's Messenger said:"…and a man does not love a people except that Allaah will cause him to be with them.' (Declared Saheeh by Shaykh al-Albaanee in Saheehul-Jaami' no 3021. P. 213
(2) That he is able to openly manifest his religion, such that he can establish the outer signs of Islaam without being prevented. So he should not be prevented from establishing the Prayer, nor the Jumu'ah Prayer, nor the Congregational Prayers – if others are found such that they Congressional and Jummah Pryares can be established. Nor should he be prevented from the zakaat, Fasting and hajj, and the rest of the rites of Islaam. If he is not able to establish that, then it is not permissible for him to reside there; rather migration from such a place it obligatory. P. 214
"Then after these two fundamental conditions are met residing in the land of unbelief falls into different categories. P. 215
First Category: That he resides there in order to call to Islaam, and to encourage people to enter into it,. This is a type of jihad and thus fard kifaayah [i.e. a communal obligation which if performed by some is no longer obligatory upon the rest] upon that able to carry it out, with the condition that one must be able to establish the call, so that there is no one who will prevent it or prevent the people from responding to it. This is because the call (ad-Da'wah) to Islaam is one of the obligations of the Religion, it is the way of the messengers, and the Prophet commanded that we convey the Message he brought in every place and time, He said, "Convey from me even if it be a single Aayah"; [Reported by al-Bukhaaree (Engl trans. Vol 4, 442, No 677)]. P. 215
Second Category: That he resides there in order to study the conditions of the unbelievers and to become aware of their state with regard to the corruption of their beliefs, their false and futile worship, degenerate manners and anarchic behavior. He does this in order to warn the people against being attracted to them. This residence is also a type of jihad since it covers warning against unbelief and its people. Which comprises an encouragement to Islaam and its guidance. This is because the corruption of unbelief is a proof of the correctness of Islaam. Just as it is said: Thins are made clear by their opposites.' But this is conditional upon his being able to attain his goal without producing greater harm' if he cannot attain his goal due to his being prevented from revealing what they are upon and from warning against it, then there is no benefit in his residing there. Also if what he intends can be attained, but will also produce some greater evil – for example that they respond by abusing Islaam, and the Messenger of Islaam, and the scholars of Islaam, then one must withhold from this action due to the saying of Allaah, most High: ( ) 6:108
Similar to this is his residing in the land of unbelief in order to be a spy for the Muslims to become aware of the plots organized against Muslims,, and so warn the Muslims. For this purpose the Prophet sent Hudhayfah ibn al-Yamaan to the mushriks during the battle of the trench (al-Khandaq), so that he could find out about their condition.
Third Category: Is that he resides there due to the need of a Muslim state, and to maintain diplomatic relations with the state of unbelief, such as the workers in the embassies. The ruling in their regard follows on from the ruling for the purpose for which each of them resides. So the cultural attaché, for example, resides in order to take care of the students affairs, and to monitor them, and to encourage them to adhere to the Religion of Islaam and its manners and behavior. So his residence there brings about great benefit and repels great evil. (p. 216)
Fourth Category: That he resides there for some personal and permissible need – such as business or medical treatment, Such residence will be permissible in accordance with the need. So the scholar, may Allah have mercy upon them, states in their works that it is permissible to enter the lands of the unbelievers for business, and they quote some reports from the Companions, radiyallahu 'anhum, in that regard. P. 217
Fifth Category: That he resides there for studies, and this is one of the same class as the previous on, due to a need. However, it is more dangerous and more damaging to a person's Religion and character. This is because the students will feel that he is in a position of inferiority with regard to his teacher. This can result in respect for them and satisfaction with their views, opinions, and manners so that he imitates them,, expect for those whom allaah will be to protected. Also the student feels a need for his teacher which will lead to love for him and to outward acceptance of the deviation and misguidance that he is upon. Furthermore a student will have friend from among his fellow students, and will love them and have friendship with the. He will also be influenced by them Due to the danger of this category it is obligatory that one takes greater care with regard to it than the previous category. (p. 217)
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