Ibn Bazz: An appeal to the Afghan Mujahid leaders

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An appeal to the Afghan Mujahid leaders 

Praise be to Allah. May peace and blessings be upon Allah's Messenger! O Mujahid leaders (one striving/fighting in the Cause of Allah) in Afghanistan! As­salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!) 

Allah (may He be Praised) has granted you victory over the enemy and empowerment on Earth after lengthy burdensome Jihad. It is incumbent upon you to be grateful to Allah and cooperate in righteousness and piety and judge according to the Shari'ah of Allah concerning your lives, people and all deeds. Fighting each other is a major sin and disaster. You must stop it lest your enemies should rejoice at your misfortune and the outcome will be worse. You should fear Allah and give up killing and you should use the peaceful means and the rule of Shari`ah to solve your problems. If you fail to reconcile and stop fighting by these means, I recommend you to form a committee of scholars to judge between you according to Allah's Shari`ah. You should agree on things which lead to the benefit of all and establish Allah's Command among you. 

The Custodian of the Two Sacred Mosques, the King Fahd ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah grant him success to do what benefits you and leads to good outcomes, invited you to discuss all problems peacefully in his presence to solve them 

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in the light of the Book and Sunnah. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allâh (He is the ruling Judge). Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: O you who believe! 

Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad صلى االله عليه وسلم), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger (صلى االله عليه وسلم), if you believe in Allâh and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination. He (may He be Praised) also says, But no, by your Lord, they can have no Faith, until they make you (O Muhammad صلى االله عليه وسلم) judge in all disputes between them, and find in themselves no resistance against your decisions, and accept (them) with full submission. 

You should fear Allah and respond actively to the truth. Beware of fighting which harms you and makes the enemies rejoice at your misfortune. You have two options to end the dispute and reach an agreement which may achieve happiness for all and good outcomes. The first one is to form a committee of scholars to consider the matter of dispute and judge according to Allah's Shari`ah. The second option is to accept the invitation of the Custodian of the Two Sacred Mosques to negotiate the peaceful means to solve and end the dispute in the light of the Book and Sunnah. 

Allah is the One Who can bring your hearts together, make peace among you, grant you success to do what benefits you and your country. May He unify your word upon the truth and protect you from the evil plots of the enemies! He is the One Who is Capable of doing so. As­salamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh