Abu Harun
7th January 2007, 06:20 PM
This question was presented to Sheikh Ahmed an Najmee concerning Saddam
Hussain on Saturday the 18th of Dhul Hijjah/ 6th January, 2006.
It reads:
Many questions have been asked concerning Saddam Hussain and the position of
the Muslim with regards to him, (and the fact that) he declared the
shahadatan (declaration of Islam) as was seen (video recording), and other
than that. (The question is) what is the (correct) position of the student
of knowledge in this matter, and should one send peace upon him or not?
The Sheik responded:
All praise is for Allah, and may much peace and blessings be upon the
Messenger of Allah, and upon (the Messenger's) family and companions.
In reality, the belief of the communist is a disbelieving belief. I have
read what Saddam did in Iraq from the spilling of blood (killing) and the
closing of the masajid from the worshippers and forbidding them from
entering them, as well as the spreading of evil and other than that of
affairs that took place from him. There is no doubt that these sort of
actions are disbelief because the communist belief is disbelief. But the
fact that he was jailed for an extended period of time and he declared the
shahadatan (declaration of Islam) before being hung at the time of his
death, based on that, we declare him to be a Muslim and we leave his affair
to Allah -Aza wa Jel. We also say that there is no harm in praying over him.
If a person is a student of knowledge in a land where the ruler orders
prayer to be performed (janazah prayer performed in a distant land) over
him, than a person should pray over him and leave his (Saddam's) affair to
Allah.
Umar ibn Abdil-'Aziz(rahimahullah)said:
Become a scholar if you are able.
If you are not able, then be a student.
If you can not,then show love for them.
If you are unable to do that,then(at least)do not hate them.
collected by Ibn Abdil-Barr in Jaami'u Bayaanil-'Ilmi wa Fadhlihi( #143)
Hussain on Saturday the 18th of Dhul Hijjah/ 6th January, 2006.
It reads:
Many questions have been asked concerning Saddam Hussain and the position of
the Muslim with regards to him, (and the fact that) he declared the
shahadatan (declaration of Islam) as was seen (video recording), and other
than that. (The question is) what is the (correct) position of the student
of knowledge in this matter, and should one send peace upon him or not?
The Sheik responded:
All praise is for Allah, and may much peace and blessings be upon the
Messenger of Allah, and upon (the Messenger's) family and companions.
In reality, the belief of the communist is a disbelieving belief. I have
read what Saddam did in Iraq from the spilling of blood (killing) and the
closing of the masajid from the worshippers and forbidding them from
entering them, as well as the spreading of evil and other than that of
affairs that took place from him. There is no doubt that these sort of
actions are disbelief because the communist belief is disbelief. But the
fact that he was jailed for an extended period of time and he declared the
shahadatan (declaration of Islam) before being hung at the time of his
death, based on that, we declare him to be a Muslim and we leave his affair
to Allah -Aza wa Jel. We also say that there is no harm in praying over him.
If a person is a student of knowledge in a land where the ruler orders
prayer to be performed (janazah prayer performed in a distant land) over
him, than a person should pray over him and leave his (Saddam's) affair to
Allah.
Umar ibn Abdil-'Aziz(rahimahullah)said:
Become a scholar if you are able.
If you are not able, then be a student.
If you can not,then show love for them.
If you are unable to do that,then(at least)do not hate them.
collected by Ibn Abdil-Barr in Jaami'u Bayaanil-'Ilmi wa Fadhlihi( #143)