Yemen: Important advice and reflections

In the Name of Allaah, Ar-Rahmaan, Ar-Raheem...



Important advice and reflections from Shaykh Saalih al-Fawzaan


[Q]: What is your advice to our brothers from Ahlus-Sunnah in Yemen who are being fought by the Houthiyoon (Raafidah Shee'ah)?

[A]: Upon them is to depend upon Allaah ('azza wa jal) and to supplicate to Allaah abundantly. They should defend themselves and their wealth according to their ability. What has afflicted them is as a result of their differing among themselves. If only they united under one banner nobody would have been able to interfere in their affairs. However, when they split, and each one wanted what he desired, it occurred to them what you see. Yes... I advise them to have patience and to carry out that which is required, and from that is to come together and not be divided:

وَلاَ تَنَازَعُواْ فَتَفْشَلُواْ وَتَذْهَبَ رِيحُكُمْ وَاصْبِرُواْ
Do not dispute (with one another) lest you lose courage and your strength departs, and be patient...
[Sooratul-Anfaal: 46]

وَلاَ تَكُونُواْ كَالَّذِينَ تَفَرَّقُواْ وَاخْتَلَفُواْ
And be not as those who divided and differed among themselves...
[Soorah Aali-'Imraan: 105]

So upon them is to unite. This partisanship and differing causes harm to the Muslims. Upon them is to unite as one group upon the Qur'an and the Sunnah and they should be together against other than them. Yes...