The Crime of Closing Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa
(Translated)
Al-Rayah Newspaper - Issue 593 - 01/04/2026
By: Ustadh Abdul Hamid Abdul Hamid*

More than a month has passed since the crime of closing the first of the two Qiblas and the third of the Sacred Masajid, the blessed Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, where Muslims have been prevented from performing Salah and i’tikaaf (Shariah seclusion in a masjid in Ramadan. It is a prohibition unprecedented in decades, under false pretenses and fabricated excuses. In the face of this heinous crime, we see no alternative but to convey the following points:

Firstly: This crime of closing Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa is being committed while the Muslims in general remains passive, and whilst their treacherous and complicit rulers remain motionless, and even colluding. Meanwhile, the occupying Jews spare no effort or opportunity to undermine our sanctities, our Deen, and our righteous Shariah Law. The Jews are driven by their greed and dreams of building their alleged temple, on the ruins of the blessed Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa.

Secondly: The closure of Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa is one link in a chain, part of a larger scheme pursued by a Jewish-Crusader alliance, whose ultimate goal is to demolish Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa, and build their alleged temple on its sacred ground.

Thirdly: This crime of closing Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa is intended to subdue the feelings of Muslims, so that they become accustomed to humiliation and subjugation, and remain passive when their sacred sites and sanctities are violated and attacked.

In conclusion, it is essential to reiterate the esteemed position of the blessed Al-Masjid Al-Aqsa among all Muslims, and the Shariah necessity for their armies to mobilize across the globe to defend and liberate it from its criminal occupiers, thus fulfilling the glad tidings of our noble Prophet Muhammad (saw) when he (saw) said,

«لَا تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ حَتَّى يُقَاتِلَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ الْيَهُودَ، فَيَقْتُلُهُمْ الْمُسْلِمُونَ، حَتَّى يَخْتَبِئَ الْيَهُودِيُّ مِنْ وَرَاءِ الْحَجَرِ وَالشَّجَرِ، فَيَقُولُ الْحَجَرُ أَوْ الشَّجَرُ: يَا مُسْلِمُ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، هَذَا يَهُودِيٌّ خَلْفِي فَتَعَالَ فَاقْتُلْهُ، إِلَّا الْغَرْقَدَ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ شَجَرِ الْيَهُودِ»

“The Hour will not come until the Muslims fight the Jews, and the Muslims will kill them, until the Jew hides behind a rock or a tree, and the rock or tree will say, ‘O Muslim, O servant of Allah, there is a Jew behind me, come and kill him,’ except for the boxthorn tree, which is one of the trees of the Jews.”

This will undoubtedly come to pass, by the Permission of Allah (swt), whether through us or others. Let us hasten to elevate ourselves in this world and the hereafter, let us establish our Khilafah (Caliphate), implement our Shariah Law, protect our honor, safeguard our sanctities, and restore our glory. For such a cause, let those who do good deeds, strive. Allah (swt) said,

[وَاللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَى أَمْرِهِ وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ]

“And Allah ﷻ is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.” [TMQ Surah Yunus:21].

* Central Contact Committee of Hizb ut Tahrir in the Wilayah Syria