بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
[يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَنصُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَنصُرۡكُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ]
“O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and make your feet firm.” [TMQ Surah Muhammad: 7]
(Translated)
https://www.al-waie.org/archives/article/20123
Ustadh Ibrahim Salama
Al Waie Magazine Issue No. 473
Thirty-Ninth Year, Jumada II 1447 AH corresponding to December 2025 CE
Allah (swt) said,
[وَٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ ٤ سَيَهۡدِيهِمۡ وَيُصۡلِحُ بَالَهُمۡ ٥ وَيُدۡخِلُهُمُ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَهَا لَهُمۡ ٦ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَنصُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَنصُرۡكُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ]
“And those who are killed in the cause of Allah - never will He let their deeds go wasted. He will guide them and amend their condition and admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them. O you who have believed if you support Allah, He will support you and make your foothold firm.” [TMQ Surah Muhammad: 4-7].
Those who spread falsehood, transgress, and oppress believe they can harm whomever they please and do whatever they want to people without accountability. They display arrogance, brutality, torture, and murder to terrorize people, and recruit some as henchmen and collaborators, who use instruments to inflict harm. They consider themselves an invincible force, beyond reproach or questioning. It is incumbent upon the believers to stand against them, restrain them, and prevent their harm. However, this is not achieved through mere emotion.
Instead, it is achieved through obedience to Allah (swt), upholding His Deen, implementing His Shariah Law, and adhering to His methodology in governance and judiciary, coupled with sincere reliance (tawwakul) upon Him and steadfastness. The believer is not deceived by the power of falsehood, no matter how strong its dominion, nor is he misled by its allure; for falsehood is destined to perish, however long it may last, if the believers confront it with Iman, righteous deeds, and adherence to the Shariah Law of Allah (swt).
Then, Allah (swt) clarifies the honor bestowed upon those who are killed in His cause saying,
[وَٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَلَن يُضِلَّ أَعۡمَٰلَهُمۡ] “And those who are killed in the cause of Allah (swt) - never will He let their deeds go to waste.” [TMQ Surah Muhammad: 4]. Their deeds are preserved and not lost. Indeed, they are deeds of obedience and for pleasing Allah (swt). And Allah (swt) promises them guidance and the righting of their affairs, [يَهۡدِيهِمۡ وَيُصۡلِحُ بَالَهُمۡ] “He will guide them and set their affairs right,” [TMQ Surah Muhammad:5] then He rewards them with Paradise, [وَيُدۡخِلُهُمُ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ عَرَّفَهَا لَهُمۡ] “And He will admit them to Paradise, which He has made known to them.” [TMQ Surah Muhammad:6]. That is, Allah (swt) will admit them to a Paradise He promised them, as if they had already experienced its bliss and tasted its glad tidings when they believed in the promise of Allah (swt) and engaged in Jihad for His pleasure.
And Allah (swt) said,
[وَلَا تَحۡسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ قُتِلُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ أَمۡوَٰتَۢاۚ بَلۡ أَحۡيَآءٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمۡ يُرۡزَقُونَ]
“And never think that those who have been killed in the Path of Allah are dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision.” [TMQ Surah Aali Imran:169]. With this honor, pleasure, and caring, Allah (swt) urges the believers to obey Him, to be devoted to Him, and to establish His Deen in their daily lives. The martyrs are among the noblest of hearts and the purest of souls; they are the most abstinent from worldly possessions and adornments, and the most eager to protect Muslims and their homes, sacrificing their lives in support of the Deen of Allah (swt).
Hence comes the call of promise and condition,
[يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ إِن تَنصُرُواْ ٱللَّهَ يَنصُرۡكُمۡ وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ]
“O you who have believed, if you support Allah, He will support you and make your foothold firm.” [TMQ Surah Muhammad: 7]. Supporting Allah is achieved by dedicating oneself to His obedience, without associating anything with Him by making Allah (swt) and His Messenger (saw) more beloved to the believer's heart than oneself, one's wealth, and one's children, and by ensuring that the Word of Allah is the highest. This support is manifested in adhering to the Shariah Law of Allah (swt) and way in upholding justice and fairness in all aspects of life, and by not allowing fear or hesitation to deter the believer from supporting his Deen, nor letting the blame of any critic deter him for the sake of Allah (swt).
As for His saying (swt) [وَيُثَبِّتۡ أَقۡدَامَكُمۡ] “And He will make your foothold firm,” this firmness is achieved before the battle through thorough preparation, exerting maximum effort, and having sincere intentions. It is achieved during the battle when the hardship intensifies. And it is achieved after victory through steadfastness in obedience, establishing justice, and acting with wisdom and kindness, lest the victory turn into discord.
And Allah (swt) said,
[فَلۡيُقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلَّذِينَ شۡرُونَ ٱلۡحَيَوٰةَ ٱلدُّنۡيَا بِٱلۡأٓخِرَةِۚ وَمَن يُقَٰتِلۡ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيُقۡتَلۡ أَوۡ يَغۡلِبۡ فَسَوۡفَ نُؤۡتِيهِ أَجۡرًا عَظِيمٗا ٧٤ وَمَا لَكُمۡ لَا تُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡمُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ]
“Let those who have sold the life of this world for the Hereafter, fight in the Path of Allah. And whoever fights in the Path of Allah and is killed or achieves victory - We will bestow upon him a great reward. And what is the matter with you that you do not fight in the cause of Allah and [for] the oppressed...” up to His Saying, [إِنَّ كَيۡدَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا] “Indeed, the plot of Shaytan is ever weak.” [TMQ Surah An-Nisa: 74–76].
The believers fight Jihad in the Path of Allah (swt) to support His Deen, protect Muslims, break the power of the oppressors, and aid the vulnerable among men, women, and children; those who raise their hands in supplication, [رَبَّنَآ أَخۡرِجۡنَا مِنۡ هَٰذِهِ ٱلۡقَرۡيَةِ ٱلظَّالِمِ أَهۡلُهَا] “Our Lord, deliver us from this city whose people are oppressors...” [TMQ Surah An-Nisa: 74]. This is a call to rouse the Ummah of Islam: What prevents it from supporting its brothers and sisters and repelling aggression against them?! The Messenger of Allah (saw) said,
«مَا مِنِ امْرِئٍ يَخْذُلُ امْرَأً مُسْلِمًا فِي مَوْضِعٍ تُنْتَهَكُ فِيهِ حُرْمَتُهُ وَيُنْتَقَصُ فِيهِ مِنْ عِرْضِهِ إِلاَّ خَذَلَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مَوْطِنٍ يُحِبُّ فِيهِ نُصْرَتَهُ وَمَا مِنِ امْرِئٍ يَنْصُرُ مُسْلِمًا فِي مَوْضِعٍ يُنْتَقَصُ فِيهِ مِنْ عِرْضِهِ وَيُنْتَهَكُ فِيهِ مِنْ حُرْمَتِهِ إِلاَّ نَصَرَهُ اللَّهُ فِي مَوْطِنٍ يُحِبُّ نُصْرَتَهُ»
“There is no person who abandons a Muslim in a place where his sanctity is violated and his honor is attacked, except that Allah will abandon him in a place where he desires His support. And there is no person who supports a Muslim in a place where his honor is attacked and his sanctity is violated, except that Allah will support him in a place where he desires His support.” (Narrated by Abu Dawud)
The reality in which nations are conspiring against Muslims must be a motivation to resume Islamic life based on the Islamic Aqeedah (doctrine) and Shariah Law, not a reason for inaction and submission to the oppressors. Then, Allah (swt) establishes the difference between the two groups,
[ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِۖ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱلطَّٰغُوتِ] “Those who believe fight in the Path of Allah (swt), and those who disbelieve fight in the cause of taghut (false deities and authorities).” [TMQ Surah An-Nisaa 76]. The path of the believers is worship, obedience, and a clear methodology, while the path of the people of taghut is based on whims, systems, and laws that contradict Shariah Law of Allah (swt). A taghut is anything that is not based on Islam and that Allah (swt) has not commanded. Then Allah (swt) says, [فَقَٰتِلُوٓاْ أَوۡلِيَآءَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِۖ إِنَّ كَيۡدَ ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ كَانَ ضَعِيفًا] “Fight the allies of Shaytan. Indeed, the plot of Shaytan has ever been weak.” [TMQ Surah An-Nisaa: 76]. Do not let falsehood frighten you, even if its voice is loud, for its schemes are weak in the face of true Iman and steadfastness.
And Allah (swt) said,
[إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ ٱشۡتَرَىٰ مِنَ ٱلۡمُؤۡمِنِينَ أَنفُسَهُمۡ وَأَمۡوَٰلَهُم بِأَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلۡجَنَّةَۚ]
“Indeed, Allah has purchased from the believers their lives and their wealth in exchange for Paradise...” [TMQ Surah At-Tawbah: 111].
So, Allah (swt), the Creator and Owner, bestows upon His believing servants a great bargain: they sacrifice their lives and wealth in obedience to Him, and He rewards them with Paradise, a true promise in the scriptures and the Quran. And the believers fulfill their covenant with Allah (swt),
[يُقَٰتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَيَقۡتُلُونَ وَيُقۡتَلُونَۖ] “They fight in the Path of Allah (swt), so they kill and are killed.” [TMQ Surah At-Tawbah: 111]. Nothing deters them from fulfilling it once the truth is clear and the path is evident. Then Allah (swt) concludes with glad tidings,
[ٱسۡتَبۡشِرُواْ بِبَيۡعِكُمُ ٱلَّذِي بَايَعۡتُم بِهِۦۚ وَذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلۡفَوۡزُ ٱلۡعَظِيمُ] “So rejoice in your transaction which you have contracted. And that is the great triumph.” [TMQ Surah At-Tawbah: 111].
And Allah (swt) is the One who guides to the right path.
Our Dua is رَبَّنَا اغْفِرْ لَنَا ذُنُوبَنَا وَإِسْرَافَنَا فِي أَمْرِنَا وَثَبِّتْ أَقْدَامَنَا وَانْصُرْنَا عَلَى الْقَوْمِ الظَّالِمِينَ “Our Lord, forgive us our sins and our transgressions, make our foothold firm, and grant us victory over the oppressors.”
Allah (swt) said, [وَٱللَّهُ غَالِبٌ عَلَىٰٓ أَمۡرِهِۦ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُون] “And Allah is predominant over His affair, but most of the people do not know.” [TMQ Surah Yusuf:21].