All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his companions.
To proceed:
The Palestinian cause is not a national or partisan issue, nor is it merely a political conflict between opposing sides.
Rather, it is a religious, creedal matter, measured by the scale of the Qur'aan, the Sunnah, and the understanding of the Salaf of this Ummah.
No amount of slogans and chants has changed any reality, nor will that bring victory to a nation heedless of its Lord.
Allah, Exalted He is, says:
If you support Allah, He will support youand He says:
It was ever incumbent upon Us to help the believersTherefore, it is obligatory upon us to examine ourselves before casting blame on others; to rectify our creed, our worship, and our conduct; and to return to our religion in a true way.
When the inward is set aright, the outward becomes upright. And when the Ummah is truthful with its Lord, the promise of Allah for victory and establishment will come to pass.
But if sins persist, and shirk and innovations spread, and trusts are lost, and obligations are abandoned, then it is no wonder that our enemies are set upon us. The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said:
When you make engaging in ‘Inah transactions a habit, take hold of the tails of cattle, are pleased with farming, and abandon jihaad, Allah will inflict humiliation upon you, and He will not remove it until you return to your religion.Humiliation is only lifted by a sincere return to religion.
We ask Allah to set Muslims aright, to grant victory to the oppressed in Palestine and elsewhere.