From `Abdul `Aziz bin `Abdullah ibn Baz to all Muslims who may receive this message, be they governments or individuals. May Allah grant you success in doing whatever pleases Allah and may He make the Truth triumphant through you, Amen!
Allah's Peace, Blessings, and Mercy be with you; to commence:
Your Muslim brothers in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina are being tortured and killed by the enemies of Allah. They undergo all sorts of torture and oppression. It is your duty to support them by all possible means including money, power, and Prayers to Allah for them.
The believers are nothing else than brothers (in Islâmic religion).
Help you one another in AlBirr and AtTaqwâ (virtue, righteousness and piety)
A believer to another believer is like a wall of bricks supporting each other.
The similitude of believers in regard to mutual love, affection, and empathy is that of one body; when any limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and fever. (Agreed upon by AlBukhari and Muslim).
A Muslim is the brother of a fellowMuslim. He should neither commit oppression upon him nor give him up to an enemy. (Agreed upon by AlBukhari and Muslim).
Since Allah makes it obligatory upon all Muslims to support their Muslim brothers against the enemies of Allah, your Muslim brothers in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina are struggling against the Serbs and others of the enemies of Allah. Therefore, it is obligatory upon Muslims to support them as much as they can based on the religious texts from the Qur'anic Verses and Hadiths that enjoin this.
So keep your duty to Allâh and fear Him as much as you can
What I have forbidden upon you, avoid it; what I have ordered you [to do], do as much of it as you can.
They are the most deserving of the money of Zakat and other resources as support for them in their struggle against the enemies of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He).
We hereby recommend all relief committees in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and all other countries to look after them and collect donations for them from the money of Zakat and other resources.
It is Allah whom we implore to guide all Muslim governments and individuals to do all that is good, to make His religion triumphant through them, to discourage His enemies, to help Muslims support their oppressed brothers everywhere. May Allah help our brothers in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and in other countries, do whatever pleases Him! May He grant them sound understanding of religion, unite them in doing good, make those who lead them the best among them, set their leaders right and decree their triumph over His enemies! Truly Allah is Capable of doing so.
Peace, Mercy and Blessings of Allah be with you!
Chairman of the founding council of Muslim World League in Makkah AlMukarramah (Sanctified Mecca). The general Chairman of the departments of Scientific Research, Ifta', Call and Guidance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia .