(If you do so) He will forgive you your sins, and admit you into Gardens under which rivers flow, and pleasant dwellings in 'Adn (Eden) Paradise; that is indeed the great success. And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love, help from Allâh (against your enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) to the believers. All this is included in the reward of Jihad. He (Glorified and Exalted be He) says, And also (He will give you) another (blessing) which you love, help from Allâh (against your enemies) and a near victory. And give glad tidings (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ) to the believers. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: Verily, Allâh has purchased of the believers their lives and their properties for (the price) that theirs shall be the Paradise. They fight in Allâh's Cause, so they kill (others) and are killed. It is a promise in truth which is binding on Him in the Taurât (Torah) and the Injeel (Gospel) and the Qur'ân. And who is truer to his covenant than Allâh? Then rejoice in the bargain which you have concluded. That is the supreme success. He (may He be Praised) also says, And if two parties or groups among the believers fall to fighting, then make peace between them both. But if one of them outrages against the other, then fight you (all) against the one that which outrages till it complies with the Command of Allâh. Then if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and be equitable. Verily! Allâh loves those who are the equitable. When this party returns to the truth, as in His saying, Then if it complies The believers must do what is mentioned in His saying, then make reconciliation between them justly, and be equitable. Verily, Allâh loves those who are the equitable.
This applies to the situation where the two parties are believers. During the battles of the Camel and Saffin, the believers had to fight against the unjust party till they returned to the truth. After doing so, problematic issues must be considered and resolved through making reconciliation justly according to what is mentioned in His saying, Then if it complies, then make reconciliation between them justly, and be equitable. i.e. they have to use the wise ways which are ordained by Allah (Exalted be He) to resolve disputes. They have to and be equitable. as Allah (Exalted be He) Verily! Allâh loves those who are the equitable. This is true when the concerned parties are of the believers; the oppressing party should be fought until they comply with Allah's Command. How could it be if this party is not a believing one as is the case with the Iraqi ruler! He is an irreligious Ba'athist and is not among the believers. He calls to the principles of misguidance and Kufr and deceives people in the name of Islam. He calls to Jihad hypocritically and falsely. Had he been truthful, he would have given up transgressing, withdrawn from the country and performed Tawbah for having
adhered to his principles, which oppose Islam where the source of legalization is the Qur'an and Sunnah. Had he been truthful, he would have used peaceful means to resolve the dispute but not to transgress and threaten a neighboring country. His call to Jihad is no more than lying, and a form of hypocrisy and deceit. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, Help your brother whether he is an oppressor or an oppressed," A man said, "O Allah's Messenger! I will help him if he is oppressed, but if he is an oppressor, how shall I help him?" The Prophet (peace be upon him) said, "By preventing him from oppressing (others), for that is how to help him. Furthermore, AlBara' (may Allah be pleased with him) stressed the importance of supporting the oppressedin the authentic report recorded by A lBukhari and Muslimthat The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) ordered us to do seven things; among them helping the oppressed. It is obligatory upon every Muslim to support the oppressed, when they are able to. The worse the impact of wrongdoing is, the greater the obligation to resist it. If the oppressor is not fought, Fitnah may