This is a message from `Abdul `Aziz Bin `Abdullah Ibn Baz to whoever sees it of Muslims. May Allah guide them and us to the path of His believing servants! May Allah protect them and us from the path of those who incurred His wrath and those who went astray, Amen!
A ssalamu `alaykum warahmatullah wabarakatuh (May Allah's Peace, Mercy, and Blessings be upon you!):
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) says: And I (Allâh) created not the jinn and mankind except that they should worship Me (Alone). Allah (Glorified be He) also says: O mankind! Worship your Lord (Allâh), Who created you and those who were before you so that you may become AlMuttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2). Allah (Glorified be He) also says: O mankind! Be dutiful to your Lord, Who created you from a single person (Adam), and from him (Adam) He created his wife [Hawwâ (Eve)], and from them both He created many men and women; and fear Allâh through Whom you demand (your mutual rights), and (do not cut the relations of) the wombs (kinship). Surely, Allâh is Ever an AllWatcher over you.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: O mankind! Be afraid of your Lord (by keeping your duty to Him and avoiding all evil), and fear a Day when no father can avail aught for his son, nor a son avail aught for his father. Verily, the Promise of Allâh is true: let not then this (worldly) present life deceive you, nor let the chief deceiver (Satan) deceive you about Allâh. Allah (Glorified be He) also says: And they were commanded not, but that they should worship Allâh, and worship none but Him Alone (abstaining from ascribing partners to Him), and perform AsSalât (IqâmatasSalât) and give Zakât, and that is the right religion.
Allah (Glorified be He) also says: O you who believe! Fear Allâh (by doing all that He has ordered and by abstaining from all that He has forbidden) as He should be feared. [Obey Him, be thankful to Him, and remember Him always], and die not except in a state of Islâm [as Muslims (with complete submission to Allâh)]. And hold fast, all of you together, to the Rope of Allâh (i.e. this Qur'ân), and be not divided among yourselves Allah (Exalted be He) also says: O you who believe! Keep your duty to Allâh and fear Him, and speak (always) the truth. He will direct you to do righteous good deeds and will forgive you your sins. And whosoever obeys Allâh and His Messenger (ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ), he has indeed achieved a great achievement (i.e. he will be saved from the Hellfire and will be admitted to Paradise).
Allah (Exalted be He) also says: O you who believe! Fear Allâh and keep your duty to Him. And let every person look to what he has sent forth for the morrow, and fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is AllAware of what you do. And be not like those who forgot Allâh (i.e. became disobedient to Allâh), and He caused them to forget their ownselves, (let them to forget to do righteous deeds). Those are the Fâsiqûn (rebellious, disobedient to Allâh). Not equal are the dwellers of the Fire and the dwellers of the Paradise. It is the dwellers of Paradise that will be successful.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: Say (O Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ to mankind): "If you (really) love Allâh then follow me (i.e. accept Islâmic Monotheism, follow the Qur'ân and the Sunnah), Allâh will love you and forgive you your sins. And Allâh is OftForgiving, Most Merciful." Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: And fear the Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not in particular (only) those of you who do wrong (but it may afflict all the good and the bad people), and know that Allâh is Severe in punishment.
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: The believers, men and women, are Auliyâ' (helpers, supporters, friends, protectors) of one another; they enjoin (on the people) AlMa'rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do), and forbid (people) from AlMunkar (i.e. polytheism and disbelief of all kinds, and all that Islâm has forbidden); they perform As Salât (IqâmatasSalât), and give the Zakât, and obey Allâh and His Messenger. Allâh will have His Mercy on them. Surely Allâh is All Mighty, AllWise. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: "Truly! The Muttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2) will be amidst Gardens and watersprings (Paradise).
Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: Verily, for the Muttaqûn (the pious See V.2:2) are Gardens of delight (Paradise) with their Lord. Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He) also says: O you who believe! Ward off yourselves and your families against a Fire (Hell) whose fuel is men and stones, over which are (appointed) angels stern (and) severe, who disobey not, (from executing) the Commands they receive from Allâh, but do that which they are commanded. There are many Ayahs concerning enjoining righteousness and obeying Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him) and declaring the good end of the pious.
Through the Ayahs we have just mentioned, Allah (may He be Praised) explains that He (Glorified and Exalted be He) created man and jinn to worship Him and He orders them to do so. Allah (may He be Praised) states that He orders all people to worship and fear Him. He orders the believers in particular to fear Him and fulfill His rights. Allah (may He be Praised) also commands them to hold fast to His Rope (i.e. this Qur'ân) and to adhere to His Shari`ah. He ordered them to ward off from themselves and their families the Punishment of Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He). He (Glorified and Exalted be He) orders them to beware of Fitnah (affliction and trial) which affects not only those who do wrong but also all good and
bad people. He (may He be Praised) explains that among the reasons that make Allah (Exalted be He) love His servants and among the signs of the servants being truthful in loving their Lord, which makes Allah (Exalted be He) love them, is that they have to follow the Messenger (peace be upon him) in all that he conveyed, and that they have to adhere to His Shari`ah in their sayings, acts, and creed.
Verily, Allâh will help those who help His (Cause). Truly, Allâh is AllStrong, AllMighty.
Those (Muslim rulers) who, if We give them power in the land, (they) enjoin IqamatasSalât [i.e. to perform the five compulsory congregational Salât (prayers) (the males in mosques)], to pay the Zakât and they enjoin AlMa'rûf (i.e. Islâmic Monotheism and all that Islâm orders one to do), and forbid AlMunkar (i.e. disbelief, polytheism and all that Islâm has forbidden) [i.e. they make the Qur'ân as the law of their country in all the spheres of life]. And with Allâh rests the end of (all) matters (of creatures).
It is definitely obvious that Iraq has committed aggression these days against Kuwait. Iraq has invaded Kuwait with its armies and weapons of destruction, which resulted in bloodshed, usurping money, raping, displacing Kuwaiti people, and mobilizing armies at the borders between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Undoubtedly, this act committed by Iraq is a great aggression and an abominable crime that should be condemned by Arab and Islamic countries.
Help you one another in AlBirr and AtTaqwâ (virtue, righteousness and piety); but do not help one another in sin and transgression. And fear Allâh. Verily, Allâh is Severe in punishment.