A: Muslim countries should prepare against its enemies, beware of their plots, and stand firm and straight on the Din of Allah and the truth. The Muslim Ummah should not feel safe or overlook the deception of its enemy. Allah (my He be Glorified and Exalted) says:
O you who believe! Take your precautions
And make ready against them all you can of power, including steeds of war (tanks, planes, missiles, artillery) to threaten the enemy of Allâh and your enemy, and others besides whom, you may not know but whom Allâh does know.
Each Muslim country whether Arabic or not has thus to be ready against the enemy and keep firm and straight on the Din of Allah and His Shari`ah. It is worth mentioning that the most important readiness is to have absolute obedience to Allah and His Messenger and to refer all matters to Shari`ah. Physical readiness is also required such as setting up a good army and adequate weapons according to the capacity of the Muslim Ummah for Allah (Exalted be He) commands Muslims to do so by saying:
And make ready against them all you can of power
Each country has thus to do its best to possess the appropriate modern weapons, to be keen on manufacturing them (if possible) or buying them, to secure the appropriate Muslim soldiers at times of prosperity so that it finds enough armed forces at times of adversity. The foregoing is the duty of everybody. The greatest and most important thing is to refine one's self by piety, standing firm and straight on the Din of Allah, abandoning disobedience to Him (may He be glorified and Exalted), worshiping Him Alone, and forbidding Shirk (associating others with Allah in His Divinity or worship). Some of the kinds of Shirk that Muslim countries should forbid are attaching one's heart to the dead, seeking their help, making vows to them, etc. In fact, attaching one's heart to the dead and asking them for support against the enemies or to cure a patient is a sort of major Shirk.
It is therefore Wajib on every country to care for this matter, direct people to Tawhid (belief in the Oneness of Allah), worship of Allah Alone, and abandonment of Shirk. Everybody stands firm and straight on the Din of Allah, avoids disobeying Allah (Glorified and Exalted be He), and refers all matters to the Qur'an and Sunnah (whatever is reported from the Prophet) as Allah (Glorified be He) says:
O you who believe! Obey Allâh and obey the Messenger (Muhammad ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ), and those of you (Muslims) who are in authority. (And) if you differ in anything amongst yourselves, refer it to Allâh and His Messenger (ﺻﻠﻰ ﺍﷲ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﻭﺳﻠﻢ), if you believe in Allâh and in the Last Day. That is better and more suitable for final determination.
In this Ayah, Allah (Glorified be He) makes it Wajib on the believers at times of disagreement to refer the matter to Allah (Exalted be He) and His Messenger (peace be upon him) i.e. to the Qur'an and Sunnah. In such cases, it is Wajib to follow the guidance of the Qur'an and Sahih Sunnah.
And in whatsoever you differ, the decision thereof is with Allâh (He is the ruling Judge).
He (Exalted be He) makes it Wajib on Muslims to obey their authorities i.e. when they command them to do Ma`ruf (that which is judged as good, beneficial, or fitting by Islamic law and Muslims of sound intellect) for the Prophet (peace be upon him) said:
Submission is obligatory only in what is good (and reasonable).
Again, it is Wajib on Muslim countries to refer their disputes to Allah, His Messenger, and the ruling of Shari`ah. They have to stand firm on the Din of Allah and to direct their armies and people to do the same. The foregoing is the way of victory, happiness, glory, honor and being protected against the enemies wherever they are and whatever their power is. May Allah grant success and guidance to all Muslims! May Allah set right Muslims' authorities, help them to do all goodness, bestow upon them the sound understanding of Din and keep them firm and straight on it!