nation, warned Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al-Asheikh
during his annual Arafat Day sermon on Wednesday.
“Some of them are non-Muslims while others want to
exploit Islam posing as Muslims, falsely raising the slogans
of defending the Islamic nation to deceive the ignorant and
common people. They only want to bring evil and
disintegration to this nation,” he said, addressing the
pilgrims.
Referring to the Yemen crisis, he highlighted the Kingdom’s
timely support to the neighboring country with all possible
means to save it from the injustice of tyrants and
aggression.
He said the Houthis are a deviant and sinful group that runs
counter to the ethics of Muslims. “They used to spread
chaos in Islamic countries in a manner that gives a chance
to the enemies of Islam to exploit their resources and
threaten the security of neighboring countries,” he
explained.
The grand mufti said: “Evil sons have grown among us who
are known for their deviant thoughts and recklessness.
They shunned the Muslim community, profaned their blood
through suicidal attacks in mosques, falsely attributing
them to Islam, and Almighty Allah knows they are liars.”
He called on Muslims to fight these deviant groups because
their presence in the Muslim community has done a great
harm.
He said Islam came with a fair system under which all
people are equal. It rejects infringement and injustices on
others and, in this context, he explained a hadith quoting
Prophet Muhammad in which God Almighty said: “O my
servants, I have forbidden oppression for Myself and have it
forbidden amongst you.”
He appealed to the media to serve Islam by freeing itself of
any deviant ideas and, rather, make it a means to unify
ranks and call toward Allah.
He denounced Israeli occupation forces for their excesses
against Muslim worshippers at Al-Aqsa Mosque.
He stressed that Islam is the religion of faith, the faith that
is closely related to speech, action and behavior. Faith
(belief) alone will not be sufficient unless associated with
good deeds, he said. He called on the Islamic nation to stick
to the fixed (and accurate) Islamic doctrine from where they
can embark on the call to Allah.
Addressing Islamic propagators, he called on them to
explain to the Ummah that Islam is for all mankind. It has a
global message that Islam is not bound by color or
language, but what matters is the faith, as Allah, the
Almighty, said ‘the one who fears Allah the most, is the one
who is the most faithful to Allah’.”
He said Saudi Arabia is distinguished by so many
characteristics including the application of the Book of
Allah, the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah, calling to Allah
and monotheism and rejection of polytheism, which all are
consistent with the call of Sheikh Muhammad bin
Abdulwahab.
“Other characteristics which distinguish the Kingdom lie in
its application of the promotion of virtue and the prevention
of vice, fight against crimes, punishment for perpetrators,
preservation of Islamic and Arab identity and defending
issues concerning Islam and Muslims at international
forums,” the mufti said. He stressed that the Kingdom was,
and still is, keen on the unity of the Muslim Ummah.
He said Saudi leaders have always had the honor to serve
the two holy mosques and give them their utmost care.
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