The Help of Allaah and
His Victory
"Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic - said:
"Indeed,
Allaah will help those who help His cause. Indeed Allaah is all-Powerful,
all-Mighty." [Soorah al-Hajj 22:40].
Imaam
ash-Shanqeetee (d. 1 393H)- rahimahullaah - said: "Allaah - the Mighty and Majestic -
explains in this noble Verse that He has promised to help and give victory to
those who help Him. And it is known that the help and victory of Allaah comes
by following what He has prescribed, obeying His command, avoiding His
prohibitions, helping His Messengers and their followers, aiding His Religion
and fighting against His enemies and overpowering them; until the word of
Allaah is made uppermost and the word of His enemies is debased. Then Allaah -
the Most High - explains the characteristics of those whom He has promised
would receive His help and victory, distinguishing them from others. So Allaah
said about those to whom He promised He would aid and grant victory to - for
indeed He is the One to aid and grant victory:
"Those
who, if We establish them in the earth, establish the Prayer, give the zakaah,
enjoin the good and forbid the evil." [Soorah al-Hajj 22:41].
So this noble
Verse points to the fact that whoever helps Allaah, then Allaah will help and
aid them. This is clearly explained in Allaah - the Most High's - sayings:
"O you who
Believe. If you help Allaah, Allaah will help you; and establish your feet
firmly. But those who disbelieve, for them is destruction and Allaah will make
their deeds vain." [Soorah Muhammad 47:7].
"Indeed,
Our Word has gone forth of old for Our slaves, the Messengers, that they will
certainly be victorious; and that Our forces will certainly be
triumphant." [Soorah as-Saaffaat 37:171-173]
"Allaah
has Decreed: It is I and My Messenger who will prevail." [Soorah
al-Mujaadalah 58:21].
"Allaah
has promised to those amongst you who have eemaan (certainty of belief) and do
righteous actions, that He will grant you the khilaafah (succession) in the
land."
[Soorah an-Noor 24:55].
So in Allaah -
the Most High's - saying:
"Those
who, if We establish them in the earth, establish the Prayer, give the Zakaah,
enjoin the good and forbid the evil." [Soorah al-Hajj 22:41],
in this is a
proof that there is no promise from Allaah of His help, except by establishing
the Salaah (Prayer), paying the Zakaah, enjoining what is good
and forbidding what is evil. So it is these whom Allaah will establish upon the
earth, and through whom He will strengthen His Word. However, those who do not
establish the Salaah (Prayer), nor pay the Zakaah, nor enjoin the
good. nor forbid the evil, then there is no promise from Allaah that He will
aid and grant them victory. Such people are not from His party, nor are they
His friends; those who have the promise of His help and victory. Rather, such
people are from the party of Shaytaan and his friends. So if they were to
expect the help of Allaah and the fulfillment of His promise upon them, then
their example would be like that of a hired worker who refuses to do the job
that he was hired for, yet he expects to be rewarded. So whosoever is like this,
then he has no intellect!"[1]
So the help
that we so desperately await, and the victory that we so strongly desire will
only come about by: "The Muslims returning and repenting to their Lord,
correcting their 'aqeedoh (beliefs) and cultivating themselves and their
families upon the pure and correct Islaam; putting into effect Allaah - the
Most High's - saying:
"Never will Allaah change the condition of a people, until they change themselves." [Soorah ar-Ra'd 13:11]."[2]