A friend of mine spoke to the son of a Muslim family that had left Canada to live amongst the struggles of their brothers and sisters in one of the boiling Muslim countries. He asked that little boy, "Aren't you afraid your father will be killed when he goes for Jihad?" That little boy understood the issue when he replied, "I am not scared, because Baba promised that if he dies Shaheed he's going to take us to Jannah with him."

When I was young, I listened to a clip of a speech in which the Shaykh concluded, "Verily I was eaten the day the white bull was eaten." It stuck in my mind those words, and years later someone explained it to me.

There once lived three bulls, a white bull, a black bull, and a red bull. Looking for food, a lion watched them graze together and realized he could not contend with all three. So he went to the black and red bull and made a deal with them. He told them that he was very ferocious and powerful and that if they let him eat the white bull, he would leave them in peace. The black and red bull agreed, and the lion murdered and then ate the white bull.

Time passed and the lion became hungry again. He went to the red bull and argued that he was ferocious and powerful and that if he let him eat the black bull he would leave him in peace. The red bull agreed and the lion murdered and then ate the black bull.

As time passed and the lion became hungry, he visited the red bull again. As the red bull saw death in the lion’s eye, as the teeth dug deep into its neck, it shouted, "Verily I was eaten the day the white bull was eaten!"

“And they will continue to fight you until they make you turn back on your Deen (al-Islam) if they can.”

Many people justify having a television in their house, surround sound, leather couches with a satellite dish connection so that they can watch the news. I ask you dear brothers and sisters, where are these Muslims when they see what they see on that news. Have they come forward to tell us where Chechnya is on the map? Have they told us of what is happening? Have they stood in all seriousness, Iman shining, to make a difference? Or did they watch and then change the channel to pass time on a basketball game?

In the month of Safar, 4 years after Hijrah, Abu Baraa' Aamir ibn Maalik came to Madinah to meet Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam). Rasul Allah invited him to Islam, but he refused. He requested however that Rasul Allah send some scholars to teach them about Islam, perhaps his tribe may be guided. Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) said, "I fear for them from the people of Najd." He said, "I shall protect them." Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) sent 70 of the most knowledgeable Sahaabah, Al-Mundhir ibn `Amr was their Ameer. They traveled until they arrived at Bi'r Ma'oonah (the Well of Ma'oonah). From there they sent Haraam ibn Malhaan with the message of Rasul Allah to Aamir ibn At-Tufayl. When Aamir received the letter, he did not read it. He merely winked to someone. From the back Rasul Allah's messenger was speared through his entire back. He shouted in his last words, "By the lord of the Ka'bah I have won!"

Aamir then called for the assistance of some tribes, and Usayyah, Ri'l, and Dhakwaan answered his vile request. They ambushed the companions waiting at the well of Ma'oonah and slit all their throats.

For an entire month, Rasul Allah, after Ruku' in Salat Al-Maghrib, would raise his hand in Qanoot, seeking the curse of Allah upon those people.

In the Qanoot, Rasul Allah prayed “O Allah forgive the believers, men and women. And the Muslims, men and women. Join their hearts, correct that which is between them, and grant them victory over their enemies and Your enemies. O Allah! Curse the Kuffar of the people of the book, those that disbelieve in Your Messengers, and fight your beloved ones. O Allah! Divide their word, shake the earth from under their feet, and rain upon them your wrath which the criminals can never repel. In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. O Allah! We seek your help!” - AlBaihaqi in AsSunan AlKubra.

If Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) heard of what is happening to our Ummah in Chechnya, ask yourself, what would he do? And what would he expect from you? Are you waiting for Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) to come and carry the banner? Listen

We should follow authentic news coming from Chechnya. Learn about what is happening and teach as many people as you can of the situation, causing a stir of authentic and unbiased information. Boycott any companions that come from Russia, and any products that come from Russia. And at the least - something that if we do not do, Allah only knows to what low our Iman has dropped, we must make dua (prayer) for our brothers, praying to Allah to curse the Kafir Russian Army as Rasul Allah (Sal Allahu alayhi wa sallam) cursed the tyrants involved in the murder of the Muslims at Bi'r Ma'oonah.

The firm creed that one's heart is fixed upon without any wavering or doubt. It excludes any supposition, doubt or suspicion.