Book 032, Number 6258: Sahih Muslim Nu'man b. Bashir reported Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) as saying: The similitude of believers in regard to mutual love, affection, fellow-feeling is that of one body; when any limb of it aches, the whole body aches, because of sleeplessness and fever.

When the armies of the crusaders entered Afghanistan indiscriminately dropping their cluster bombs, the whole Ummah watched. This is the story of a small boy who witnessed the effects of this so- called wonder bomb:

My name is Nguyen and I am fifteen years old. It was a sunny glorious day when my mother had just told me to lay the table for lunch. The next thing I heard was the air raid siren and I hurried to the shelter. But when I came out my mother and father were lying there covered in blood, and my sister Bihn had pieces of metal in her, and so did her doll. My street had fallen down. The street had been hit by cluster bombs, which spray small darts. These had entered the young girls body and continued to move around inside her for several days, causing internal injuries from which she died an agonising death. (Hidden Agendas by John Pilger).

The slaughter in Afghanistan was indiscriminate and continues, how many of our Mujahadeen brothers did we watch being taken away? One image of an Arab brother his face bleeding sat in the back of a car being taken away with some Pakistani brothers is an image I will never forget. They knew their fate, and it showed clearly on their faces, and we the Ummah watched silently. We should feel their pain as if it were our own husbands in that car. And we should encourage our husbands to fight for Allah swt so we may be safe from the day when we could be taken away. The events in America have proven how quickly things can change. Don’t we know that our time of death has already been determined by Allah swt, it was determined whilst we were still in the womb. So why are we so afraid of losing our husbands? If they were meant to die, they would surely die anyway irrespective of whether they went for jihad. And does Allah swt not provide our sustenance?

Book 033, Number 6390: Sahih Muslim Abdullah (b. Mas'ud) reported that Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) who is the most truthful (of the human beings) and his being truthful (is a fact) said: "...The constituents of one of you are collected for forty days in his mother's womb in the form of blood, after which it becomes a clot of blood in another period of forty days. Then it becomes a lump of flesh and forty days later Allah sends His angel to it with instructions concerning four things, so the angel writes down his livelihood, his death, his deeds, his fortune and misfortune…"

So we should trust in Allah swt and accept his decree with patience and humility. If we are going to lose our husbands, then wouldn’t we rather lose them as Shaheed’s so they can intercede for us on the Day when terror will prevail? Wouldn’t we rather be rescued us from the fire? One Shaheed can intercede for seventy members of his family on the day of Judgement and Allah swt has promised Paradise for those seventy. And don’t we know if we encourage our husbands, we get the same reward as if we were fighting. Did Allah swt not tell us if we enjoin one another to do good, the one calling for good will get the same reward as the one doing the action.

We should trust Allah swt and know that Allah swt does not forsake a believer who strives with his life and wealth. We should know that Alhamduillah there are so many good brothers who would be happy to protect us should we find ourselves alone. Brothers who would love us only for the sake of Allah swt and provide for us. We should not view marriage in the same way that the kuffar view it. We should know that life is not just roses and romance as the media tries to portray. This is why 1 in 3 marriages fail in Britain alone. When the novelty fizzles, you find they go with some one new or simply divorce. No, we should know that we have to love one another for the sake of Allah swt and yes we should love and honour our husbands but we should love no one or nothing more that we love Allah swt. And we should be prepared to forsake the one we love for the One we love more. Allah swt will never leave a sincere believer and will always provide for him.

Remember Umm Salamah ra and the strength of her faith when she lost her beloved husband and asked Allah swt to grant her better. Look at the Mercy of Allah swt did He not give Umm Salamah all she asked for and more. Allah swt granted her the best husband from the best of mankind. SubhanAllah.

Umm Salamah remembered the prayer her husband had quoted on his deathbed from the Prophet and began repeating it, "O Lord, with you I leave this my plight for consideration . . ." But she could not bring herself to continue . . . "O Lord give me something good from it", because she kept asking herself, "Who could be better than Abu Salamah?" But it did not take long before she completed the supplication.

Now as we speak our brothers are being rounded up in Palestine. They are been taken away in shackles to be tortured and murdered. This slaughter has gone on for more than 50 years. We hear Muslims say ‘Allah will send His angels to fight’ but this is nonsense Allah swt ordered us to fight. The Almighty will only send His angels when we fight, Allah swt is not going to fight for us. Rather, we have to obey Him and know that Allah will never forsake the one who fights in His cause. It is a mockery to think that Allah swt will send His Angels whilst we the Ummah sit at home filling our stomachs with food and our heads with nonsense. A'udhuBillaah.

Allah does not change the condition of a people until they change it themselves (viii. 53; xiii. 11).

None can influence a husband more than his wife, even if sometimes he may not show it. We can either be a blessing to our husbands and ourselves or we can be a cause of disaster to our husbands and ourselves.

Volume 4, Book 52, Number 110 Sahih Bukhari Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Umar: I heard the Prophet saying. "Evil omen is in three things: The horse, the woman and the house."

We sisters should try to be strong and have faith in Allah swt and encourage our husbands to do good and we should remind him in a soft manner of the day when he will be called to account by Allah swt. We should reassure our husbands that Allah swt will provide for us and they should not worry for our well-being, for who knows if they will wake up tomorrow? And would we not be so proud if our husband died a Shadeed? And don’t we all want to be rescued from the fire?

"Not equal are those believers who sit (at home) and those who strive hard and fight in the Cause of Allah with their wealth and lives.' (4.95)

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This is another thing, about Sisters looking at pictures or photos of Mujahideen:

For the record: There is nothing wrong with the sisters looking at photos of the mujahideen.

If it heals some of the anger in the hearts of the Believers then fine.

If it compels them or increases their determination to send their men out fesabeelillah, then fine.

Women are the backbone of any nation and that has never been more true for any nation than it has for the Muslimeen.

Women have fought in battle alongside men. They too have roamed the killing fields hunting down the kuffar. They have repelled attacks and they have preserved their honor. They have kept the wolves at bay for countless centuries. They have raised young lambs to become fierce lions who go into battle surrounded by enemies just like a fish goes into the sea surrounded by water - and these Lions of Allah, they achieve either of the Two Victories by His permission.

They have played an unforgettable part in the Seerah and throughout tarikhe-Islam. If it weren't for Faatimah Bintul Khattab then perhaps Umar [raa] would have never accepted Islam. If it weren't for the women then Sa'd ibn Abi Waqqas would have never gone as deep into the lands of the Majousees as he did. If it weren't for women like Khalsah who sent all four of her sons into Qadisiyyah - then who would emulate her today? If it weren't for the women then Baybars would have never been able to pursue the Mongols with his ruthless pack of Ba7reetiye mujahideen. If it weren't for the women then Fateh Muhammad would have never liberated the City of Constantine.