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I seek refuge in Allah from Satan, the outcast.

In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Praise is to Allah, Lord of the Worlds. I believe that there is no god but Allah, the Sovereign and the Manifest Truth, and that Muhammad, our master, is His servant, Messenger, and Last Prophet.

O Allah, confer Your salat and blessings upon Muhammad and the Family of Muhammad as You conferred Your salat and blessings upon Ibrahim and the Family of Ibrahim. You are Owner of Praise, Owner of Glory! And be pleased with Muhammad's good companions and all Your righteous servants and mujahidin.

Brothers and sisters, peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

Allah (Glory be to Him) has said in the Holy Quran, {'Among the believers are men who have proven true to what they pledged to Allah. Some of them have fulfilled their pledge [with their lives], others are waiting [their turn]. They have never changed [their commitment] in the least'}[Al-Ahzab 33:23]. This is the word of truth from Almighty Allah.

Yesterday was the anniversary of the martyrdom of the Martyr Imam Zayd bin Ali bin Al-Hussein, the grandson of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&F) and the son of Ali the Commander of Believers (PBUH). This anniversary coincided this year with the savage, criminal, and barbaric Israeli aggression against the oppressed, patient Palestinian Muslim people. It also coincided with the most prominent developments this week: the crime of the Israeli enemy in targeting the dear martyr brother Ismail Haniyeh (May Allah have mercy on him), who is the martyr of the Ummah, the martyr of the Al-Aqsa and Palestine, the great mujahid, and the distinguished Islamic leader. Furthermore, it coincided with targeting the great mujahid leader in Hezbollah Al-Sayyid Fouad Ali Shukr (May Allah have mercy on him), who is also one of the knights of the Islamic Ummah and had a great record of jihad over decades in the face of the Israeli enemy.

As for the martyr Ismail Haniyeh (May Allah have mercy on him), we congratulate him on martyrdom, the blessed end, and the great triumph he attained after having a great record of jihad and work in the path of Allah (Glory be to Him) and making a distinguished and significant contribution in serving the just and sacred cause, striving to save the oppressed Palestinian Muslim people and to liberate Palestine and the sanctities, foremost of which is the Holy Al-Aqsa Mosque.

In this context, we once again extend our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to his noble family (who have offered many martyrs), to the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, to all the Palestinian factions, and to the dear Muslim Palestinian people.

We also extend our deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the family and relatives of the dear leader martyr Al-Sayyed Fouad Shukr (May Allah have mercy on him), to Hezbollah, to its Secretary-General (May Allah protect him), and to the Lebanese people.

Moreover, we extend our condolences to the families of the dear martyrs in Iraq, who met their end in the path of Allah (the Almighty) as a result of American aggression against them while they were carrying out their jihadist duties. We extend our condolences to their families and to the Islamic Resistance in Iraq.

No matter the magnitude of the sacrifices for the cause of Allah (the Almighty) and no matter the level of criminality shown by the Israeli enemy and its American partner, who is a partner in all its crimes, this will never weaken the determination of the mujahidin nor break their morale or iron will. Rather, the result at the level of the struggling, sacrificing peoples is more patience, more readiness for sacrifice in the path of Allah, and more determination to continue the jihad in the path of Allah, the Almighty. Indeed, reality testifies to this at every stage of jihad and sacrifice.

In the history of the Hamas movement, when the Israeli enemy committed the unjust criminal act of targeting the mujahid martyr Sheikh Ahmed Yassin (May Allah have mercy on him) and after that targeting the dear martyr (the Lion of Palestine) Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi (May Allah have mercy on him) and other leaders, the Israeli enemy did not achieve what it wanted: It did not weaken the mujahidin, break their will, strike the morale of the Palestinian people, or extinguish the spirit of jihad in the cause of Allah, the Almighty. Nonetheless, the martyrdom of those leaders had a great impact in pushing and motivating others to continue the journey. The march of jihad grew more and more and achieved one victory after another.

The same proved true in the history of Hezbollah after the martyrdom of the leaders. This includes the martyrdom of Al-Sayyid Abbas, Sheikh Ragheb Harb, and Hajj Imad Mughniyeh (May Allah have mercy on them), as well as other leaders later on. This did not have a negative impact on Hezbollah. It did not cause them to waver, weaken, or give in. Rather, their determination grew stronger, and more achievements were attained.

As for the Israeli enemy, with each new crime it commits, it brings itself closer to its inevitable demise day by day, which is something inevitable according to the divine promise. We witness how its criminality is met with the growth of the fronts of jihad in the path of Allah (the Almighty) and also with the advancement in performance and actions.

The Israeli enemy's crime of targeting the great martyr and the great Islamic leader Ismail Haniyeh (May Allah have mercy on him), who is the martyr of the Ummah and the martyr of Palestine and the Al-Aqsa, marked a clear escalation. It came after Netanyahu's return from America. In addition, it was a targeting of the dear martyr while he was a guest in the Islamic Republic of Iran, among delegations that came from more than eighty countries to attend the Iranian President's swearing-in ceremony and the assumption of his presidential duties. It was a blatant, clear violation of all norms and sanctities and a brazen crime committed with arrogance and disdain. Nevertheless, the Europeans, along with some Arab countries, are exposed by their position, which did not even reach the level of condemning that crime, even though it was condemned by many countries around the world.

The crime of aggression against the southern suburbs of Beirut and the targeting of the great leader in Hezbollah Al-Sayyid Fouad Shukr was also a clear aggression and a dangerous escalation. This comes alongside the continued crimes in Gaza and the mass massacres that reached approximately twenty-five this week, as well as the horrific, brutal crimes against the Palestinian captives, which are a stain on humanity.

All this level of escalation and the continued criminal acts clearly have to do with the visit of the criminal Netanyahu to the United States, as he returned from there to carry out these crimes. That coincided with American movements in the Gulf and the Mediterranean Sea. In fact, the Americans are a clear partner and, at the same time, a deceptive one. They talk about the need to prevent the expansion of the war, then provide support and participate with the Israeli enemy to expand it. They escalate by committing serious crimes, then say they do not want to expand the war or escalate. They allow and unleash the Israeli enemy to do as it wishes and wants, and then they say they do not want escalation and that they want restraint. They warn and threaten for this purpose. The role of the Americans with the Israeli escalation is to warn against any response. Furthermore, the European role is to manipulate others into inaction and to strive to contain any reactions or at least ensure these reactions are symbolic and of an extremely limited scope that can never achieve deterrence against the crimes of the Israeli enemy.

The position regarding these crimes, particularly regarding the axis (the Axis of Al-Quds, Jihad, and Resistance) is clear: There must be a military response to these serious and audacious crimes, which represent a significant escalation by the Israeli enemy. There is a clear position declared by the Islamic Republic of Iran, as is the case with the rest of the axis. And efforts are being made in this regard. Additionally, at the public level, there is a widespread movement, especially in the countries of the axis.

At the political level, there have been widespread condemnations from most Arab countries and from several Islamic countries. However, as for the Arab League, we have not yet heard or known of any position that includes a clear condemnation of these heinous crimes. There have also been positions condemning the aggression and Israeli crimes from other countries, such as Russia and China. In addition, wide public demonstrations have taken place in the Arab Maghreb, Jordan, and Lebanon. A massive march was witnessed in Turkey, in addition to large protests in Mauritania.

What is noteworthy is the negative, disgraceful, and shameful position of some Arab regimes, which previously issued urgent statements, strongly condemning the scratch on Trump's ear in what was said to be an assassination attempt. They carefully expressed their solidarity and sympathy with him in those statements, while they have failed to issue any condemnation of the crime against the sons of this Ummah and its righteous leaders: martyrs Ismail Haniyeh and Fouad Shukr. Instead, their media appeared gloating and celebrating, and it presented what happened as a victory for the Israelis. Their army of electronic flies worked in this direction. It is Allah's help alone that we seek!

In the face of these crimes and the ongoing Israeli arrogance and Zionist Jewish criminality—which has primarily been targeting the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and in the West Bank and throughout Palestine over the past decades, escalating at various stages and committing the most heinous and atrocious crimes, as well as targeting the Islamic Ummah in general and the Arab and Islamic surroundings of Palestine—the correct choice for the Quranic, Islamic project is jihad in the path of Allah. It is the only correct, wise, and really legitimate choice in confronting the criminal Israeli Jewish enemy.

The Israeli enemy is a criminal entity from its first day. It was founded on crime, injustice, killing, bloodshed, and usurping. History attests to that. Since the Zionist gangs movement appeared in Palestine, they have committed the most heinous crimes. The Israeli enemy has continued in this manner, never changing and will never change. It was established on crime, aggression, killing unjustly and oppressively, and committing the most heinous, atrocious, and vile crimes. It is a criminal entity in its beliefs, culture, and views: It considers Arabs and Muslims in general and all other humans as not being humans, and violates their blood, honour, property and homelands—it violates everything. Its horrific, atrocious, and brutal crimes in the Gaza Strip over the course of ten months, before the very eyes of the whole world, testify to this. They testify to its criminal reality and tendencies. These extremely horrible crimes are witnessed by people, by anyone who follows and watches the events.

The Holy Quran testified to this truth long before all of that. What has occurred throughout history is evidence and a testament to the Quranic truths mentioned by Allah in many verses of the Holy Quran, as it speaks of their hatred, enmity, criminality, and brutality. They inherited [this] from their ancestors, who were in the deviant line (opposing the prophets of Allah), the killers of the prophets, the hard-hearted, the distorters of the books and messages of Allah, and later the opponents of the Messenger of Allah and His last Prophet, Muhammad ibn Abdullah (PBUH&F). In their approach, criminality, misguidance, and aggression, they were as Allah described them in the Holy Quran: {'Many of them rushing into sin and hostility'}[Al Maidah 5:62]. They are aggressive, harbouring outmost enmity towards Muslims: {'You will surely find the most bitter towards the believers to be the Jews'}[Al-Ma'idah 5:82].

The Holy Quran speaks extensively about them as enemies to this Ummah, presenting them as hateful, evil, and criminal enemies who have no values and never hesitate to violate this Ummah. They are the ones about whom Allah narrated their saying, {'There is no blame upon us concerning the unlearned'}[Ali 'Imran 3:75]. What they have done and are doing over these ten months in their aggression and escalation is indeed sufficient for one to see their ugly, criminal, and brutal face that is completely devoid of any human feelings or values and that surpasses all considerations, sanctities, customs, laws, and everything. They have no regard for anything and commit any crime without showing any moral, human, religious, ethical, or legal concern. They violate all sanctities with boldness, audacity, aggression, and brutality!

In addition, the infidel West has allowed them to do this. Most European countries and the infidel West have allowed the Israeli enemy to do whatever it wants to Arabs and Muslims in general. They have permitted the Israeli enemy to disregard and shed Arab and Muslim blood, seize their homelands and properties, and violate their honour. Therefore, there is no resistance or opposition from most European countries, from the infidel West, against what the Israeli enemy does to Arabs or Muslims in general. [They allow it] to kill, usurp, commit the most heinous crimes, occupy lands, confiscate properties, destroy, or do whatever it desires for, giving it free rein and full discretion. However, after all that the Israeli enemy does, they move to prevent any reaction, to prevent legitimate self-defence of life, honour, property, homelands, and rights. They make efforts at the diplomatic, political, and media levels and exert various forms and types of pressure to contain any reaction. This is clear. The Israelis commit any crime, no matter how grave it might be, and escalate as they like, and once they are done, the European countries act to contain the reaction to protect the Israeli enemy. What is always important to them is that there is no reaction to what the Israelis do, no matter the level of escalation or the severity of the criminality on their part. They do not care! What matters to them is that there is no reaction to the crime, the escalation, or the aggression and criminality. This is clear.

After the Zionist enemy committed these grave crimes by targeting the martyr of the Ummah, the great Islamic leader Ismail Haniyeh (May Allah have mercy on him) and the great mujahid leader Fouad Shukr (May Allah have mercy on him), and after the martyrdom of those who were with them, we see the Europeans stepping in and serious, great efforts being made from here and there to contain any response and exert political and diplomatic pressure on the Islamic Republic of Iran to make sure that its response will not go beyond a symbolic one, as they say, or to set limits for it to the extent desired by the Israelis.

This is what the Ummah must be aware of. The people of this Ummah, whether those who belong to the Axis of Jihad and Resistance or anyone from the sons of the Ummah, must never rely on the West or on international institutions that make it their duty to call for self-restraint, as they say, whenever the Zionist enemy commits anything or to equate the victim with the executioner, the oppressed with the oppressor, and the aggressed with the aggressor. Even when they rarely decide to take a certain position, they do not differentiate between two opposites. Therefore, they should never be relied upon, as this will never lead to any result, fruit, or deterrence, and it cannot put an end to such crimes. If the Ummah responds to any crime in a weak, limited, or symbolic way, this will encourage the Zionist enemy to commit more and more crimes.

The solution for the Ummah is to strive in the cause of Allah. It is the only legitimate and beneficial choice, and it is what Allah has presented for this Ummah in the Holy Quran. Those who believe in this choice—through their faith in Allah, in His guidance, in His book, in His valuable instructions, in the importance of adhering to His commands—they are the successful ones, the triumphant ones, the ones upon whose efforts and sacrifices the future of this Ummah depends. Indeed, it is contingent upon that. When sacrifices are made in the cause of Allah and in this context, they will be fruitful, and the good end that Allah has promised is for the muttaqin [pious], the patient, and the sacrificing.

The Messenger of Allah (PBUH&F) is the role model and example for all Muslims. He is the role model and example for the right position, the correct choice, and the direction that benefits the Ummah, protects it from threats, and helps it rise to the level of challenges. Therefore, Allah (Glory be to Him) addressed him in the Holy Quran, saying, {'O Prophet! Struggle against the disbelievers and the munafiqin, and be firm with them. Jahannam will be their home. What an evil destination'}[At-Twabah 9:73]. Because the front of disbelief and nifaq [hypocrisy] is a front of evil, aggression, injustice, tyranny, and criminality, the correct choice in confronting it is to perform jihad in the cause of Allah.

Allah (Glory be to Him) says to the Messenger (PBUH&F) in the Holy Quran, {'So fight in the cause of Allah [O Prophet]. You are accountable for none but yourself. And motivate the believers [to fight], so perhaps Allah will curb the disbelievers' might. And Allah is far superior in might and in punishment'}[An-Nisa 4:84]. So Allah (the Almighty) intervenes with His support, His help, and His repelling of the schemes and might of the enemies, but with the condition of taking action, making efforts, striving, and showing a practical response.

Allah (Glory be to Him) says, {'O Prophet, urge the believers on to combat'}[Al-Anfal 8:65]. The situation requires taking action to restrain the enemies of Allah and repel their evil, their criminality, their tyranny, their aggression, and their corruption. {'O Prophet, urge the believers on to combat . If there are twenty steadfast among you, they will overcome two hundred. And if there are among you one hundred [who are steadfast], they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand'}[Al-Anfal 8:65]. If there are one hundred steadfast among you, {'they will overcome a thousand of those who have disbelieved because they are a people who do not understand.'} Through patience, sacrifice, jihad, and practical action, the victory and divine care come from Allah, the Almighty.

Allah (the Almighty) says in the Holy Quran, {'But the Messenger and the believers with him strived with their wealth and their lives'}[At-Tawbah 9:88]. But in contrast to the other choices, such as the choices of the munafiqin [hypocrites] who are colluding with the enemies and the choices of the waverers, the obstructive, the indifferent, there is a choice that is a right and legitimate choice, a choice that Allah presented, commanded, called to: It is to perform jihad in the cause of Allah. Who was the one who made that his choice? This was the choice the Messenger of Allah and the seal of the prophets (PBUH&F) made: {'But the Messenger and the believers with him strived with their wealth and their lives. They will have all the best, and it is they who will be successful'}[At-Tawbah 9:88]. So the Messenger and the believers with him strived with their wealth and lives, and they were the ones for whom these great and major promised results were realized. They were only achieved after showing sacrifices, patience, devotion, and perseverance for years in the face of long, multiple, and significant events and on multiple fronts. {'But the Messenger and the believers with him strived with their wealth and their lives. They will have all the best, and it is they who will be successful.'}

In Surah Al-Ahzab and in the context of shedding light on the events of the Battle of the Trench, Allah (Glory be to Him) shows us that the best example and role model is the Messenger of Allah (PBUH&F): {'Indeed in the messenger of Allah, you have an excellent example for whoever has hope in Allah and the Last Day, and remembers Allah often'}[Al-Ahzab 33:21]. Indeed, experience and reality prove that jihad is what builds the Ummah and its capabilities so that it can rise to the level of facing challenges. It is jihad that protects the Ummah from being dominated by its enemies, and it also protects it from the exploitation of its enemies, their exploitation of it to serve their interests and to make it exhaust itself and its capabilities for their sake.

Therefore, we see that those who seek other choices, such as the choice of submitting to the enemies tend to spend billions and billions of dollars in ways that serve the enemies, stirring up strife and making very great sacrifices, which causes them to exhaust both themselves and the Ummah for the sake of the enemies. In fact, what they offer in this regard may far exceed what they would have offered in terms of capacities and capabilities if they had chosen jihad in the cause of Allah, in a rightful position, for a just cause, and in that battlefield where there is a clear conflict between Islam and disbelief, between the front of truth and the front of falsehood.

The sacrifices made in the path of Allah are indeed fruitful ones, yielding results, for there must be sacrifices. This does occur. However, sacrifices yield results by the grace of Allah (Glory be to Him) because they are sacrifices made for His sake, and He does not let the reward of the believers, the good-doers, or the patient ones go to waste. In fact, reality attests to this, even throughout history. This month, we have witnessed the anniversary of Ashura, the martyrdom of Imam Al-Hussein (PBUH), and the anniversary of the martyrdom of his grandson, Imam Zayd (PBUH). We see how the Quranic jihadi approach in confronting tyranny has extended from generation to another, with the care, support, and aid of Allah.

The future of the Ummah is contingent upon this. The conflict with the Israeli enemy is an inevitable one, for it is a criminal, aggressive entity that targets the Ummah. It will never cease its evil and harm against the Ummah. The conflict with it is inevitable, and at the same time, its demise is also certain, according to the promise of Allah (Glory be to Him), which does not fail, change, or alter. Likewise, Allah (Glory be to Him) has also affirmed and promised the defeat of those who support it, revealing that they will be losers and regretful.

At this crucial stage, it is a source of great honour, privilege, and reward for a person to move in the path of Allah, the Almighty. This is an exceptional and decisive stage for the Ummah's future, and the burden of complacency is also significant because it represents a departure from the principles and values of Islam, as stated in the blessed verse: {'O believers! Whoever among you abandons their religion, Allah will replace them with others who are loved by Him and love Him. They will be humble with the believers but firm towards the disbelievers, and they fight in the cause of Allah, fearing no blame from anyone. This is the favour of Allah. He grants it to whoever He wills. And Allah is All-Bountiful, All-Knowing'}[Al-Ma'idah 5:54].

At this significant historical stage, if one does not align with these Quranic attributes, which Allah described for those people, to succeed and to take the means of success from Allah (the Almighty) and be among those people, then the alternative is a state of apostasy from the principles of religion, its values, the commands of Allah (the Almighty) and His guidance.

In all activities, such as marches, demonstrations, and mobilization efforts including training and other related activities, there should be widespread public participation that rises to the level of these important, serious, huge developments. There should be greater attention and engagement so that the enemies see that their crimes only make the free people and the sons of the Ummah more active, engaged, steadfast, and determined and so that Allah (the Almighty) witnesses our sincerity and patience. He is the best of helpers, and through steadfastness, action, sacrifice, and persistence in our position, the victory, support, and aid from Allah (the Almighty) become granted.

It is important to have a large turnout at Friday demonstrations and to participate in activities supporting Palestinian prisoners on Saturday, in response to the call of the great martyr leader and dear brother Ismail Haniyeh. May Allah have mercy on him. On Friday, there should be a very broad public presence and engagement clearly supporting the practical steps that will be taken and the major response from the axis. This should also clearly demonstrate public support for the Palestinian people and express sympathy with the Palestinian and Lebanese peoples, as well as showing the people's clear opposition to the Israeli enemy.

Regarding the activities planned for Saturday, Allah willing, all of this is also within the framework of responding to the call of the dear martyr Ismail Haniyeh (May Allah have mercy on him). Out of loyalty to him and to the martyrs and out of respect for their legacy, we should continue the journey with determination and diligence, having trust in the victory of Allah, the Almighty. The promise of victory from Allah is a truthful promise that does not fail, change, or alter. No matter the gloating of the gloaters, the changes will come with what will sadden them, sadden the Israeli enemy, and disgrace them all, Allah willing.

I call upon our dear people to participate in the wide-scale million-man demonstration tomorrow, Friday, Allah willing, in the capital Sana'a and all governorates and districts.

We ask Allah (the Almighty) to have mercy on the martyrs of the Ummah in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen and to elevate their status. I ask Allah to hasten victory and relief for the oppressed Palestinian people. O Allah (Glory be to You), grant us victory, have mercy on our virtuous martyrs, heal the wounded among us, and set free our captives. You are All-Hearing!

Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.