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What is the meaning of hadeeth of the chosen group that Muslim has narrated: There will always be party (‘asaabah) from my Ummah who will fight according to the command of Allah, defeating their enemies. They will not be harmed by those who go against them until the Final Hour reaches them while they are upon that.’ And in the narration: ‘Victorious over those who oppose them’. Bukhari narrates it with close wording.

This hadith is applicable to any group that is able, in terms of numbers and preparation, to fight the enemy. The purpose of the fighting is to achieve the victory, vanquish the enemy and be dominant over it. It is not a group which merely fights but it is a fighting group which has been described by the Messenger (saw) as: ‘vanquishing their enemies’ and in another narration: victorious over those who oppose them.’ So the group must be in a situation of means and number that enables it to achieve the victory and vanquish the enemy and become dominant over it. Or the group must work to establish the state that is able to achieve the victory, vanquish the enemy and become dominant over it.

It is worth mentioning that the saying of the Messenger (saw) ‘There will always be..’ [laa tazaalu] does not mean the Muslim group which fights the enemy, defeats them, and achieves victory over them continues through the years, rather it means it is present in most of the times and ages. The interruption of its existence will be for some periods, which when compared to the age of nations it will be short. We pray to Allah (swt) that the establishment of the state that will fight the enemy, vanquish it and defeat it will not be delayed. Verily, Allah is All- Powerful, Irresistible.