UPDATE: Here is the English translation of the below fatwā in Arabic and Russian:
To our Sheikh Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi, may Allah strengthen him:
I read news from the Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus that emirs Aslambek, Muhannad and Hussein said they had withdrawn the oath of allegiance to Abu Usman, may Allah preserve him.
What do you know about this situation and what is the Sharia decision on those who broke the oath of allegiance without Sharia reasons, except for one: that Abu Usman cancelled his resignation from the Emirate, as they said. May Allah reward you.
Answer:
Praise be to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon the Messenger of Allah.
And then:
The Jihad of the Emirate is verily a great deed, it has a great value and what is related to it has an important benefit, the ranks will unite there, and the Jihad will strengthen there, and Mujahideen will gather around the Emirate, and the conflict will be solved, and the discord will be prevented, for the sake of these great benefits, etc.
Many famous hadiths, ordering and indicating the unity of the congregation and obedience to the Emir and warnings to those who withdrew from obedience, and divide the word (consensus) of Muslims, have been cited. And these hadiths are known, and there are practically no people who would not know them, because there is a large number of these hadiths.
Among them is a hadith from Osama bin Shurayk, may Allah be pleased with him, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: Allah’s hand is over the Jamaat, or group”.
(Narrated by Ahmad and others.)
And from Umar ibn al Khattab, who said:
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: only those who seek the pleasure of Paradise will follow the community, for the devil can pursue one person, but he stands far away from two”.
(Narrated by Imam Ahmad, At-Tirmidhi and others)
And from Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him:
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: he who separated himself from the Jamaat and died, he died in the state of ignorance”.
(Narrated by Muslim).
And Nu’man ibn Bashir said:
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: the Jamaat is mercy, and the separation is punishment”.
(Narrated by Ahmad).
And Zayd ibn Thabit said:
“The Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said: “Three qualities will not allow anger to get into the heart of a Muslim: sincerity in committing deeds before Allah, nasiha, or advice, to the ruler, and staying with the jamaat, and then their call will be even behind them”.
(Narrated by al-Tirmidhi, ibn Majah, an-Nasa’i and Abu Dawud).
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Obey (your ruler) even if they put above you an Ethiopian slave whose head looks like a raisin”.
Narrated Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah (pbuh) said:
“Whoever obeys me, obeys Allah, and whoever disobeys me, disobeys Allah. Whoever obeys the ruler, obeys me, and whoever disobeys the ruler, disobeys me”.
Narrated by Ibn Umar that the Prophet (pbuh) said:
“It is obligatory for a Muslim to listen (to the ruler) and obey whether he likes it or not, except for when he is ordered to do a sinful thing; in such case, there is no obligation to listen or to obey”.
Ubada bin al-Samit, may Allah be pleased with him, said:
“(At his time) the Prophet (pbuh) summoned us to him, and we gave him the oath of allegiance, and among other things he demanded from us to swear to him that we shall obey (him) when we are active and do not manifest negligence, when it is hard and when it is easy for us, as well as in such cases when we are deprived of what to which we are entitled by the right.
(And we swore that) we shall not try to deprive of authority a legitimate ruler, unless we see (that he fell into an) overt disbelief, for which we shall have evidences from Allah”.
And therefore it is obligatory that Mujahideen obey emirs, or rulers, and do not argue with them, they must help them and show patience to them and advise (direct) them secretly.
Ubaidullah bin Adi bin Al-Khiyar said:
“I came to Usama bin Zaid and said to him: don’t you advise Usman that he makes hadd (punishment) to al-Walid? Usama said: Do you think that I advise him only before you?
I swear by Allah that I advised him between ourselves, I do not open the door to evil, and I am not the first who opens it”.
(Bukhari, Muslim).
– Beware of a man who is a door of evil for the Mujahideen, through which fitna, wickedness, conflict and discord, disunity and dissociation penetrate to them, all that he will bear on him on Day of Resurrection, and they will follow a bad sunna (example) through the deeds of that person, and he will answer on Judgment Day for what he did – and for those who followed him, but man should be a key to goodness that forbids evil and protects the borders, entrusted to him, and to his oath, which pledged his hand and his heart.
And what we know about Emir Abu Usman Doku Umarov, it’s only good. And so far, all Sharia judges in the Emirate praise his return to scholars and his requests for their advice and opinion. The Caucasus Emirate was proclaimed, and all the manifestations of ignorance were abolished. And our brothers in the Caucasus chose him, and they were united by him, and the path of Jihad continued under his leadership.
And as reliably conveyed to us by our brothers who know the situation in the Caucasus, there were no violations by Emir Abu Usman, which allow a dispute about him and his overthrow.
Therefore, anyone who strongly wants that the path of the Jihad is clean and useful must listen to Emir and help him, so that the row is solid and continuous, to recognize his position and to forbid to oppose to him, or to demand his replacements without Sharia reasons that are confirmed by the people of advice.
A demand by a single or a few Mujahideen to replace the Emir and to dispute with him from time to time without Sharia reasons is a loss of honor for the Emirate. And this leads to a division amongst the ranks of the Mujahideen, and to disputes between them, and the spread of misfortunes and a weakening in their ranks.
And so, the brothers must not disseminate such news that splits the ranks, that make monotheists grieve and polytheists rejoice. And it should be appealed to emirs who have influence, to scientists and skilled people, as Allah said:
“And when a news comes to them about [public] security or fear, they spread it around. But if they had referred it back to the Messenger or to those of authority among them, then the ones who [can] draw correct conclusions from it would have known about it. And if it were not for the favor of Allah upon you and His mercy, you would have followed Satan, except for a few”.
(The Holy Quran, Surah 4. “The Women”, verse 83)
Therefore, our brothers in the Caucasus do not need such quarrels, but they really need financial, moral and Sharia support.
They are surrounded from all sides. Money and Mujahideen from abroad do not reach to them, and their enemy has much experience in deceit in many aspects. As for the aspect of the money, there were Arab and non-Arab taghuts who helped each other to reduce this support to our brothers, and it was actually the case, so every rich, God-fearing Muslim has a responsibility to make a financial Jihad that Allah makes beneficial for them before death reaches them and they say:
“My Lord, if only You would delay me for a brief term so I would give charity and be among the righteous”.
(The Holy Quran, Surah 63. “The Hypocrites”, verse 10)
– As for the aspect of knowledge and scholars, they retreated, abandoning our brothers in the Caucasus to their fate, and it is unlikely that they (the brothers in the Caucasus) may hear a word from an Alim, or scholar, except for those for whom Allah had mercy and urged him to support and help them, pledging to support them with money, (property) and men (Mujahideen).
The history of the apostate Kadyrov, whose post is designated by Russia, is as black as the history of his father in support of Russia, from the times of Dzhokhar Dudayev and those who came before them.
Earlier, this ugly Kadyrov distributed Sufi a madhhab, or religious jurisprudence, but after he found out that a jamia madhhab is more beneficial to him in order to retain his throne, to increase and fill his belly, he began to distribute this jamia madhhab more and more, approaching to this jamia madhhab closer and closer, as Sufism has not brought him benefits, as before, because nobody listened to and followed that Sufism, except for the elderly in remote villages.
But, the jamia madhhab present themselves as if they were scholars, and they found themselves in the Al-Jazeera (Arabian Peninsula) those who provide them with means and books.
Thus, the Caucasus Emirate is in need of knowledge, and in enrollment of worthy minds, and, therefore, the Mujahideen have repeatedly invited people with knowledge who seek for knowledge, (study), in order to help them by telling them: “Fear Allah! Don’t you see in what position we are? … ” And as we know, no one responded then when the request had been received, except for Sheikh Sayeed of Buryatia, may Allah
Year: 2010
Official Document: al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula's Southern Yemen Hitlist
UPDATE:
- On October 22, Muḥammad ‘Abd al-‘Azīz, an intelligence officer, was killed by two masked men on a motorcycle near his home in Mukallā. It should be noted that the above individual might not have been on the list, rather it is a conjecture on my part since his name bares some resemblance to an individual on the hitlist.
- On October 12, a month after AQAP posted the below hitlist, two gunmen on a motorcycle killed their first victim, Ghāzī al-Samāwī, a criminal investigations officer.
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NOTE: Yesterday, al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula posted a hit list, which has fifty-five names on it to the doors of residents in Zinjibar, the provincial capital of Abyan Governorate. The list named thirty-one state security officers, fifteen members of the judiciary police and nine members of military intelligence.
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AQAP’s Southern Yemen Hitlist
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New statement from the Islamic Emirate Of Afghanistan Regarding The Anniversary Of The 9/11 Event
NOTE: This message is from the Afghan Ṭālibān and unedited below.
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Shawwal 01, 1431 A.H, Saturday, September 11, 2010
In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.
It is now for nine years that Afghanistan has been burning in the flames of the invasion of the American invaders, that started under the pretext of avenging the September event. In the past nine years, thousands of Afghans have been martyred, injured and detained by the invading Americans and others forced to leave their houses. On the other hand, the Mujahideen punished thousands of Americans and their allies during armed confrontations and Jihad by killing and injuring them for their invasion.
Furthermore, they have had heavy financial losses amounting to hundreds of billions of dollars. But still the Americans are bent on continuing the occupation of Afghanistan under the same hackneyed pretext and destroying and prosecuting the Afghans by further prolonging a war that could not be won. Americans have not achieved any tangible result to remedy the pains of the victims of 9/11 despite the continuation of the war for nine years.
The policy followed by the invading rulers of the White House under the pretext of avenging the September Event, unquestionably led to other hundreds of bloody events not only in Afghanistan but in others parts of the world. Hence in every part of the globe, the citizenship of USA has become a mark of danger. The people of America have been deprived of a peaceful and secure life. Their houses, cities, offices, airports and barracks have become battle fields. They are not able to find any solace and peace any where. Albeit that, they are regarded as invaders and aggressors at world’s level.
The war which they have started in Afghanistan, ironically thousands of kilometers away from the place of the occurrence of the event under the name of avenging the September event, is facing defeat because it is an illegitimate war which will eventually usher in the downfall of the American empire. Members of the global coalition which they had allied with at the beginning of he war, are now busy wriggling themselves of the entangle the Americans are grappling with, by pulling their forces out of Afghanistan after their having understood the realities behind it.
The confused rulers of America, instead of considering a rationale exit, persist in implementing plans which would lead to political and economic instability and law and order situation not only in Afghanistan, in the region but in America itself.
After the passage of nine years since the September Event and their resorting to the usage of all warfare tactics, they have now lost the chance of peace in Afghanistan. They have only once chance now and that is to withdraw their forces from Afghanistan unconditionally. They are not entitled to submitting (certain) conditions as a quid pro quo for withdrawal because the invasion of Afghanistan was an illegitimate action in the first place. Despite that, they are facing a dashing defeat. Therefore, on this occasion of the ninth anniversary of the September Event, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan advises the American rulers to take advantage of this chance; lose not further chances and unconditionally withdraw forces from Afghanistan. Thus they may save themselves from the fate of the former Britain and Soviet Union and put an end to the knotty Afghan issue.
It is the legitimate right of the Afghans to determine the future destiny of Afghanistan and establish a strong and independent Islamic system there. The Islamic Emirate has started Jihad against the invaders in order to ensure realization of this objective. They will continue their Islamic sacred duty (Jihad) until and unless the invaders are no more in Afghanistan and an Islamic sovereignty is established there.
Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
Articles of the Week – 9/4-9/10
Saturday September 4:
Inside Al Qaeda – Sami Yousafzai and Ron Moreau, Newsweek: https://bit.ly/9XKRq2
Why Bin Laden Still Matters – Peter Bergen, Newsweek: https://bit.ly/axr3A4
Top Ten Jihadi forums (Updated) – Aaron Weisburd, Internet Haganah: https://bit.ly/c33j4M
Monday September 6:
Saif al Adel – Where is al-Qaeda´s General? – Florian Flade, Jih@d Blog: https://bit.ly/cWN1sC
Wednesday September 8:
Terror in the Balkans – Gordon N. Bardos, The National Interest: https://bit.ly/bn14eJ
Thursday September 9:
Terrorism and Political Violence, Volume 22 Issue 4 2010 released: https://bit.ly/cwX5wa
Why Do Terrorists Blow Themselves Up? – Riaz Hassan, Yale Global: https://bit.ly/9wo62r
New Syrian Brotherhood Leader: Continuity or Change? – Najib Ghadbian, Arab Reform Bulletin: https://bit.ly/b5l7pk
Al-Qaeda’s Sa’id al-Shihri Seeks to Revolutionize the Saudi Military – Murad Batal al-Shishani, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/aL5iWP
Al-Tatarrus: al-Qaeda’s Justification for Killing Muslim Civilians – Jack Barclay, Terrorism Monitor: https://bit.ly/b0jMsm
This Sept. 11, Will Terror Sites Get Hacked Again? – Adam Rawnsley, Wired: https://bit.ly/9x5Hg8
Friday September 10:
Assessing the Terrorist Threat – Peter Bergen and Bruce Hoffman, Bipartisan Policy Center: https://bit.ly/ab83iu
Letter from Noman Benotman to Usāmah Bin Lāden: https://bit.ly/aq7frV
Letter from Noman Benotman to Usāmah Bin Lāden
NOTE: Noman Benotman was a former member of the Libyan Islamic Fighting Group (LIFG). In 2008, Ayman al-Zawahiri stated that LIFG had merged with al-Qā’idah, but this was short-lived since LIFG split from al-Qā’idah in 2009. In 2009, LIFG also released “Corrective Studies,” which was a revision of their past jihadist ideas that came out of a dialogue between LIFG’s senior leadership and Libyan government officials including Sayf al-Islām, son of Mu‘ammar al-Qaḍḍāfī. Currently, Benotman is a senior analyst at the Quilliam Foundation, a counter-extremism think tank. For more on this, see what Leah Farrall has to say over at All Things Counter Terrorism.
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English:
Noman Benotman — Letter to bin Laden
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Arabic:
Noman Benotman — Letter to bin Laden (Arabic)
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New statement from the Global Islamic Media Front: "Congratulations to the Nation of Islam on ‘Īd al-Fiṭr for the year 1431 H"

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
تهنئة أمة الإسلام بحلول عيد الفطر المبارك لسنة 1431 هـ
الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر لا إلـه إلا الله
الله أكبر الله أكبر الله أكبر و لله الحمد
الجمعة غرّة شوال 1431 هـ
الموافق لـ 10 سبتمبر/أيلول 2010
إخوانكم في
الجبهة الإعلامية الإسلامية العالمية
المصدر : (مركز صدى الجهاد للإعلام)
الجبهة الإعلامية الإسلامية العالمية
رَصدٌ لأخبَار المُجَاهدِين وَ تَحريضٌ للمُؤمنين
New message from Abū Muḥmmad al-Maqdisī: "Congratulating the brothers on the occasion of ‘Īd"
NOTE: According to the Combatting Terrorism Center’s Militant Atlas, al-Maqdisī is considered “the most influential living Jihadi Theorist.”
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تقبل الله طاعاتكم
وأعاده الله علينا وعليكم وعلى أمة الإسلام
بالعز والنصر والتمكين
لا تنسوا إخوانكم المجاهدين والأسرى من دعواتكم
فرب أخ لكم فوق الجبال وفي الغابات عيده
ورب أخ تحت ذل السياط وفي القيود والزنازن عيده
اللهم انصر عبادك الموحدين ومكن لراية التوحيد
وفك قيد أسارى المسلمين
ليس العيد لمن لبس الجديد
ولكن العيد لمن نصر راية التوحيد واستعد ليوم الوعيد
ورزق خاتمة الشهيد
أبو محمد
Three new statements from al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula
UPDATE 2: The Anṣār al-Mujāhidīn English Forum has translated al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s statement “Defending the Muslims in Lawdar”:

Praise be to Allah, who said: “Verily Allah will defend (from ill) those who believe: verily, Allah loveth not any that is a traitor to faith, or show ingratitude” [Al-Hajj: 38]. Prayers and peace upon the one who was sent with the sword and mercy to the people who know. He said: “The Muslim should be a brother to the Muslim. He shouldn’t oppress him or turn him over. Whoever needs his brother; Allah is behind that need. Whoever relieves a Muslim in distress; Allah will relieve him of the distress of Judgment Day.” Prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, his family and upon his Companions.
On Thursday, the ninth of the blessed month of Ramadan 1431 H (corresponding to August 19th 2010), soldiers of the apostate force belonging to the brigade located in northeast Lodar in Abyan Province, attacked peaceful Muslims in the Lodar Market. This occurred after a conflict between some of the soldiers and some residents of the city. This brutal military force terrorized the Muslims and indiscriminately opened fire on them with heavy weapons. The Mujahideen confronted them, and the results of the first day were four soldiers killed, destruction and burning of a set of military equipment and the neutralization of two military patrols. They also plundered a number of automatic weapons. This occurred before Iftar.
The army indiscriminately bombed the city marketplace and its homes, which resulted in two Muslims being killed and two others being wounded.
The next day, Friday afternoon, a military force belonging to Central Security entered Lodar to subdue the Muslims there, and the Mujahideen opposed them. A military armored vehicle was burned and destroyed with soldiers inside it, a set of military equipment was burned and a number of automatic weapons were captured, as a well as a 12.7 mm Dushka. Sixteen Central Security soldiers were killed. They launched a criminal campaign to indiscriminately bomb the city, and the bombing lasted for about an hour.
Military reinforcements arrived on the third day and focused on the entry to Lodar. The Mujahideen, with the help of Allah, attacked them at 3:00 in the morning. The results of the battle included the destruction of a number of vehicles and tanks. More than 30 of the tyrant’s soldiers were killed and dozens were injured. The Mujahideen safely returned to their bases.
We confirm that the Yemeni government is lying when it claims that it has control of Lodar. This is their habit after every one of their defeats. We also proclaim good news to our Muslim Ummah that its Mujahid vanguard in Lodar, Abyan remains gloriously powerful, thanks to the Exulted Allah. Not even one Mujahid was killed or captured as of the writing of this statement. No brother has received even the slightest wound.
{“And Allah hath full power and control over His affairs;
But most among mankind know it not”}
Pray for your brothers the Mujahideen
Your Brothers in
Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula
Thursday, 16 Ramadan 1431 H (Corresponding to August 26th 2010)
Source: Al-Fajr Media Center
UPDATE: Flashpoint Partners released an English translation of al-Qā’idah in the Arabian Peninsula’s statement “Eradicating Malice” Here is a brief abstract of the transcript and below it is the entire translation:
On September 6, 2010, Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) released a statement claiming responsibility for waging “a series of operations…against the soldiers of apostasy,” in Abyan, Yemen. The attacks resulted in 24 casualties, a number of injuries, and the seizure of automatic weapons, as well as the destruction of vehicles and a military post.
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula- Statement on Operation “Eradicating Malice”
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Operations within the Eliminating evil campaign
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Statement regarding the assassination of the deputy director of the secret service in Marib
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Al-Qaida in the Arabian peninsula- Defending the Muslims in Lawdar
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New statement from Jamā'at Anṣār al-Sunnah: "Bombing Sderot with a Khyber rocket"
NOTE: Jamā’at Anṣār al-Sunnah is an al-Qā’idah-linked group based in the Gaza Strip. Jama’at Ansar al-Sunnah in Gaza has claimed responsibility for rocket attacks this past March, August, and a week ago.
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
قال تعالى {فَلَمْ تَقْتُلُوهُمْ وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ قَتَلَهُمْ وَمَا رَمَيْتَ إِذْ رَمَيْتَ وَلَـكِنَّ اللّهَ رَمَى }الأنفال17
بحمد من الله وتوفيقه تمكن أسود التوحيد وحماة العقيدة في جماعة أنصار السنة أكناف بيت المقدس من دك مغتصبة سيديروت بصاروخ خيبر بينما أذان المغرب يصدع في الأجواء مردداً الله أكبر..الله أكبر..والموافق 30 من شهر رمضان المبارك للعام 1431 هـ وقد أعترف أعداء الله بالعملية متكتماً كعادته عن خسائره..
وبفضل من الله تعالى انسحب المجاهدين بسلام تحفهم رعاية الرحمن
وتأتي هذه الإغارة ضمن << صولة الفرسان في شهر رمضان >>
وإننا إذ نعلن عن نهاية صولة الفرسان في شهر رمضان نزف للأمة الإسلامية عامة وللمجاهدين خاصة إنطلاق حملة
>> غضبة الفرسان ثأراً للقرءان <<
لتكون بإذن الله قربان جماعة أنصار السنة في أكناف بيت المقدس للجبار جل في علاه رداً على ما أعلن عنه أعداء الدين من نيتهم القذرة للمساس بكتاب ربنا واحراقه في ذكرى غزوتي نيويورك وواشنطن المباركة..
ولنرين الله ما نصنع والخبر ما يرون لا ما يسمعون..
جهادنا مستمر وغاراتنا متواصلة حتى تحكيم شرع الله في أرضه
والله غالب على أمره ولكن أكثر الناس لا يعلمون
جماعة أنصار السنة – أكناف بيت المقدس
الخميس 30 رمضان للعام 1431 هـ
الموافق 9/9/2010 م
New book from Anṣār al-Islām: "History of the Anṣār al-Islām (Part-1)"
NOTE: Anṣār al-Islām is a Kurdish Islamist group based near the Iranian border in villages, such as Biyara and Tawela, northeast of Halabja. Anṣār al-Islām was established in September 2001 when there was a merger between Jund al-Islām led by Abū ’Abdallah al-Shāfi’ī, and a splinter group from the Islamic Movement of Kurdistan led by Mullā Krekār. On May 4, 2010, al-Shāfi’ī the leader of Anṣār al-Islām after Krekār left for Norway in 2003, was captured by the US Coalition forces.
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Ansar al-Islam- History of the Ansar al-Islam (Part-1)
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