Sheikh Mustafa Abu al-Yazid Urges Donations to Mujahideen

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Last Updated (Monday, 28 June 2010 09:33) Written by Administrator Saturday, 26 June 2010 09:44

On June 15, 2010, Al‐Qaida’s As‐Sahab Media Foundation published a statement by Al‐Qaida Shura Council member Sheikh Mustafa Abu al‐Yazid (a.k.a. Sheikh Saeed) titled "He Who Prepared a Fighter Has Waged a Battle." In the communication, al‐Yazid, who was reportedly recently killed in a U.S. drone strike, urged Muslims to donate money to the mujahideen, stating "it is our duty O’ Ummah of Islam. Jihad with money is the relative of jihad with soul." Al‐Yazid emphasized the need for funds in Afghanistan to target U.S. and NATO forces: "they [mujahideen] remain offering convoys of martyrs, one convoy after another, longing to fight the Americans crusaders and their allies. And they are not short of men as much as they are short on money, which would allow them to continue their jihad against the enemies of Allah and to attack them as much as they possibly can. As there are hundreds of Muslim people in Afghanistan and Pakistan and others who are offering themselves to the leaders of the mujahideen in order to prepare them for jihad. But there aren’t capabilities to carry them over. And many of the anticipated and well‐studied operations are stagnant because of the shortage of money. Jihad by self and money was obliged on us all."

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