An Australian Islamic scholar slammed Muslims for allegedly “abandoning jihad,” and describing Hindus and Jewish people with disparaging remarks.
Wissam Haddad, also known as “Abu Ousayd” on social media, made his statements during an address in Sydney, Australia, last April 14th. The sermon, titled “The Month of Victory,” was uploaded to the YouTube channel of Al Madina Dawah Center, a religious center in Sydney, Australia.
In his sermon, Abu Ousayd lambasted Muslims for reportedly doing nothing while other Muslims were killed in Kashmir and Palestine. He also claimed that the Mongols defeated Muslims because religious scholars "spent so much time in their books" and abandoned jihad during that time.
"Oh nation of Muhammad, come alive; Kashmir is bleeding. Muslims are being killed at the hands of the worshippers of cows and monkeys, and the Muslims remain silent.” Abu Ousayd pleaded while also hinting at Hindus.
“Hindus today openly threaten Muslims. They openly swear to invade our lands of Mecca and Medina, inciting one another to do this, and we sit idle, even afraid to speak up against them.” He added.
After calling Hindus slurs, Abu Ousayd turned to the issue regarding Israel and Palestine, where he made statements targeting Jews and calling out Muslims.
"Our beloved Jerusalem cries out year after year, as the Israeli forces, year after year, invade Al-Aqsa, especially in Ramadan, and they oppress the Muslims in this month.” Abu Ousayd said. “Yet the Muslims remain idle. The Muslims of Palestine cry out to be saved from the descendants of pigs and monkeys — but no one responds.” He added, making references to Israeli Jews.
Abu Ousayd continued with his sermon and said that the issue with Palestine would never end with just humanitarian aid alone. He mentioned Ibn Umar, a companion of the Prophet Muhammad, and told Muslims that “Allah will send upon you humiliation, and will not remove it until you turn back to your religion” once they abandon jihad and become satisfied with cultivation and partake in usury.
"As I said, my dear brothers, the Companions were known to be worshippers at night and warriors by day. So let us follow their way, as their way is the best of ways.” Abu Ousayd said, referring to the companions of the Prophet Muhammad, like Ibn Umar.
Abu Ousayd claimed on his Instagram post that he received death threats after he referred to Hindus as “worshippers of cows and monkeys” in his sermon when MEMRI published it on April 14th.
In a different video, he mocked the Hindu community by eating a burger and saying that he doesn’t have “beef” with anyone. Abu Ousayd added the hashtags #kashmir, #smile, and #halalhumour in his Instagram video.
