From Khurooj Against The Scholars to Khurooj Against The Ruler - Hani ibn Buraik

Part 1 - Before Fully Going Astray The manhaj of the Kitab and the Sunnah, and the manhaj of the Salaf As-ṣāliḥ calls for unity and togetherness with every Muslim. It does not call for siding with a Yemeni who lives in the north while creating regionalism merely because injustice and corruption exist. The people of the south themselves were the callers to unity. We all learned this in schools from a young age—we were taught unity, love of unity, and calling to unity. Now, however, due to the presence of injustice and corruption, some claim “the liberation of the Arab South,” erase the name Yemen, and adopt a designation coined by Britain. I said to someone who was keen to deny that these regions are part of Yemen: “My brother, are you speaking with knowledge or merely out of desire?” I told him: “The term ‘Arab South’ was introduced by Britain; it did not exist when the south was first known. Rather, it appeared in the mid-nineteenth century.” Moreover, you have evidence in the Sunnah that Aden is Yemeni and that Hadramawt is Yemeni. I cited to him what is reported in Al-Bukhari from the hadith of Wāʾil ibn Ḥujr Al-Ḥaḍramī, who said: “A Jew and I disputed over land in Yemen,” and in another narration, “over land in Hadramawt.” Hadramawt is part of Yemen. An Arab poet also said—referring to Aden—“Is it the farthest end of the land that you intend to take us to?” He replied, “No, rather the farthest end of Yemen,” meaning Aden. So abandon this idle talk and these pre-Islamic, regionalist claims. We all refer our judgment to the Book of Allah, to the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, and to the path of the noble Companions. [End of speech]