مِنَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ رِجَالٌ صَدَقُوا مَا عَاهَدُوا اللَّهَ عَلَيْهِ ۖ فَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ قَضَىٰ نَحْبَهُ وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَنْتَظِرُ ۖ وَمَا بَدَّلُوا تَبْدِيلًا
“Among the believers are men true to what they promised Allah. Among them is he who has fulfilled his vow [to the death], and among them is he who awaits [his chance], and they did not alter [the terms of their commitment] by any alteration.”
(Al-Ahzaab: 23)
The soul of Brother Abdul Razzaq Kovtaeiv from Tajikistan departed into the mercy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى at the age of 47 years old, which he spent in the obedience of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, after a short struggle with illness, he passed away on Sunday, 21 Rajab 1436 AH corresponding to May 10, 2015 CE in the prison of the criminal Rakhmon, the tyrant of Tajikistan, in the city of Dushanbe.
Brother Abdul Razzaq was detained on 9/9/2002 and was unjustly sentenced to prison for 13 years for carrying the Da’wah to Allah with the ranks of Hizb ut Tahrir. It was expected for Abdul Razzaq to be freed on 9/9/2015 at the end of his sentencing period, but the end of his lifespan did not wait, the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said: «تحفة المؤمن الموت» “Death is a gift for the believer”. Death is the parting of this Dunya and the transition to the Akhirah, so our brother departed to the Mercy of Allah سبحانه وتعالى and His Pleasure, and to a Paradise as wide as the heavens and the earth that was prepared for the Muttaqin (God-fearing), though we do not ascribe purity to anyone before Allah سبحانه وتعالى. Brother Abdul Razzaq was a role model to the Da’wah carriers from the members of Hizb ut Tahrir, and to those working for the establishment of the Deen and the implementation of Allah’s laws through the establishment of the Khilafah. He, may the mercy of Allah be upon him, was modest, dedicated and sincere to Allah the Lord of the Worlds. He proclaimed the truth dauntlessly, demonstrating the saying of the Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم:
«سيد الشهداء حمزة بن عبد المطلب ورجل قام إلى إمام جائر فأمره ونهاه فقتله»
“The master of the martyrs is Hamza ibn Abdul Mattalib, and a man who stands (in front of) an oppressive ruler and enjoins the good and forbids the evil and so is killed for it.” (Reported by Hakim)
Brother Abdul Razzaq was afflicted with an illness in his stomach on Thursday morning, and three days later, he died of stomach disease. It is mentioned in the Hadith: The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said:
«الشُّهَدَاءُ خَمْسَةٌ: المَطْعُونُ وَالمَبْطُونُ، وَالغَرِيقُ، وَصَاحِبُ الهَدْمِ، وَالشَّهِيدُ في سَبِيلِ اللهِ»
“The martyrs are of five kinds: one who dies of plague; one who dies of stomach disease; one who is drowned; one who is buried under debris and one who dies fighting in the way of Allah.”
«مَنْ سَأَلَ اللَّهَ الشَّهَادَةَ بِصِدْقٍ بَلَّغَهُ اللَّهُ مَنَازِلَ الشُّهَدَاءِ وَإِنْ مَاتَ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ»
“Anyone who asks for shahada truthfully shall be given it even if he dies peacefully in his bed.”
It is not hidden from any of the brothers of Brother Abdul Razzaq’s desire for martyrdom. We ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to accept him among the martyrs, in the highest ranks of Jannah (Al-Firdaws Al-A’la) and to grant his family patience and sound consolation.
May Allah سبحانه وتعالى bestow patience on his wife, who is also sentenced to 10 years of prison in the prisons of the tyrant Rakhmon in the city of Norka, as a result of her membership in Hizb ut Tahrir, so may Allah سبحانه وتعالى grant her and her children patience and hasten her release and break her chains. Brother Abdul Razzq and his striving family in the support of the Deen remind us of the righteous Sahaba, they remind us of the family of Yassir and the rest of the Sahaba, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى be pleased with them.
O Allah, unite our brother with the master of the Martyrs and with those who preceded him in Eman, who were martyred while being patient and their reward is with Allah سبحانه وتعالى, we ask Him the Almighty to multiply his reward for what he endured and suffered in the prisons of the criminal tyrants.
The eye tears and the heart grieves, and we are in sorrow for losing you O Abdul Razzaq, but we do not say except what pleases our Lord. O Allah, make beautiful his acceptance, and purify him from his sins, and unite him in the Highest Heavens with the Prophets, the Truthful, the Martyrs and the Righteous, and the best of their company. Verily, to Allah we belong and verily to Him we shall return.
We ask Allah سبحانه وتعالى to accept our righteous deeds and our sacrifices in making His Deen victorious and raising His Word, and to honor us with establishing the Righteous Khilafah on the method of the Prophethood that His servant and Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم gave the glad tidings for, He has the Power and Able over this. O Allah, to You belongs the praise until You are pleased, and to You belongs the praise when You are pleased.
The Central Media Office of Hizb ut Tahrir
Tuesday, 25th Rajab 1436 AH
14/05/2015 CE
Issue No: 1436 AH /043