abu-bakr-naji-the-management-of-savagery-the-most-critical-stage-through-which-the-umma-will-pass

In accordance with the preceding, an important point becomes apparent to us, which is:
What is the most important thing, from a Sharia and realistic standpoint, that should be
abundantly found in leaders who issue higher administrative decisions which include the
targeting of some classes of people and not others?
Even if the High Command, the field commanders directing the work, or those who are
usually distinguished by experience and political shrewdness generally issue higher
administrative and political decisions, one should pay particular attention to the
administrative decisions concerning the targeting of certain classes of people and not others.
Naturally, these fundamentally require setting a guideline and issuing a precise or secret
sharia judgment which must be passed by those firmly-rooted in knowledge in the main jihad
movement before it is issued, or, if it is impossible to refer to the ulama of the main jihad
movement, a scholar firmly-rooted in knowledge must be convinced of it in accordance with
the correct Sharia criterions.
Of course there are classes of people who the mujahid-salafi movements, by means of their
firmly-rooted ulama, have deemed to be permissible and necessary targets. I believe that this
is sufficient at our current stage and the decision (to target others) at this time should be left
to the High Command and the political leadership, who can determine the benefit of
targeting them now or delaying that. This is to be done through consultation with the midlevel,
learned cadres, at the very least. However, our words and our warning here concern
what will come from (later) stages and what will be found among classes of people in the
future or in the coming stages. The decision to target them or refrain from that is not only