Maklumat merupakan salah satu perkara yang paling penting bagi dakwah dan Negara. Ia bukanlah salah satu daripada kepentingan (masalih) rakyat yang berada di bawah jabatan urusan rakyat. Sebaliknya, ia berhubung secara langsung dengan Khalifah sebagai sebuah organisasi yang berdiri sendiri, sama seperti mana-mana organisasi Negara yang lain.

Information is one of the most important matters for the da'wah and State. It is not one of the interests (masalih) of the people that follow the department of people's affairs. It is rather directly connected with the Khalifah as an independent organisation, just like any one of the State's organisations. .

Kehadiran dasar maklumat yang cemerlang, yang membentangkan Islam dengan kuat dan berkesan, akan membangkitkan minda masyarakat untuk berpaling kepada Islam, serta mempelajari dan memikirkannya. Ia juga memudahkan penyatuan tanah-tanah Muslim ke dalam Negara Khilafah. Selain itu, terdapat banyak perkara maklumat yang berkait rapat dengan Negara, dan perkara-perkara tersebut tidak boleh disiarkan tanpa arahan Khalifah. Ini jelas dalam urusan ketenteraan dan perkara-perkara yang berkaitan dengannya, seperti pergerakan tentera, berita kemenangan dan kekalahan, serta industri ketenteraan. Jenis berita sebegini mesti dihubungkan secara langsung dengan Imam, supaya beliau dapat memutuskan berita mana yang perlu disembunyikan dan berita mana yang mesti diumumkan dan disebarluaskan.

The presence of a distinguished information policy that presents Islam strongly and effectively would provoke the minds of the people to turn toward Islam, and to study and think of it. It also facilitates the annexation of Muslim lands to the Khilafah State. Furthermore, there are many issues of information which are closely related to the State, and they cannot be published without the Khalifah's instruction. This is manifested in the military matters and related issues, such as the movement of the armies, and the news of victory and defeat and the military industries. This type of news must be linked directly to the Imam so as to decide which news has to be concealed and which news must be announced and advertised. .

Dalil untuk ini ialah Al-Kitab dan As-Sunnah. Adapun dari Al-Kitab, firman-Nya (SWT):

The evidence to this is the Book and the Sunnah. As regarding the Book, His (S.W.T) saying: .

"Dan apabila sampai kepada mereka sesuatu berita, sama ada tentang keamanan atau ketakutan, mereka menyebarkannya. Sekiranya mereka mengembalikannya kepada Rasulullah ﷺ dan kepada ulil amri di kalangan mereka, nescaya orang-orang yang dapat menyelidikinya di antara mereka akan mengetahuinya." [TMQ 4:83]

"And if any tidings, whether of safety or fear, come to them, they announce it, whereas if they had referred it to the Messenger and those in authority, then those among them who are able to think out of the matter would have known it." [TMQ 4:83] .

Subjek ayat tersebut ialah berita.

The subject of the verse is the news. .

Mengenai Sunnah, ia adalah hadith Ibn Abbas tentang penaklukan Makkah yang diriwayatkan oleh Al-Hakim dalam Al-Mustadrak, dan dinilai sahih berdasarkan syarat Muslim, serta Al-Dhahabi turut mengesahkannya. Hadith itu menyebutkan: "Berita-berita itu disembunyikan daripada Quraisy; maka berita Rasulullah ﷺ tidak sampai kepada mereka, dan mereka juga tidak tahu apa yang baginda rancangkan terhadap mereka." Juga terdapat hadith mursal (hadith yang tidak bersambung secara langsung kepada Rasulullah ﷺ, iaitu nama seorang sahabi dicicirkan) daripada Abu Salamah yang diriwayatkan oleh Ibn Abu Shaybah, yang menyebutkan:

As regarding the Sunnah it is the hadith of Ibn Abbas about the conquest of Makkah as is reported by Al-Hakim in Al-Mustadrak, described as sahih based on the condition of Muslim, and Al-Dhahabi confirmed that. The hadith mentions: "The news were obscured to Quraish; so the news of the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) would not reach them, and nor they know what he is planning regarding them." . There is also the mursal (hadith not directly connected to the Messenger (PBUH), rather the name of a sahabi is missing) of Abu Salamah as reported by Ibn Abu Shaybah, which mentions: .

Kemudian Nabi ﷺ berkata kepada Aisyah: "Sediakanlah (barang-barang) untukku dan jangan beritahu sesiapa pun tentang itu." Kemudian baginda memerintahkan agar jalan-jalan ditutup, maka penduduk Makkah terhalang, dan dengan itu tiada berita yang sampai kepada mereka.

"Then the Prophet (PBUH) said to Ayesha: Prepare (things to) me and do not tell anybody of that. Then he ordered that roads be shut off, so people of Makkah were obstructed, and thus no news would reach them." .

Terdapat juga hadis Ka'b yang disepakati (muttafaqun 'alaih) mengenai ghazwah 'Usrah (Tabuk), yang berbunyi:

There is also the hadith of Ka'b which is agreed upon regarding the ghazwah of 'usrah (Tabuk), which says: .

Rasulullah ﷺ tidak pernah menginginkan suatu ghazwah tanpa mengisyaratkan kepada sesuatu yang lain, kecuali pada ghazwah itu, yang beliau lakukan ketika cuaca sangat panas, tempatnya jauh, berupa padang pasir, dan musuhnya sangat besar. Maka beliau menjelaskan kepada kaum Muslimin urusan mereka agar bersiap untuk serangan mereka, dan dengan demikian beliau memberitahukan kepada mereka tujuan yang beliau kehendaki.

"The Messenger of Allah (PBUH) never wanted a ghazwah without alluding to something else except in that ghazwah, which he made during a very hot weather, a distant place, a desert and a huge enemy. So, he explained to the Muslims their matter to be ready for their raid, and he thus informed them of the destination he wants." .

Terdapat juga hadis daripada Anas sebagaimana diriwayatkan oleh Al-Bukhari: .

There is also the hadith of Anas as reported by Al-Bukhari: .

Nabi ﷺ mengumumkan kematian Zayd, Ja'far dan Ibn Ruwahah sebelum berita kematian mereka sampai kepada baginda. Baginda bersabda: Zayd mengambil bendera tetapi dia terbunuh, kemudian Ja'far mengambilnya dan dia terbunuh, kemudian Ibn Ruwahah mengambilnya dan dia terbunuh; baginda bersabda demikian sambil menangis. Akhirnya salah satu daripada pedang Allah mengambilnya sehinggalah Allah mengurniakan kemenangan kepada mereka. [Bukhari, Sahih, #3757].

"The Prophet (PBUH) announced the death of Zayd, Ja'far and Ibn Ruwahah before the news of their death reached him. He said: Zayd took the flag but he was killed, then Ja'far took it and he was killed, then Ibn Ruwahah took it and he was killed; he said that while he was crying. Lastly one of the swords of Allah took it till Allah granted them victory." [Bukhari, Sahih, #3757]. .

Beberapa contoh penerapan kaedah ini pada zaman Khulafa' Ar-Rasyidin ialah riwayat yang dinukilkan oleh Ibnu Al-Mubarak dalam bab jihad, dan Al-Hakim meriwayatkannya dalam Al-Mustadrak lalu beliau menilainya sebagai sahih berdasarkan syarat Muslim, yang turut disepakati oleh Al-Dhahabi, daripada Zayd bin Aslam, daripada ayahnya, daripada 'Umar bin Al-Khattab bahawa beliau diberitahu bahawa Abu Ubaidah telah dikepung dan musuh berkumpul menyerangnya. Maka 'Umar menulis surat kepadanya: "Salam sejahtera ke atasmu. Selepas itu, tiada suatu kesusahan pun yang menimpa seorang mukmin melainkan Allah menjadikan baginya jalan keluar daripadanya; dan tidak sekali-kali satu kesukaran akan mengalahkan dua kemudahan."

Some of the applications of this rule at the time of the Rashidun is that which is narrated by Ibn Al-Mubarak in the subject of jihad, Al-Hakim reported in Al- Mustadrak and he described it as sahih based on the condition of Muslim, which Al-Dhahabi agreed to, from Zayd ibn Aslam from his father from ‘Umar ibn Al-Khattab "that he was informed that Abu Ubaydah was surrounded and the enemy rallied against him. So, ‘Umar wrote to him, ‘Peace is upon you. After that, there is not any difficulty that befalls a believer except Allah made for him a way out of it; and never a hardship would defeat two eases.’” .

Wahai orang-orang yang beriman! Bersabarlah, lebihkanlah kesabaran daripada orang lain, bersedialah dan bertakwalah kepada Allah, supaya kamu beroleh kejayaan. (3:200).

O you who believe! Endure, out do all others endurance, be ready and observe your duty to Allah, in order that you may succeed.' (3:200).

Dia berkata: Abu ‘Ubaydah menulis kepadanya, “Salam sejahtera ke atasmu. Selepas itu, Allah berfirman dalam Kitab-Nya: .

He said: Abu ‘Ubaydah wrote to him, “Peace is upon you, after that Allah says in His Book: .

Ketahuilah bahawa kehidupan dunia ini hanyalah permainan dan senda gurau, perhiasan, kebanggaan di antara kamu, dan berlumba-lumba dalam harta dan anak-anak." (57: 20).

'Know that the life of this world is only play, and idle talk, and pageantry, and boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children.” (57: 20). .

Beliau berkata, lalu 'Umar keluar sambil memegang suratnya, duduk di atas mimbar dan membacakannya kepada penduduk Al-Madinah, lalu berkata, "Wahai penduduk Al-Madinah! Abu 'Ubaydah mengisyaratkan kepada kalian agar kalian menunjukkan minat terhadap jihad."

He said, then ‘Umar went out holding his book, sat on the mimbar and read it to the people of Al-Madinah and said, “O people of Al-Madinah! Abu Ubaydah alludes to you that you should show interest in jihad." .

Isu-isu yang berkaitan dengan berita ketenteraan ialah berita tentang rundingan, perjanjian damai dan perdebatan yang berlaku antara Khalifah atau timbalannya dengan wakil-wakil negara kufur. Sebagai contoh rundingan, ialah yang berlaku antara Nabi ﷺ dengan wakil-wakil Quraisy di Al-Hudaybiyah sehingga tercapai persetujuan mengenai klausa-klausa perjanjian damai. Contoh perdebatan secara langsung ialah perdebatan Nabi ﷺ dengan utusan Najran, dan seruan baginda kepada mereka untuk saling melaknat jika kami tidak mengatakan yang benar. Ini juga disertai perdebatan Thabit bin Qays dan Hassan dengan utusan Tamim berdasarkan perintah Nabi ﷺ.

The issues that are connected with the military news are the news of the negotiations, peace treaties and debates that take place between the Khalifah or his deputy and the representatives of the kufr states. As an example to the negotiations is that which took place between him ( PBUH) and the representatives of Quraish in Al-Hudaybiyah till agreement was reached over the clauses of the peace. The example of his direct debates is his (PBUH) debate with the delegate of Jajran and calling them to curse each other in case we did not say the truth. This is also alongside the debate of Thabit ibn Qays and Hassan to the delegate of Tamim based on the order of the Prophet (PBUH). .

Semua ini terbuka tanpa sebarang klausa rahsia. Walaupun jenis berita lain tidak mempunyai hubungan langsung dengan Negara, dan tidak memerlukan pendapat langsung Khalifah mengenainya, seperti berita harian, program politik, budaya dan saintifik, serta peristiwa antarabangsa, ia tetap mencampuri beberapa perincian pandangan hidup, dan pandangan Negara terhadap hubungan antarabangsa. Oleh itu, pengawasan Negara terhadap jenis-jenis berita ini berbeza daripada pengawasannya terhadap jenis berita yang pertama.

All of this was open without any secret clause in it. Though other types of news have no direct connection with the State, and they do not need the direct opinion of the Khalifah regarding them, such as the daily news, the political, cultural and scientific programs and the international events, they however interfere with some details of the viewpoint in life, and with the view of the State towards international relations. Therefore, the supervision of the State over these types of news differs from it over the first type of news. .

Oleh itu, organisasi maklumat mesti mengandungi dua bahagian utama:

Thereupon, the organisation of information must contain two main departments: .

Tugasnya berkaitan dengan berita yang mempunyai hubungan dengan Negara, seperti urusan ketenteraan, industri ketenteraan dan hubungan antarabangsa, dan sebagainya. Tugas jabatan ini ialah penyeliaan langsung terhadap berita-berita sedemikian. Oleh itu, berita sedemikian tidak disiarkan di media negara atau sumber media khas kecuali selepas ia dikemukakan kepada organisasi maklumat.

The first: Its task is related to news that has connection with the State, such as the military matters, the military industry and international relations, etc. The task of this department is the direct supervision of such news. So, such news is not broadcasted in the state media or the special sources of media except after their presentation to the information organisation. .

Yang kedua: berkaitan dengan berita lain; dan pengawasannya terhadap berita tersebut tidak secara langsung. Sumber media Negara dan sumber media khas tidak memerlukan sebarang kebenaran untuk menyiarkan berita sedemikian.

The second: is related to other news; and its supervision of them is not direct. The State's source of media and the special sources of media do not need any permission for presenting such news. .