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'''Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din''' (Arabic:{{ia| السيد هاشم صفي الدّین}}) (b. 1964) is the head of the Executive Council of [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon and is recognized as the second-in-command after [[Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]]. He is often referred to as Nasrallah's successor.
'''Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din''' (Arabic:{{ia| السيد هاشم صفي الدّین}}) (b. 1964) is the head of the Executive Council of [[Hezbollah]] in Lebanon and is recognized as the second-in-command after [[Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]]. He is often referred to as Nasrallah's successor.


Safi al-Din has been a member of [[Hezbollah (Lebanon)|Hezbollah]] since its founding in 1982 and has led the Executive Council since 1994.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> In this role, he oversees Hezbollah's economic and social activities. In 2017, he was added to the United States sanctions list.
Safi al-Din has been a member of [[Hezbollah (Lebanon)|Hezbollah]] since its founding in 1982 and has led the Executive Council since 1994.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> In this role, he oversees Hezbollah's economic and social activities.<ref>[https://harfetaze.com/118739/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86/ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)]</ref> In 2017, he was added to the United States sanctions list.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran  Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref>


Safi al-Din has familial ties to [[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]] and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the [[Funeral Procession|funerals]] of Hezbollahs' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.
Safi al-Din has familial ties to [[Al-Sayyid Hasan Nasrallah|Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah]]<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? Arabic)]</ref> and remained relatively unknown in Lebanese politics until he began representing the Secretary-General at party events, particularly during the [[Funeral Procession|funerals]] of Hezbollahs' martyrs, due to security measures surrounding Nasrallah.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86  Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? Arabic)]</ref>


==Biography and Views==
==Biography and Views==
Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern [[Lebanon]] to a prominent and influential family. He started his religious education at a young age and, before moving to [[Qom]] for further studies, married the daughter of Sayyed Mohammad Ali Amin, a member of the [[The Supreme Islamic Shi'a Council of Lebanon|Higher Islamic Council of Shia Muslims in Lebanon]].
Sayyed Hashem Safi al-Din was born in 1964 in a village in southern [[Lebanon]]<ref>[https://arabic.rt.com/middle_east/1604924-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD-%D9%84 Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)]</ref> to a prominent and influential family.<ref>[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? Arabic)]</ref> He started his religious education at a young age<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> and, before moving to [[Qom]] for further studies, married the daughter of Sayyed Mohammad Ali Amin, a member of the [[The Supreme Islamic Shi'a Council of Lebanon|Higher Islamic Council of Shia Muslims in Lebanon]].<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref>


While in [[Qom]], Safi al-Din was profoundly influenced by the [[political philosophy of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist]] (Wilayat al-Faqih) as articulated by [[Imam Khomeini]], a subject he later explored in his writings. His brother, Abdullah Safi al-Din, represents Hezbollah in [[Iran]], and his son, Rida Safi al-Din, is married to [[Qasem Soleimani|QasemSoleimani's]] daughter.
While in [[Qom]], Safi al-Din was profoundly influenced by the [[political philosophy of Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist]] (Wilayat al-Faqih) as articulated by [[Imam Khomeini]], a subject he later explored in his writings.<ref>[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)]</ref> His brother, Abdullah Safi al-Din, represents Hezbollah in [[Iran]], and his son, Rida Safi al-Din, is married to [[Qasem Soleimani|QasemSoleimani's]] daughter.<ref>[https://harfetaze.com/118739/%D8%A8%DB%8C%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%81%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%82-%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AF-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%DB%8C%D9%86/ Biography of Sayyid Hashim Safi al-Din. (Persian)]</ref>


Safi al-Din believes that [[muslim|Muslims]], especially scholars, have a responsibility to defend the oppressed, particularly in the context of the [[Gaza blockade]]. He argues that if scholars can’t find a compelling reason in their teachings to support the people of Gaza, they should reconsider the relevance of their knowledge to [[Islam]].
Safi al-Din believes that [[muslim|Muslims]], especially scholars, have a responsibility to defend the oppressed, particularly in the context of the [[Gaza blockade]]. He argues that if scholars can’t find a compelling reason in their teachings to support the people of Gaza, they should reconsider the relevance of their knowledge to [[Islam]].<ref>[https://www.almayadeen.net/news/politics/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A% Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine (Arabic)]</ref>


At the memorial marking the fortieth day after Qasem Soleimani's [[martyrdom]], Safi al-Din stated that Soleimani’s sacrifice would ultimately lead to the expulsion of the United States from the region and the liberation of its peoples.
At the memorial marking the fortieth day after Qasem Soleimani's [[martyrdom]], Safi al-Din stated that Soleimani’s sacrifice would ultimately lead to the expulsion of the United States from the region and the liberation of its peoples.<ref>[https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1398/11/23/2201882/%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%AC%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AD%D8%B2%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%84%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7-%D8%A2%DB%8C%D8%AA-% The head of the Executive Council of Hezbollah met with Ayatullah Misbah Yazdi. (Persian)]</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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*[https://arabic.rt.com/middle_east/1604924-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD-%D9%84 شبيه نصر الله.. هاشم صفي الدين المرشح لقيادة "حزب الله"] ( Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)).  Accessed:  2024/09/29.
*[https://arabic.rt.com/middle_east/1604924-%D8%B4%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%87-%D9%86%D8%B5%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%87%D9%88-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%AD-%D9%84 شبيه نصر الله.. هاشم صفي الدين المرشح لقيادة "حزب الله"] ( Nasrallah's lookalike... Hashem Safi al-Din, candidate to lead "Hezbollah" (Arabic)).  Accessed:  2024/09/29.
*[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran من هو هاشم صفي الدين.. الخليفة المحتمل لحسن نصر الله؟]( Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)). Accessed:  2024/09/29.
*[https://arabic.euronews.com/2024/09/28/hashem-safieddine-potential-successor-hassan-nasrallah-lebanon-gaza-israel-iran من هو هاشم صفي الدين.. الخليفة المحتمل لحسن نصر الله؟]( Who is Hashim Safi al-Din...The possible successor of Hasan Nasrallah? (Arabic)). Accessed:  2024/09/29.
 
*[https://aawsat.com/%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%82-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%B1%D8%A8%D9%8A/5065494-%D8%B5%D9%87%D8%B1-%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%85-%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86 صهر قاسم سليماني... من هو هاشم صفي الدين أبرز مرشح لخلافة نصر الله؟] ( Qassem Soleimani's son-in-law... Who is Hashem Safieddine, the most prominent candidate to succeed Nasrallah? Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/10/02.
*[https://www.almayadeen.net/news/politics/%D8%B5%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86--%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%86-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B0%D9%8A-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%83-%D9%88%D8%AD%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D9%84%D9%85-%D9%8A% السيد صفي الدين: اليمن الذي ترك وحيداً لسنوات لم يترك فلسطين] (Al-Sayyid Safi al-Din: Yemen, which was left alone for years, did not leave Palestine (Arabic)). Accessed: 2024/10/02.
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