The Prophet’s hadith about Yemen has enjoyed new resonance ever since the 1980’s, when Saudi Arabia – in line with American policy – sought to export domestic dissenters, most prominently Osama bin Laden, a Yemeni of Saudi birth, to fight Soviet infidels in Afghanistan. Although dissent was mostly diverted to Afghanistan, bin Laden’s most trusted companions (his wife, too) have remained mainly in Yemen.
从20世纪80年代以来，当沙特阿拉伯按照美国政策，寻求将国内的反对者——其中最出名的就是出生在沙特阿拉伯的也门人奥萨玛·本·拉登，输入阿富汗与苏联异教徒进行战斗的时候，先知穆罕默德关于也门的圣训，就引起了人们新的共鸣。虽然沙特将大部分反对者都转移到了阿富汗，但是，本·拉登最受其信任的同伙（以及他的妻子）大部分仍然留在了也门。