And is there any doubt that when Morsi disassociates from the man-made laws and the secular constitution and calls for the Shareeah and for Jihad to liberate every inch of the land of Islam, and does not recognize international treaties, then at that time he will be one of the heroes of the Ummah?!
So the matter is not like how Adnani portrayed it to be, that Dr. Ayman said to Mursi that you are the hero of the Ummah even if you do against that!!
As for praying for him, Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri had prayed for Dr. Mohammed Mursi for his guidance and he said in the same statement "I ask Allah to guide your heart, and to set right the affairs of your religion and your worldly matters, and I ask Allah to make your heart firm, and to fill it with certainty and faith and strength so that you support His religion and His Shareeah without being fearful, or afraid, or compromising or maneuvering".
So where is the harm in praying for his guidance?! In fact the Prophet, may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, had prayed to Allah to strengthen Islam with either Umar bin Al Khattab or Abu Jahl even though they had severely harmed the Muslims during that time?! This was to such an extent that it would be said that even if the donkey of Umar accepted Islam, even then Umar would not accept Islam ... !! And despite that, the Prophet may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, said "Oh Allah, strengthen Islam with one of these two whom you like more - Abu Jahl or Umar bin Al Khattab". (1)
Rather this matter was even present during Al Qaida of Usama. For example, Abu Yahya Al Libbi mentioned the issues into which Hamas had fallen which is exactly the same into which Dr. Mohammed Mursi had fallen, and then he said at the end of his message "Oh Allah guide Hamas and bring them to the path of righteousness and reform". (2)
As for not making Takfeer on them and fighting them, then the most prominent leaders of Usama's Al Qaida did not make Takfeer on the Hamas government. And from amongst them are the two Libyan Sheikhs and Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri! Rather Sheikh Athiyyathullah Al Libbi openly declared it when he said "As for the mistake which Hamas has committed, we hope that they are excused and had some (wrong) interpretations and that they took the Fatwas of some of the scholars whom they trust. And we do not judge them to have fallen into Kufr, rather we see them as Muslims who erred. And we strive to advise them and guide them as we do with every Muslim". (3)
And Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri had said during the time of Al Qaida of Usama: "I do not agree on making Takfeer on the leaders of Hamas, since making Takfeer on a specific individual is a grave issue, and it is necessary that the conditions for it are fulfilled and that there are no possible preventives. And I advise my brothers to leave this issue, and to focus on supporting Hamas if they do right and criticise them if they commit mistakes in an educational and propagative and just manner". (4)
(1) Declared authentic by Albani and Tirmidhi
(2) See the speech "Hamas and the easy gain", page 5.
(3) Ajwibathul Hisba, page 72
(4) Complete collection of treatise, letters and guidelines of Sheikh Ayman Al Zawahiri", page 475