The ruling on traveling to Islamic countries that contain wrongdoings for the purpose of recreation
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Question:
This man says he is asking the Shaykh about spending the honeymoon in some Islamic countries, but he says some people told him that he should not go, as there are many wrongdoings and violations of the Shari'ah there.
Answer:
Yes, even if the countries are Islamic, meaning they have many Muslims, there are many sins and transgressions, and no enjoining of good and forbidding of evil. It is better to travel for Hajj and 'Umrah, or to the land of the two Holy Mosques, meaning, travel to the two noble sanctuaries, pray in them, perform 'Umrah in Makkah, and pray in the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him). This is good tourism, and it brings reward and good. Yes.
This man says he is asking the Shaykh about spending the honeymoon in some Islamic countries, but he says some people told him that he should not go, as there are many wrongdoings and violations of the Shari'ah there.
Answer:
Yes, even if the countries are Islamic, meaning they have many Muslims, there are many sins and transgressions, and no enjoining of good and forbidding of evil. It is better to travel for Hajj and 'Umrah, or to the land of the two Holy Mosques, meaning, travel to the two noble sanctuaries, pray in them, perform 'Umrah in Makkah, and pray in the Prophet's Mosque (peace and blessings be upon him). This is good tourism, and it brings reward and good. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 3054- حكم السفر إلى بلدان إسلامية فيها منكرات بنية التنزه | الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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