What is the ruling on residing in lands of disbelief while having the ability to migrate?
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Question:
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disavowed the Muslims who reside among the polytheists. He asks: Does the Muslim who lives in lands of disbelief while having the ability to migrate commit a major sin, or is he considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
The one who commits a major sin, for Allah has threatened him with[An-Nisa 4:97] meaning they reside with the disbelievers. [An-Nisa 4:97] meaning we are unable to manifest our religion because of the disbelievers; they prevent us. [An-Nisa 4:97] Their abode is [An-Nisa 4:97] This is a threat that indicates that abandoning migration, when one is able to do so, abandoning migration when one is able to do so, is a major sin among the major sins, and this threat applies to him. Yes.
The Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) disavowed the Muslims who reside among the polytheists. He asks: Does the Muslim who lives in lands of disbelief while having the ability to migrate commit a major sin, or is he considered a disbeliever?
Answer:
The one who commits a major sin, for Allah has threatened him with
Indeed, those whom the angels take [in death] while wronging themselves
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلَائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنفُسِهِمْ[the angels] will say, "In what [condition] were you?" They will say, "We were oppressed in the land."
قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِWas not the earth of Allah spacious [enough] for you to emigrate therein?
قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَاFor those, their refuge is Hell
فَأُولَٰئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الإقامة في بلاد الكفر مع استطاعة الهجرة؟ لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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