What is the validity of some people’s claim that dividing countries into a Dār al-Islām (abode of Islam) and a Dār al-Kufr (abode of disbelief) is not appropriate in this age?

Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it correct for one to say that a Muslim, whenever he finds a safe place where he can manifest the symbols of Allah, is permitted to live there and is not required to migrate? And that the jurists’ division of countries into a Dār al-Islām and a Dār al-Kufr is no longer appropriate in these days, because some non-Muslim countries allow Muslims to manifest their symbols, while some Muslim countries do not? Is this statement correct?

Answer:
The division of lands into a Dār al-Kufr and a Dār al-Islām remains valid until the Hour occurs; no limit changes it and no limit modifies it. This is merely the talk of journalists and people who call for mediocrity and speak without knowledge. The Dār al-Kufr and the Dār al-Islām remain as long as disbelief and faith remain, until the Hour occurs. If a Muslim is sometimes compelled to remain in a non-Muslim country because he is able to worship his Lord there and that country does not oppose him, this is permissible temporarily. It is permissible for him temporarily, but he must not take the Dār al-Kufr as a permanent residence. It is only a temporary stay to the extent of need and dire necessity, after which he joins the Dār al-Islām. He affiliates himself with the Dār al-Islām and with the Muslims, even if he is in the Dār al-Kufr; he affiliates himself with Islam and the Muslims. If circumstances compel him to remain in the lands of the disbelievers until the pressure and hardship in his own country are removed, this is permissible due to dire necessity and is temporary. However, settling in the lands of the disbelievers on a permanent basis is not permissible, because this does not affect him in the long run, but it affects his descendants; it affects him. Yes.