The ruling on acquiring the nationality of a country that does not rule by the Shari'ah, seeking worldly gain
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I hold Saudi citizenship and I am from this country, but I left it and went to one of the Arab countries and took their citizenship, seeking worldly gain and the material wealth that was granted to me. This country I went to does not rule except by man-made law. Is my action permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to acquire the nationality of a country that does not rule by the Shari'ah. This is not permissible for you.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: I hold Saudi citizenship and I am from this country, but I left it and went to one of the Arab countries and took their citizenship, seeking worldly gain and the material wealth that was granted to me. This country I went to does not rule except by man-made law. Is my action permissible?
Answer:
It is not permissible for you to acquire the nationality of a country that does not rule by the Shari'ah. This is not permissible for you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3137] حكم التجنس ببلد لا يحكم بالشريعة طمعاً في الدنيا - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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