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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The ruling on one who travels to live abroad while his mother is not pleased with it?

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Question:
He asks and says: I traveled from my town to another country to live abroad. On the day of departure, I bid farewell to my family and brothers, then I went to my mother to greet her with a farewell salam. She refused to accept my greeting for a reason I did not know, although I do not disobey her in any matter, and I do not lean toward another party, such as my wife or anyone else. Rather, she was upset on her own. After that, I traveled, although I did not want to travel, but the time for the trip was fixed. Did I disobey my mother with this action, and is there a sin on me for it, knowing that I tried by all means to please her but it did not happen? I ask for guidance. May Allah reward you with good.

Answer:
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions. After that: There is no doubt that the pleasure of the parents, being dutiful to them, and doing good to them is obligatory, and it is a right of the parents over their child. Part of this is that one does not travel except with their permission, even for jihad in the path of Allah. One does not travel for jihad in the path of Allah except after their permission and their pleasure, because their right takes precedence after the right of Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He). Therefore, you must please your mother. If she did not allow you to travel to live abroad, as you mentioned, then you have disobeyed by contradicting her and traveling without her pleasure. So you must please her, seek her forgiveness, and do good to her in the future. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، حكم من سافر للاغتراب وأمه غير راضية عن ذلك؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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