Migration in the presence of shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the country, and which is more preferable: staying or moving
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, there is the worship of graves and shrines, slaughtering and making vows, and calling upon the dead other than Allah, and the ruling by man-made laws. And whoever denies these things, or rebukes their people, or states this to them, is opposed and hated, and may be harmed, imprisoned, and tortured. His question is: Is it my right to remain here in a land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), or should I move to another city in my country where there are no graves or shrines?
Answer:
There is no doubt that your remaining in a land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is what is obligatory. But if you are compelled to leave, you should follow the lesser of the two harms; you go to the land that has the lesser harm. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: In our country, there is the worship of graves and shrines, slaughtering and making vows, and calling upon the dead other than Allah, and the ruling by man-made laws. And whoever denies these things, or rebukes their people, or states this to them, is opposed and hated, and may be harmed, imprisoned, and tortured. His question is: Is it my right to remain here in a land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah), or should I move to another city in my country where there are no graves or shrines?
Answer:
There is no doubt that your remaining in a land of tawhid (the oneness of Allah) is what is obligatory. But if you are compelled to leave, you should follow the lesser of the two harms; you go to the land that has the lesser harm. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1871] الهجرة عند وجود الشرك في البلد وأيها أولى: البقاء أو الانتقال - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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