The Ruling on Migrating to the Lands of the Disbelievers

The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this questioner asks: What is the ruling on migrating to the lands of the disbelievers under the pretext of work and increasing one’s livelihood?

The Shaykh:
Yes.

The questioner:
May Allah keep you safe. What is the ruling on migrating to our lands?

The Shaykh:
He said: which he said: “We have not seen anyone like you. We have seen you to be the most greedy in eating, the most lying in speech, and the most cowardly in battle.” The ruling of Allah regarding their apostasy is: “You have disbelieved after you believed.” It did not look into whether they were ignorant, or whether they were saying this with their tongues while their hearts were not in it. The verse did not distinguish; it said: “You have disbelieved after you believed.” So we judge by what appears to us; we have nothing but the apparent.