What is the ruling on one who admires the lands of the disbelievers?
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Question:
A questioner says: If one admires the lands of the disbelievers because of their organization, their arrangements, and their beautiful nature, does that make him one of them?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to His Prophet:[Taha 20:131] Therefore, it is not permissible for a Muslim to admire what the disbelievers have of the adornment of this world, because this is part of their being lured into sin, and may Allah protect us from that. It is not because Allah loves them, but because Allah hates them and lures them into sin. So a Muslim should not admire what the disbelievers have of the adornment of this world, wealth, and so on, because this is being lured into sin. Yes.
A questioner says: If one admires the lands of the disbelievers because of their organization, their arrangements, and their beautiful nature, does that make him one of them?
Answer:
Allah (Exalted and Majestic is He) said to His Prophet:
And do not extend your eyes toward that by which We have given enjoyment to [some] categories of them, [its being but] the splendor of worldly life by which We test them. And the provision of your Lord is better and more enduring.
وَلَا تَمُدَّنَّ عَيْنَيْكَ إِلَىٰ مَا مَتَّعْنَا بِهِ أَزْوَاجًا مِّنْهُمْ زَهْرَةَ الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا لِنَفْتِنَهُمْ فِيهِ وَرِزْقُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَبْقَىٰ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم من يُعجب ببلاد الكفار؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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