A person moving from his country to seek a livelihood is not considered a lack of satisfaction with what Allah has apportioned for him
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Question:
May Allah reward you with good. From the questions of this questioner, Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it a lack of satisfaction with what Allah has apportioned for him in his country for a Muslim to move from his country to another country for the sake of a livelihood?
Answer:
No, this is seeking to perform the causes. This is performing the causes to seek provision, and Allah has commanded the performance of causes and prescribed for His servants to travel in the earth. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: “There is no burden upon you.” He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Al-Jumu'ah 62:10] Seeking provision is prescribed, and He informed that among those for whom the standing in night prayer is made light, and who have the late-night voluntary prayer in the night, are those [Al-Muzzammil 73:20]. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: [Al-Muzzammil 73:20] and [Al-Muzzammil 73:20], meaning they travel to seek provision, [Al-Muzzammil 73:20]. Look at them, look at the travelers seeking provision alongside those who fight in the cause of Allah. This indicates that seeking provision and traveling to seek lawful provision is a prescribed matter and one is commanded to do it, and that its doer is rewarded for it if his intention is sound, and if he intends thereby to suffice himself and those he supports from people and from need of people, and that he gives charity from his wealth when he obtains wealth and spends in the cause of Allah. Yes.
May Allah reward you with good. From the questions of this questioner, Honorable Shaykh, he says: Is it a lack of satisfaction with what Allah has apportioned for him in his country for a Muslim to move from his country to another country for the sake of a livelihood?
Answer:
No, this is seeking to perform the causes. This is performing the causes to seek provision, and Allah has commanded the performance of causes and prescribed for His servants to travel in the earth. He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said: “There is no burden upon you.” He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed.
فَإِذَا قُضِيَتِ الصَّلَاةُ فَانتَشِرُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَابْتَغُوا مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِ وَاذْكُرُوا اللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْtraveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the bounty of Allah
يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِ اللَّهِIndeed, your Lord knows, [O Muhammad], that you stand [in prayer] almost two thirds of the night or half of it or a third of it, and [so do] a group of those with you. And
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ تَقُومُ أَدْنَىٰ مِن ثُلُثَيِ اللَّيْلِ وَنِصْفَهُ وَثُلُثَهُ وَطَائِفَةٌ مِّنَ الَّذِينَ مَعَكَ وَاللَّهُdetermines [the extent of] the night and the day. He has known that you [Muslims] will not be able to do it and has turned to you in forgiveness, so recite what is easy [for you] of the Qur'an. He has known that there will be among you those who are ill and others traveling throughout the land seeking [something] of the
يُقَدِّرُ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ عَلِمَ أَن لَّن تُحْصُوهُ فَتَابَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَاقْرَءُوا مَا تَيَسَّرَ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ عَلِمَ أَن سَيَكُونُ مِنكُم مَّرْضَىٰ وَآخَرُونَ يَضْرِبُونَ فِي الْأَرْضِ يَبْتَغُونَ مِن فَضْلِand others fighting for the cause of Allah
وَآخَرُونَ يُقَاتِلُونَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 5881- انتقال الإنسان من بلده لطلب الرزق لا يعد من عدم الرضى بما قسمه الله - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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