The statement: "We do not love the homeland; rather, we love the Islamic homeland"
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Question:
The questioner asks about Shaykh Faris saying: What is the ruling on this statement we hear, "We do not exaggerate, and we do not love to say that we do not love the homeland; rather, we love the Islamic homeland in general"? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
We love the religion, and the Muslim's homeland is where his religion is; that is his homeland. Where his religion is not, that is not his homeland. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
The questioner asks about Shaykh Faris saying: What is the ruling on this statement we hear, "We do not exaggerate, and we do not love to say that we do not love the homeland; rather, we love the Islamic homeland in general"? Is this statement correct?
Answer:
We love the religion, and the Muslim's homeland is where his religion is; that is his homeland. Where his religion is not, that is not his homeland. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
حقيقة دعوة الشيخ محمد بن عبدالوهاب وأثرها على العالم الإسلامي — af.org.sa (33:39)
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