The Meaning of the Hadith: “I am innocent of any Muslim who resides among the polytheists” and Traveling for Tourism
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1604Da'if (Darussalam), does this include the one who travels to the lands of the disbelievers for the sake of tourism?
Answer:
Yes, it is not permissible to travel to the lands of the polytheists without need. This tourism is not a need. A need is like seeking treatment for an illness where no treatment is found except there, or like trade, where he goes to contract with companies and returns, or like studying something that is not available except with them and we need it. There is nothing wrong with that. Or like calling to Allah, traveling to call to Allah, there is nothing wrong with that. As for tourism, it is not permissible, or residing among them, that is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: In the hadith of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)
I am free from every Muslim that lives among the idolaters.
أنا بريء من مسلم يقيم بين أظهر المشركينAnswer:
Yes, it is not permissible to travel to the lands of the polytheists without need. This tourism is not a need. A need is like seeking treatment for an illness where no treatment is found except there, or like trade, where he goes to contract with companies and returns, or like studying something that is not available except with them and we need it. There is nothing wrong with that. Or like calling to Allah, traveling to call to Allah, there is nothing wrong with that. As for tourism, it is not permissible, or residing among them, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 02-02-1434هـ — alfawzan.live (1:02:01)
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