The ruling on a Muslim seeking the nationality of a disbeliever's country
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a Muslim seeking the nationality of a disbeliever's country in order to obtain benefits in a Muslim country he intends to go to?
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on a Muslim seeking the nationality of a disbeliever's country in order to obtain benefits in a Muslim country he intends to go to, given that he will settle in a Muslim country and only benefits from this nationality for those advantages?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to acquire the nationality of disbelievers; because one would be under their authority and counted among their subjects, so this is not permissible.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
You mentioned that this issue was brought before the Fiqh Council in Makkah and they rejected it, saying that it is not permissible. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: What is the ruling on a Muslim seeking the nationality of a disbeliever's country in order to obtain benefits in a Muslim country he intends to go to?
The Shaykh:
What is its ruling?
The questioner:
What is the ruling on a Muslim seeking the nationality of a disbeliever's country in order to obtain benefits in a Muslim country he intends to go to, given that he will settle in a Muslim country and only benefits from this nationality for those advantages?
The Shaykh:
It is not permissible to acquire the nationality of disbelievers; because one would be under their authority and counted among their subjects, so this is not permissible.
The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success.
The Shaykh:
You mentioned that this issue was brought before the Fiqh Council in Makkah and they rejected it, saying that it is not permissible. Yes.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين 14-11-1436هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:55)
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