The Ruling on Migrating from a Land Where Evil Has Spread
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, this is Salim. He asks: What is the ruling on migrating from a land where fornication has become widespread, where ruling by other than what Allah has revealed has become widespread, and where Allah is insulted and the religion is insulted?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that migration is obligatory if it is facilitated. One should migrate from it, even to a land with less evil. One migrates from a land with much evil to a land with less evil, by choosing the lesser of two harms by committing the lighter of the two, as much as possible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, these are many questions.
The Shaykh:
From six Muslim countries. If there is a neighborhood with foolish people and people who are, meaning, lax, so that one cannot live among them, one moves to a good neighborhood with a mosque and a congregation and... Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Honorable Shaykh, this is Salim. He asks: What is the ruling on migrating from a land where fornication has become widespread, where ruling by other than what Allah has revealed has become widespread, and where Allah is insulted and the religion is insulted?
The Shaykh:
There is no doubt that migration is obligatory if it is facilitated. One should migrate from it, even to a land with less evil. One migrates from a land with much evil to a land with less evil, by choosing the lesser of two harms by committing the lighter of the two, as much as possible. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you. Honorable Shaykh, these are many questions.
The Shaykh:
From six Muslim countries. If there is a neighborhood with foolish people and people who are, meaning, lax, so that one cannot live among them, one moves to a good neighborhood with a mosque and a congregation and... Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you
Source
كتاب الدلائل في حكم موالاة أهل الإشراك، حكم موالاة أهل الشرك [5] — alfawzan.live (1:17:45)
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