The ruling on migrating to a land of disbelief for one who does not feel safe in his religion from the ruler
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, a man in an Islamic land says that he does not feel safe in his religion from the ruler, and the closest land to him is a land of disbelief where he feels safe in his religion. Does he migrate to it?
Answer:
He should prefer the place of safety, but he should feel safe there. However, the first priority is the land of Islam, and being with the Muslims. So, the first priority is if he finds it. If he does not find it, he chooses the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. This is a known principle in the Shari'ah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Honorable Shaykh, a man in an Islamic land says that he does not feel safe in his religion from the ruler, and the closest land to him is a land of disbelief where he feels safe in his religion. Does he migrate to it?
Answer:
He should prefer the place of safety, but he should feel safe there. However, the first priority is the land of Islam, and being with the Muslims. So, the first priority is if he finds it. If he does not find it, he chooses the lesser of two harms to avert the greater of them. This is a known principle in the Shari'ah.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you,
Source
شرح نونية ابن القيم [51] — alfawzan.live (1:15:11)
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