Reducing the prices of youth tickets and their travel abroad
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The questioner:
One of the newspapers, and I believe it is Al-Riyadh newspaper this week, published an announcement stating a forty percent reduction in the cost of tickets for young men and women. As is well known, the spring break is approaching. What is the objective of this reduction, especially during this break, when the youth are a trust in the necks of everyone? I have informed you of this, or I wished to inform you of this. May Allah assist you and correct your mistakes.
The Shaykh:
We have written about this more than once, and we have alerted the authorities, making it clear that this must be prevented and eradicated, and that the travel of young people abroad must be prohibited, even if it is with full supervision, or even with a discount. It is strictly prohibited as much as possible, because their travel abroad contains much evil and dire consequences. Most of them do not travel for interests that benefit them, but for harm and dire consequences. There is no doubt that this is a malicious plot by the enemies of Allah, and a call by the enemies of Allah to corruption; because when a person goes there, he falls into intoxicants, unlawful sexual intercourse, and corruption among those wicked people. We ask Allah for safety. It is obligatory to prevent this, no matter how much it is disliked. We have written to the rulers about this, and they have responded to many things of this kind. We ask Allah to assist them and grant them success. We will strive as much as we can, and we ask Allah to grant the scholars and notables success in cooperating in this matter.
Another questioner:
Up to twenty, five, twenty.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
They say eighteen, ages, or not eighteen, but...
The Shaykh:
All of this is the green room.
Another questioner:
Come on, let it be.
The Shaykh:
This is a time of danger, not for the Gulf or others. We ask Allah to guide us and them.
The questioner:
They said.
Another questioner:
By the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, I witnessed this openly in Tunisia; they drink intoxicants, break their fast in Ramadan, and commit unlawful sexual intercourse.
The Shaykh:
This is well known, well known, yes.
Another questioner:
And the Muslim callers are fully aware of the situation there.
The Shaykh:
One does not feel at ease with a disbeliever, nor... And the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
Another questioner:
are defeated on their own land.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah, but in our country, the youth must be aware of this matter; they must be informed of it.
Another questioner:
The sixth.
The Shaykh:
Our country is not like Tunisia, nor like anything other than Tunisia, but going to Tunisia is apparent, and to Egypt, and to the Levant, and to Iraq, and to other countries where there is freedom. In every country where there is freedom, going there is looked upon with concern. And if it is England or France, it is more famous and more hidden. Yes, indeed.
One of the newspapers, and I believe it is Al-Riyadh newspaper this week, published an announcement stating a forty percent reduction in the cost of tickets for young men and women. As is well known, the spring break is approaching. What is the objective of this reduction, especially during this break, when the youth are a trust in the necks of everyone? I have informed you of this, or I wished to inform you of this. May Allah assist you and correct your mistakes.
The Shaykh:
We have written about this more than once, and we have alerted the authorities, making it clear that this must be prevented and eradicated, and that the travel of young people abroad must be prohibited, even if it is with full supervision, or even with a discount. It is strictly prohibited as much as possible, because their travel abroad contains much evil and dire consequences. Most of them do not travel for interests that benefit them, but for harm and dire consequences. There is no doubt that this is a malicious plot by the enemies of Allah, and a call by the enemies of Allah to corruption; because when a person goes there, he falls into intoxicants, unlawful sexual intercourse, and corruption among those wicked people. We ask Allah for safety. It is obligatory to prevent this, no matter how much it is disliked. We have written to the rulers about this, and they have responded to many things of this kind. We ask Allah to assist them and grant them success. We will strive as much as we can, and we ask Allah to grant the scholars and notables success in cooperating in this matter.
Another questioner:
Up to twenty, five, twenty.
The Shaykh:
Yes.
Another questioner:
They say eighteen, ages, or not eighteen, but...
The Shaykh:
All of this is the green room.
Another questioner:
Come on, let it be.
The Shaykh:
This is a time of danger, not for the Gulf or others. We ask Allah to guide us and them.
The questioner:
They said.
Another questioner:
By the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, I witnessed this openly in Tunisia; they drink intoxicants, break their fast in Ramadan, and commit unlawful sexual intercourse.
The Shaykh:
This is well known, well known, yes.
Another questioner:
And the Muslim callers are fully aware of the situation there.
The Shaykh:
One does not feel at ease with a disbeliever, nor... And the people of tawhid (the oneness of Allah)
Another questioner:
are defeated on their own land.
The Shaykh:
We ask Allah, but in our country, the youth must be aware of this matter; they must be informed of it.
Another questioner:
The sixth.
The Shaykh:
Our country is not like Tunisia, nor like anything other than Tunisia, but going to Tunisia is apparent, and to Egypt, and to the Levant, and to Iraq, and to other countries where there is freedom. In every country where there is freedom, going there is looked upon with concern. And if it is England or France, it is more famous and more hidden. Yes, indeed.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 55 — archive.org (8:20)
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