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 the Riyadh paper 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 purpose 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 rather, 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 alerted the authorities, making clear that it is obligatory to prevent this and put an end to it, and to prevent the travel of young people abroad, even if at full fare, even if with a reduction. It is to be strictly prohibited as much as possible, because their travel abroad involves 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 if the young man goes there, he falls into intoxicants, unlawful sexual intercourse, and corruption with those wicked people. We ask Allah for safety. It is obligatory to prevent this no matter what. We have written to the rulers about this, and they have responded to many things in this regard. 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.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
Another questioner:
They say eighteen, the ages from eighteen to an age.
The Shaykh:
All of this is the Huzban room.
Another questioner:
By Allah.
The Shaykh:
This is a time of danger, not for the Gulf or others. We ask Allah to guide us and you.
The questioner:
They said.
Another questioner:
By the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, I witnessed this with my own knowledge, openly, in Tunisia. They drink intoxicants, break their fast in Ramadan, and commit unlawful sexual intercourse.
The Shaykh:
This is known by common agreement. Yes.
Another questioner:
In Tunisia, the Muslim preachers have complete oversight of them there.
The Shaykh:
What is condemned in Kurs, a sinful, disbelieving land, and not disbelievers.
Another questioner:
Overcome by their affair.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, but in our country, this thing must be put an end to. Our country is not to be compared to Tunisia or to any other than Tunisia. But going to Tunisia is harmful, and to Egypt, and to the Levant, and to Iraq, and to the countries where there is freedom. Every country where there is freedom, going to it is looked at. And if it is England or France, it is more severe and greater.
One of the newspapers, and I believe it is the Riyadh paper 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 purpose 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 rather, 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 alerted the authorities, making clear that it is obligatory to prevent this and put an end to it, and to prevent the travel of young people abroad, even if at full fare, even if with a reduction. It is to be strictly prohibited as much as possible, because their travel abroad involves 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 if the young man goes there, he falls into intoxicants, unlawful sexual intercourse, and corruption with those wicked people. We ask Allah for safety. It is obligatory to prevent this no matter what. We have written to the rulers about this, and they have responded to many things in this regard. 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.
The Shaykh:
Yes, yes.
Another questioner:
They say eighteen, the ages from eighteen to an age.
The Shaykh:
All of this is the Huzban room.
Another questioner:
By Allah.
The Shaykh:
This is a time of danger, not for the Gulf or others. We ask Allah to guide us and you.
The questioner:
They said.
Another questioner:
By the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, by the Great Allah, I witnessed this with my own knowledge, openly, in Tunisia. They drink intoxicants, break their fast in Ramadan, and commit unlawful sexual intercourse.
The Shaykh:
This is known by common agreement. Yes.
Another questioner:
In Tunisia, the Muslim preachers have complete oversight of them there.
The Shaykh:
What is condemned in Kurs, a sinful, disbelieving land, and not disbelievers.
Another questioner:
Overcome by their affair.
The Shaykh:
By Allah, but in our country, this thing must be put an end to. Our country is not to be compared to Tunisia or to any other than Tunisia. But going to Tunisia is harmful, and to Egypt, and to the Levant, and to Iraq, and to the countries where there is freedom. Every country where there is freedom, going to it is looked at. And if it is England or France, it is more severe and greater.
Source
ندوات الجامع الكبير مع الأسئلة - 55 — archive.org (1:09:54)
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