The Ruling on a Muslim Residing Among the Disbelievers

The questioner : The same issue, may Allah preserve you, our Shaykh. If it were said regarding your correction, may Allah preserve you, about residing. Because there are tens of millions of Muslims there. And they live in Muslim communities in themselves. In fact, some of them live, as it is called, under self-governance. These people’s interactions

The Shaykh : Look, do you know what?

The questioner : Self-governance, as it is called. So these tens of millions, where, I mean, will they go? How will they be again as a practical problem? I mean, as a Shari'ah ruling. The answer is known, and this is an objection that a brother from India or such might raise, from those in those communities. And we know, of course, our Shaykh, that whoever fears Allah, He will make a way out for him. But as a practical solution, I mean, does this cloud the original ruling? Yes.

The Shaykh : The answer is in the Qur'an so her soul departs. Then, as I think, you remember that I say on such an occasion that not all people who claim Islam respond to the rulings. And perhaps you remember that I say such a thing in response to some Islamic preachers who supported those who permit the Muslim woman to study, for example, medicine or pharmacy in mixed universities, under the claim—and the claim is true but does not justify the violation—under the claim that Muslims need female doctors. This is true, so instead of exposing our tongues to doctors, we expose them to female doctors. But this type of women who want to learn medicine today want to be exposed to many and very many harms and attractions. Therefore, the Muslim who is jealous for his sister, for his daughter, let alone his wife, does not allow these people who fear these societies.
The obstacle is repeated. We say for every fallen woman in the neighborhood, there is a pick-up artist. I mean, we, and remember also, I say that when we issue a fatwa like this book, the prohibition of musical instruments, we are as certain that some people will benefit and that other people will not heed, and perhaps will criticize, and so on, in accordance with what is known of Allah’s cosmic will . So when we fear the fatwa and are convinced of its correctness one hundred percent, we know that not all Muslims will respond to such a fatwa. And especially, unfortunately, in many of these issues where we issue a fatwa contrary to others, the issue remains for the general public as a matter of disagreement. And especially since, from ancient times, they have spread among the Muslims, as you know, many weak and fabricated hadiths, including the one: "Whoever imitates a scholar, he meets Allah safe." So these people hear a saying from here and a saying from here: "Whoever imitates a scholar, he meets Allah safe." The point is that not all people will respond to the call to the truth.
So we say, the one who takes the opinion of Al-Albani does not allow any of the family members we mentioned to study medicine out of necessity. But there will remain other people, even if we assume they are righteous and pious. Shaykh Al-Albani, this is his opinion. Shaykh So-and-so, he is also a noble scholar. We take the opinion that there will be those who perform this obligation from among those who are not convinced by the fatwa that Allah, Blessed and Exalted is He, has revealed.
So now, when we direct the saying of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) to ten million Muslims, we know that not all of them will respond like here. How many and how many fatwas are issued regarding the prohibition of riba (usury or interest) in dealing with the Hindus, who respond less than a little. But it is not our concern except to print the word of truth. "Do not let the disease of your day consume you." I think this is the answer. Welcome to you, what Allah willed. Perhaps it is permissible for us to say they depart weeping.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Despite the fact that we held back our brother Abu Ahmad a little, not much. The corpse, I mean, we fed it a little.