Living Among People Who Call Upon the Dead
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The questioner:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in an area outside this country, and the majority of those around me are among those who call upon the dead.
The Shaykh:
I see.
The questioner:
I live in an area outside this country, and the majority of those around me call upon the dead. Is it obligatory for me to leave this area and go to those who are on my school of thought?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you are able to call them to Allah and teach them, that is better than moving away from them. Call them to Allah and explain it to them. Perhaps they are ignorant. This is better than your moving away and leaving them. However, if they do not respond, or if you are unable to call them, then move. This is considered hijrah (migration) to preserve your religion, moving to a town where there is tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: I live in an area outside this country, and the majority of those around me are among those who call upon the dead.
The Shaykh:
I see.
The questioner:
I live in an area outside this country, and the majority of those around me call upon the dead. Is it obligatory for me to leave this area and go to those who are on my school of thought?
The Shaykh:
Yes. If you are able to call them to Allah and teach them, that is better than moving away from them. Call them to Allah and explain it to them. Perhaps they are ignorant. This is better than your moving away and leaving them. However, if they do not respond, or if you are unable to call them, then move. This is considered hijrah (migration) to preserve your religion, moving to a town where there is tawhid (the oneness of Allah). Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 10 من 86 /شرح كتاب إغاثة اللهفان في مصائد الشيطان/صلاح القلب/صالح الفوزان/العقيدة/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (55:09)
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