Is migration from the lands of the disbelievers to the lands of the Muslims obligatory?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is migration from the lands of the disbelievers to the lands of the Muslims obligatory?
Answer:
It is obligatory if one has the ability; if one has the ability, it is obligatory. It is not permissible for him to reside among the polytheists while he is able to migrate. The warning applies to him if the angels take his soul while he is wronging himself. They will say, "What were you doing?" This is for those who did not migrate while they were able to.Sunan al-Bayhaqi 16:384 Sunan al-Bayhaqi 9:494 So perhaps Allah will forgive them. Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is migration from the lands of the disbelievers to the lands of the Muslims obligatory?
Answer:
It is obligatory if one has the ability; if one has the ability, it is obligatory. It is not permissible for him to reside among the polytheists while he is able to migrate. The warning applies to him if the angels take his soul while he is wronging himself. They will say, "What were you doing?" This is for those who did not migrate while they were able to.
They said, "We were weak in the land." They said, "Was not the earth of Allah spacious so that you could migrate therein?" So their refuge is Hell, and evil is the destination.
قالوا كنا مستضعفين في الأرض قالوا ألم تكن أرض الله واسعة فتهاجروا فيها فأولئك مأواهم جهنم وساءت مصيراExcept for the weak among men, women, and children who are unable to find a way out or find a path.
إلا المستضعفين من الرجال والنساء والولدان لا يستطيعون حيلة ولا يهتدون سبيلا
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [142 -3022] هل تجب الهجرة من بلاد الكفار إلى بلاد المسلمين؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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