Is it permissible to travel for tourism to countries where there are apparent evils?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says, may Allah preserve you: You mentioned in a past lesson that it is not permissible to travel to the lands of disbelievers for the sake of tourism. Yes. His question is: Is it permissible to travel to some Islamic countries where evils are apparent, and where drinking intoxicants is apparent, solely for the sake of tourism?
Answer:
And likewise, one does not travel to countries where there are apparent evils. A person is in good health; he travels to them for the sake of tourism, and they have these apparent evils, so he does not go to them. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says, may Allah preserve you: You mentioned in a past lesson that it is not permissible to travel to the lands of disbelievers for the sake of tourism. Yes. His question is: Is it permissible to travel to some Islamic countries where evils are apparent, and where drinking intoxicants is apparent, solely for the sake of tourism?
Answer:
And likewise, one does not travel to countries where there are apparent evils. A person is in good health; he travels to them for the sake of tourism, and they have these apparent evils, so he does not go to them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 414- هل يجوز السفر للسياحة إلى بلاد فيها منكرات ظاهرة؟ - صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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