Is it permissible for a Muslim to travel in order to get married, and is it permissible for a migrant to migrate in order to get married?
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The questioner : It is an act of worship. So, the one who travels to a specific country to get married, this is an intention of worship. How is that?
The Shaykh : A migrant is not a traveler. A migrant is one who moved from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) to the land of Islam.
The questioner : So, a person moves from the gate of Islam in order to get married and then returns.
The Shaykh : This person has not migrated. From the start, he has not migrated. But a migrant who appears to people that he left as a migrant while he actually wants this matter [to get married], as for the one who from the start did not intend worship but only intended to get married, there is no harm in that.
The Shaykh : A migrant is not a traveler. A migrant is one who moved from the land of shirk (associating partners with Allah) to the land of Islam.
The questioner : So, a person moves from the gate of Islam in order to get married and then returns.
The Shaykh : This person has not migrated. From the start, he has not migrated. But a migrant who appears to people that he left as a migrant while he actually wants this matter [to get married], as for the one who from the start did not intend worship but only intended to get married, there is no harm in that.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 1879 - 4600 هل يجوز لمسلم أن يسافر ليتزوج وهل يجوز لمهاجر أن يهاجر ليتزوج؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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