The ruling on holding the nationality of a disbeliever's country
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person holds the nationality of a disbeliever's country, is it obligatory for him to renounce it and take the nationality of his original country, if he is Arab or Muslim?
Answer:
If they grant him a nationality, and the Muslims grant him a nationality, then he takes it from the Muslims and says, "I am from such-and-such a Muslim state." As for the disbelievers, he does not take their nationality; this is not permissible. However, he may take a residence permit; there is nothing wrong with that. He may take a residence permit; there is nothing wrong with that. But he does not take their nationality, because if he takes their nationality, their rulings apply to him and he becomes one of their state. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says: If a person holds the nationality of a disbeliever's country, is it obligatory for him to renounce it and take the nationality of his original country, if he is Arab or Muslim?
Answer:
If they grant him a nationality, and the Muslims grant him a nationality, then he takes it from the Muslims and says, "I am from such-and-such a Muslim state." As for the disbelievers, he does not take their nationality; this is not permissible. However, he may take a residence permit; there is nothing wrong with that. He may take a residence permit; there is nothing wrong with that. But he does not take their nationality, because if he takes their nationality, their rulings apply to him and he becomes one of their state. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، باب : من الشرك أن يستغيث بغير الله أو يدعو غيره — islamhouse.com (1:01:09)
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