Acting on the Hadith of the Pledge of Allegiance for One Who Is in a Land of Disbelief
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What about one who is in a land of disbelief? How can he apply the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that says, "Whoever dies without having a pledge of allegiance in his neck dies a death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance"? How does he escape this warning?
Answer:
If he does not have a ruler in authority, let him hold fast to his religion and strive to migrate to the lands of the Muslims as much as he is able. Yes.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest. Allah, Allah is the Greatest. Allah, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to success. O, hurry to joy. There is no power. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. There is no god but Allah, O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad the standing prayer, and peace upon him. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: What about one who is in a land of disbelief? How can he apply the hadith of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that says, "Whoever dies without having a pledge of allegiance in his neck dies a death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance"? How does he escape this warning?
Answer:
If he does not have a ruler in authority, let him hold fast to his religion and strive to migrate to the lands of the Muslims as much as he is able. Yes.
The presenter:
Allah is the Greatest. Allah, Allah is the Greatest. Allah, Allah is the Greatest. Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. I bear witness that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to prayer. Hurry to success. O, hurry to joy. There is no power. Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest, there is no god but Allah. There is no god but Allah, O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad the standing prayer, and peace upon him. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : قول الله - تعالى - : { أيشركون ما لا يخلق شيئا وهم يخلقون } — islamhouse.com (1:01:38)
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