Emigrating from a land where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is prevalent, or remaining for the sake of da'wah
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Question:
This is Salim asking: Is it better for a Muslim in a land where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is prevalent to emigrate to the lands of the Muslims, or to remain for the sake of calling people to Allah?
Answer:
If he is calling people to Allah and Allah benefits through him, he remains. But if he is silent and passive, it is not permissible for him to remain; he must emigrate.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This is Salim asking: Is it better for a Muslim in a land where shirk (associating partners with Allah) is prevalent to emigrate to the lands of the Muslims, or to remain for the sake of calling people to Allah?
Answer:
If he is calling people to Allah and Allah benefits through him, he remains. But if he is silent and passive, it is not permissible for him to remain; he must emigrate.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح العقيدة الطحاوية [ صالح الفوزان ]، بداية من قوله : وأيقنوا أنه كلام الله - تعالى - بالحقيقة ليس بمخلوق ككلام البرية — islamhouse.com (56:13)
The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.