Traveling to the lands of the disbelievers for tourism
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to go to visit the lands of the disbelievers in places where there are no people, in order to wander around and go on a tour?
Answer:
It is not permissible to travel to the lands of the disbelievers except for trade, or to seek knowledge that is not found except with them, such as manufacturing or engineering or something else, or for the treatment of an illness. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. This questioner says: Is it permissible for a Muslim to go to visit the lands of the disbelievers in places where there are no people, in order to wander around and go on a tour?
Answer:
It is not permissible to travel to the lands of the disbelievers except for trade, or to seek knowledge that is not found except with them, such as manufacturing or engineering or something else, or for the treatment of an illness. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب ما يقتل من الدواب في الحرم والإحرام — islamhouse.com (55:51)
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