Conditions for Traveling Abroad and the Ruling on Doing So for Pleasure
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A message signed by one of our sisters, Umm Basimah, says: Her question is very interesting. Shaykh Salih, she asks: Is it permissible to travel abroad while adhering to the Shari'ah hijab for the purpose of recreation? And if this travel is to accompany her husband while he is traveling alone, what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Traveling abroad to the lands of disbelief for the sake of recreation is not permissible because of the danger, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and evil involved. Rather, traveling to the lands of disbelievers is permissible under conditions: there must be a need for the travel, such as for medical treatment, or for a study that one cannot obtain except there, or for trade, meaning bringing in goods or purchasing goods that cannot be obtained except by traveling. So traveling for these purposes is permissible, or for da'wah (calling others to Islam) to Allah the Exalted. So there is no harm in traveling, or in the case of an embassy, meaning where the one in authority carries messages or conveys messages to the rulers of other countries. These are valid purposes. However, this must be accompanied by holding fast to the religion, displaying the religion, staying away from fitnah and places of evil, maintaining the utmost caution, and hastening to return once the task is completed. As for traveling for recreation, this is a matter that is not permissible. And if your husband travels for recreation, do not travel with him, because in this you are assisting him in sin and transgression and exposing yourself to fitnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
Traveling to accompany the husband, as our sister says, may Allah protect you, Shaykh Sa'd?
The Shaykh:
So do not accompany the husband. If the husband is one who has no religion and no wara' (scrupulousness), he may perhaps train her in evil and lead her into fitnah. The trustworthy, pious, and religious husband does not travel abroad for the sake of recreation only.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The reality is that the topic requires a lot of discussion and a lot of research, Shaykh Salih, especially since the women in this message have become guardians of the men. Perhaps we will return to this topic in the near future, if Allah wills.
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. A message signed by one of our sisters, Umm Basimah, says: Her question is very interesting. Shaykh Salih, she asks: Is it permissible to travel abroad while adhering to the Shari'ah hijab for the purpose of recreation? And if this travel is to accompany her husband while he is traveling alone, what is the ruling on that?
The Shaykh:
Traveling abroad to the lands of disbelief for the sake of recreation is not permissible because of the danger, fitnah (trial, discord or temptation), and evil involved. Rather, traveling to the lands of disbelievers is permissible under conditions: there must be a need for the travel, such as for medical treatment, or for a study that one cannot obtain except there, or for trade, meaning bringing in goods or purchasing goods that cannot be obtained except by traveling. So traveling for these purposes is permissible, or for da'wah (calling others to Islam) to Allah the Exalted. So there is no harm in traveling, or in the case of an embassy, meaning where the one in authority carries messages or conveys messages to the rulers of other countries. These are valid purposes. However, this must be accompanied by holding fast to the religion, displaying the religion, staying away from fitnah and places of evil, maintaining the utmost caution, and hastening to return once the task is completed. As for traveling for recreation, this is a matter that is not permissible. And if your husband travels for recreation, do not travel with him, because in this you are assisting him in sin and transgression and exposing yourself to fitnah. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good, and may Allah reward you.
The questioner:
Traveling to accompany the husband, as our sister says, may Allah protect you, Shaykh Sa'd?
The Shaykh:
So do not accompany the husband. If the husband is one who has no religion and no wara' (scrupulousness), he may perhaps train her in evil and lead her into fitnah. The trustworthy, pious, and religious husband does not travel abroad for the sake of recreation only.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you with good and do you well. The reality is that the topic requires a lot of discussion and a lot of research, Shaykh Salih, especially since the women in this message have become guardians of the men. Perhaps we will return to this topic in the near future, if Allah wills.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 4822- شروط السفر للخارج وحكم من فعله للنزهة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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