In his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): “Whoever dies without having a pledge of allegiance in his neck dies the death of the pre-Islamic age of ignorance,” does this include those who live in the West?

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)

one who dies without having bound himself by an oath of allegiance (to an Amir) will die the death of one belonging to the days of Jahillyya.

من مات وليس في عنقه بيعه مات ميته جاهليه

Sahih Muslim 1851a

and as he (peace and blessings be upon him) said, does the disbeliever ruler, as found in the West, fall under this hadith for the Muslim who is there? The Muslim in the domain of the disbelievers must migrate; it is obligatory for him to migrate.

Answer:
It is not permissible for him to remain in the lands of the disbelievers unless he is unable to migrate. In that case, he remains to the extent of dire necessity while holding fast to his religion.

⁽⁹⁸⁾ Except for the oppressed among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan nor are they directed to a way - ⁽⁹⁹⁾ For those it is expected that Allah will pardon them

إِلَّا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا فَأُولَٰئِكَ عَسَى اللَّهُ أَن يَعْفُوَ عَنْهُمْ

[An-Nisa 4:98-99]

They are excused for anything regarding the abandonment of migration due to an excuse, so he remains out of dire necessity and holds fast to his religion until Allah facilitates migration for him, and then he migrates, just as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and his Companions were in Makkah until Allah permitted them to migrate. Yes.

Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [438 -521] في قوله ﷺ: «من مات وليس في عنقه بيعة مات ميتة جاهلية» هل يشمل من يعيش في بلاد الغرب؟ — youtube.com

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