Is it permissible to travel to the lands of disbelievers for the sake of tourism?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on traveling to the house of disbelievers solely for the sake of recreation and tourism?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This type of travel is not among the permissible reasons for traveling to disbelievers, such as recreation, amusement, and the like. This is not permissible because of the danger to his religion and his creed.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the ruling on traveling to the house of disbelievers solely for the sake of recreation and tourism?
Answer:
This is not permissible. This type of travel is not among the permissible reasons for traveling to disbelievers, such as recreation, amusement, and the like. This is not permissible because of the danger to his religion and his creed.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1577] هل يجوز السفر إلى بلاد الكفار من أجل السياحة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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