The ruling on entering a country where the plague has broken out

The questioner : They narrated to us, saying: The hadith has become in the correct stone.

The Shaykh : Yes, yes.

The questioner : I said: We said that the hadith has a point greater than that, which is repentance. So why do we not say to the one who knows that it is in another country: Go and rely on Allah?

The Shaykh : With this, he said: Do not enter it, because this exposes oneself. The second one, the one who enters, exposes himself to danger; he is the one who led himself into danger, and he is prohibited from doing so. The one who exits does not guarantee his own safety, because he may not be safe. The outbreak of the plague in the country is not by my choice, but my entering a country where it is present is my choice.

The questioner : The means of transport until he exits? No.

The Shaykh : No, it is not easier. Rely on Allah and stay. There is a difference; even in fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence) they say that repelling is easier than removing. So, repelling the calamities you are exposed to is easier than if it happened and you went to flee from it.