What is the ruling on entering or leaving a country where there is a plague?
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The questioner : Entering or leaving a country where there is a plague.
The Shaykh : Leaving is known, and entering is also known; he said, "Do not enter it."
The questioner : Is it forbidden or disliked?
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden; the default ruling for a prohibition is that it is forbidden.
The questioner : You are translating al-Bukhari.
The Shaykh : No, when al-Bukhari and other earlier scholars use the term "disliked," they mean by it
The Shaykh : Leaving is known, and entering is also known; he said, "Do not enter it."
The questioner : Is it forbidden or disliked?
The Shaykh : The apparent meaning of the prohibition is that it is forbidden; the default ruling for a prohibition is that it is forbidden.
The questioner : You are translating al-Bukhari.
The Shaykh : No, when al-Bukhari and other earlier scholars use the term "disliked," they mean by it
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قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، 3647 - 4600 ما حكم الدخول أو الخروج من البلاد التي فيها طاعون؟ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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