What is the ruling on emigrating to lands of disbelief? And what are the conditions for that?
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The questioner : The Lebanese brothers, under a disbelieving state, faced many problems that forced them to emigrate, ... , and they cannot go to an Islamic country, ... , so they were compelled to emigrate to this country whose rulers deal with their disbelief better than many of the rulers of Islamic lands deal with them. For example, there they are blamed ... ?
The Shaykh : First—may Allah bless you—you must look at the community as a whole, not at individuals among them, such as the rulers. It is truly regrettable what you mentioned just now, that some disbelieving governments allow the individual to live under their shadow in a materially happier life than his material life under an Islamic state, as they say. But it is not hidden from everyone that what is known today as "the end justifies the means" is not of Islam at all. The fact that a Muslim lives a difficult life materially, and conversely lives a happy life in this regard in lands of disbelief, does not justify for him to increase the number of disbelievers and decrease the number of Muslims. The Muslim rulers represent very, very few individuals relative to the Islamic society. Then, the emigration of Muslims to those lands is not within the limits of the necessity that you mentioned just now. We have known for decades that America was named the land of emigration, and those who went there were not compelled to seek a good, abundant livelihood. They called themselves emigrants, and as a result, the place of their emigration was named the land of emigration. This is a reversal of the Islamic facts, which state that if a Muslim was a disbeliever before his Islam and lived with his disbelieving people, then Allah guided him and he embraced Islam, he must hasten to emigrate to the lands of Islam. How is it that we now reverse this system of Islam? We see that there is no harm in Muslims emigrating from their lands, whatever the state of their lands regarding their rulers. This is absolutely not permissible. As for necessities, they have their rulings, and "necessities permit the prohibited." But I see something else on this occasion, which I do not think is hidden from all our brothers present: that they may include in the category of necessity what is not of it. That is, so that he does not fall into what compels him, he commits the violation. This is not hidden from you all. It is not necessity. Necessity is when a person falls between two evils and must choose one of them. Then it is said to him: "Necessities permit the prohibited," based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:. As for me, out of fear that I will be afflicted with poverty, or out of fear that I will be harmed, so I violate the Shari'ah and emigrate to lands of disbelief, or for example, I collect haram wealth so that I do not fall into hardship in living; this is not of necessity at all. The Lebanese or others you mentioned, I believe they did not fall into necessity. Because we know that Lebanese people live in many Arab countries. What is the difference between those who were compelled to emigrate from Lebanon because of the fitnah and fighting in it, and they were compelled to emigrate to Muslim lands, and those who emigrated to lands of disbelief and misguidance? There is no difference between these and those. The only difference is that the group that emigrated to lands of Islam violated the Shari'ah, whereas those did not violate the Shari'ah. And we are not looking for intentions now. What did those intend who were compelled to leave Lebanon for Arab lands? And what did those intend who were compelled to leave Lebanese lands for disbelieving lands? This is their account with Allah, the Mighty and Majestic. But we say that those who emigrated to lands of Islam fell into violation, and conversely, those who emigrated to lands of disbelief have violated. It may be said: some were compelled. We say: Allah knows best about them. If that is the case, then Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, is Forgiving and Merciful. As for opening the door to permitting emigration to lands of disbelief and misguidance by the ruling of necessity, first, and second, people are not jurists, and they are not careful in defining the meaning of necessity, so that they are truly responsive to the ruling of the Shari'ah in their adherence to "necessities permit the prohibited." This is what I have, and Allah knows best.
The questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : , meaning there are facts about the reality of Muslims in Australia specifically, and in Western lands generally, that are not known except by those who have lived in those lands and engaged in da'wah. So the children of Muslims are on their way either to becoming Jews or to becoming Christians, and that is for the following reasons:
First: They are taught and raised by Jews and Christians in schools five days a week, at a rate of eight hours every day. Education is mixed. Pornographic films are shown to them in their schools. Swimming is also mixed. Their companions are Jews and Christians. If you asked them about their belief in 'Isa (peace be upon him), they would answer you with the words of the Christians that he was crucified, and that he is the son of Allah, as they see that on television screens. If you asked them about the origin of man, they would tell you a monkey, as they learned. If you asked them about the prophets, they know nothing about them except 'Isa, Musa, and Ibrahim, whom they mention on television screens in Australia. If you asked them about the Hereafter, they know only its name, but they know nothing about what is in it. If you asked them about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), some do not know that he is a prophet, and some said to me: Did the Messenger of Allah die?
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : By Allah, it is a very, very painful and serious situation there.
The Shaykh : By action.
The questioner : If you asked them about the punishment of the grave, they do not believe in it; because there, in the Australian cemetery, some of the dead are burned on Friday. So they asked how Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will punish them when they have been burned? So they do not believe in it, besides their complete loyalty to them, besides taking them as rulers over us and calling for them. It means a very painful reality.
The Shaykh : These are facts—may Allah bless you—whoever does not know them; it is implied by the mere emigration of Muslims to lands of disbelief; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he said:; that means he sees that there is a widespread and terrible evil between the neighborliness of a Muslim and a disbeliever, neighborliness only, so what about if he resides in their lands and lives their life? Likewise, he (may Allah's prayers and peace be upon him) said in the authentic hadith: , so harm must occur, even if it is a small percentage, to the Muslim who associates with the polytheists and mixes with them, as he (peace be upon him) said: , and the hadith of the person who killed ninety-nine souls, as he (peace be upon him) said.
The questioner : Association?
The Shaykh : Mixing.
So he (peace be upon him) said:, but it is very clear from the context of the story, and it is from the authentic Israelite narratives; because the Messenger spoke of it first, then the owners of the authentic collections narrated it second, like al-Bukhari and Muslim. It appears from the details of this story that the man was truly sincere and wanted to repent, but he wanted someone to guide him to the way of sincere repentance. So he continued to ask for the most knowledgeable person on earth, and in this instance, he was directed to a scholar. He came to him and said to him: , and this indicates his eagerness for repentance, because when he heard the answer from the advising scholar, he did not say as people say today: My brother, I am compelled, and life has become narrow for me in the land of Islam, so I want to go to lands of disbelief. No, he did not say any of that at all. Rather, he immediately left the village where he lived, was raised, and corrupted, to the righteous village. And here death came to him, . So this man, the scholar, is a jurist . So what is the matter with Muslims today emigrating from lands of Islam to lands of disbelief, which are all open sinfulness and lewdness, corruption in belief, corruption in behavior and morals, in transactions, in everything, as you described, and ask an expert about it.
The questioner : That is why our last sermon was that we told them it is not permissible for a Muslim to reside in the lands of disbelief with the intention of living there, unless it is for the purpose of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and he lives alone without his family.
The Shaykh : This is correct.
The questioner : Because the children, by Allah, are on the path to being lost.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, we have heard that there are people in America, so-and-so, his name is George ibn Muhammad.
The questioner : Yes, he changed his name, ... and his sons now are not known to be of any religion.
The Shaykh : Perhaps ... in misleading the people of the Sunnah. Anyone else?
The questioner : I was told that there is ... the migration to Abyssinia, al-Ghamari was less ... than the disbeliever, and yet ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean they have followers?
The questioner : Yes, Sufism and Jahmiyyah and ... the people of the Sunnah.
The questioner : And with them - also - the work of the Jewish Masons, they have Masonry, it is established from al-Habashi that he forbade fighting the Jews when he entered ... , on the pretext that they cannot resist the Jews.
Another questioner : So that the creed is corrected.
The questioner : And in the area where he used to live .. Abu Haydar was never struck, and his men carried weapons while others could not even carry a knife, so they said: This is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) among the karamahs ofThe Shaykh .
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner : So all of it - what Allah willed! - is the karamah of loyalty to the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Okay, this speech is recorded, Professor, is it cut off or not, or how?
The questioner : With his men, they are very keen on not revealing such truths.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... Add to that that they permit uncovering and sexual immorality.
The Shaykh : Do they permit it like that?
The questioner : They say on the pretext that all of this is from the minor sins, and a woman going down to the sea in a bikini is from the minor sins, and zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) with a disbeliever woman is permissible because it is an insult to her religion, they are callers to uncovering and callers, pigs, as for their servitude to .
Another questioner : Iran?
The questioner : Other than Iran, for its sister Syria, it is very clear, all of them are with intelligence services, they killed one of the callers to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) among us, callers to the creed - may Allah curse them -, perhaps you have looked at the book - he is a young man, twenty-one years old - Usama al-Qassab, this book is about the exaltation of Allah above His creation, I think it reached you, but he is an active man, what Allah willed.
Another questioner : ... Killed?
The questioner : Killed, they killed him, but through the intelligence services, meaning a man who corrupts in the earth, if the highway robbers are killed because they corrupt in the earth; then this one cuts the religion and cuts the creed and cuts everything, he causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the Muslims, and add to that that it is established with certainty that he has a sorcerer.
The Shaykh : He has one?
The questioner : A Turkish sorcerer, and the proof is the one who walks in that gait turns upside down, I don't know! He is terrified, meaning ... it becomes strange, so the brothers want a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) that puts hearts at ease, perhaps Allah will relieve them from this tyrant.
The Shaykh : ... ... ... .
The Shaykh : First—may Allah bless you—you must look at the community as a whole, not at individuals among them, such as the rulers. It is truly regrettable what you mentioned just now, that some disbelieving governments allow the individual to live under their shadow in a materially happier life than his material life under an Islamic state, as they say. But it is not hidden from everyone that what is known today as "the end justifies the means" is not of Islam at all. The fact that a Muslim lives a difficult life materially, and conversely lives a happy life in this regard in lands of disbelief, does not justify for him to increase the number of disbelievers and decrease the number of Muslims. The Muslim rulers represent very, very few individuals relative to the Islamic society. Then, the emigration of Muslims to those lands is not within the limits of the necessity that you mentioned just now. We have known for decades that America was named the land of emigration, and those who went there were not compelled to seek a good, abundant livelihood. They called themselves emigrants, and as a result, the place of their emigration was named the land of emigration. This is a reversal of the Islamic facts, which state that if a Muslim was a disbeliever before his Islam and lived with his disbelieving people, then Allah guided him and he embraced Islam, he must hasten to emigrate to the lands of Islam. How is it that we now reverse this system of Islam? We see that there is no harm in Muslims emigrating from their lands, whatever the state of their lands regarding their rulers. This is absolutely not permissible. As for necessities, they have their rulings, and "necessities permit the prohibited." But I see something else on this occasion, which I do not think is hidden from all our brothers present: that they may include in the category of necessity what is not of it. That is, so that he does not fall into what compels him, he commits the violation. This is not hidden from you all. It is not necessity. Necessity is when a person falls between two evils and must choose one of them. Then it is said to him: "Necessities permit the prohibited," based on the saying of Allah, the Exalted:
except what you are compelled to by necessity
إلا ما اضطررتم إليهThe questioner: His EminenceThe Shaykh : , meaning there are facts about the reality of Muslims in Australia specifically, and in Western lands generally, that are not known except by those who have lived in those lands and engaged in da'wah. So the children of Muslims are on their way either to becoming Jews or to becoming Christians, and that is for the following reasons:
First: They are taught and raised by Jews and Christians in schools five days a week, at a rate of eight hours every day. Education is mixed. Pornographic films are shown to them in their schools. Swimming is also mixed. Their companions are Jews and Christians. If you asked them about their belief in 'Isa (peace be upon him), they would answer you with the words of the Christians that he was crucified, and that he is the son of Allah, as they see that on television screens. If you asked them about the origin of man, they would tell you a monkey, as they learned. If you asked them about the prophets, they know nothing about them except 'Isa, Musa, and Ibrahim, whom they mention on television screens in Australia. If you asked them about the Hereafter, they know only its name, but they know nothing about what is in it. If you asked them about the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), some do not know that he is a prophet, and some said to me: Did the Messenger of Allah die?
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : By Allah, it is a very, very painful and serious situation there.
The Shaykh : By action.
The questioner : If you asked them about the punishment of the grave, they do not believe in it; because there, in the Australian cemetery, some of the dead are burned on Friday. So they asked how Allah, the Mighty and Majestic, will punish them when they have been burned? So they do not believe in it, besides their complete loyalty to them, besides taking them as rulers over us and calling for them. It means a very painful reality.
The Shaykh : These are facts—may Allah bless you—whoever does not know them; it is implied by the mere emigration of Muslims to lands of disbelief; because the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when he said:
The Muslim and the polytheist should not see each other's fires.
المسلم والمشرك لا تتراءَى نارهماThe example of a good companion is like the seller of musk: either he gives you some, or you buy from him, or you smell a pleasant scent from him. And the example of a bad companion is like the blacksmith: either he burns your clothes, or you smell a foul odor from him.
مثل الجليس الصالح كمثل بائع المسك ، إما أن يُحذيك ، وإما أن تشتري منه ، وإما أن تشمَّ منه رائحة طيبة ، ومثل الجليس السوء كمثل الحداد ، إما أن يحرق ثيابك ، وإما أن تشمَّ منه رائحة كريهةWhoever associates with a disbeliever is like him.
من جامع المشرك ؛ فهو مثلهThe questioner : Association?
The Shaykh : Mixing.
So he (peace be upon him) said:
There was among those before you a man who killed ninety-nine souls, then he wanted to repent, so he asked about the most knowledgeable person on earth and was directed to a monk - meaning: an ignorant worshipper - so he came to him and said to him: I have killed ninety-nine souls without right; do I have a repentance? He said: You killed ninety-nine souls, and you ask if you have a repentance? You have no repentance, so he killed him and completed the number.
كان فيمن قبلكم رجل قتل تسعة و تسعين نفسًا ، ثم أراد أن يتوب ، فسأل عن أعلم أهل الأرض فدُلَّ على راهب - أي : على متعبِّد جاهل - فأتاه وقال له : أنا قتلت تسعة و تسعين نفسًا بغير حق ؛ ألي توبة ؟ قال : قتلت تسعة و تسعين نفسًا ، وتسأل هل لك توبة ؟ لا توبة لك ، فقتله وأكمل به العددI have killed a hundred souls without right; do I have a repentance? So he answered him: Who is preventing you from it? But you - here is the point - are in a bad land, so leave it for such-and-such a land, whose people are righteous, so he left his village.
إني قتلت مائة نفس بغير حق ؛ فهل لي من توبة ؟ فأجابه : من يحول بينك وبينها ؟ ولكنك - هنا الشاهد - بأرض سوء ، فاخرج منها إلى الأرض الفلانية ، الصالح أهلها ، فخرج من قريتهSo the angels of mercy and the angels of punishment differed over who would take charge of taking his soul, so Allah - Mighty and Majestic - sent a judge to them saying: Look at which of the two villages he was closer to and assign him to its people, so they measured the distance between him and each of the two villages and found him closer to the village whose people are righteous by the amount a person can see while walking, because a person does not walk like this; so the angels of mercy took charge of him.
فاختلفت ملائكة الرحمة وملائكة العذاب فيمن يتولَّى قبض روحه ، فأرسل الله - عز وجل - إليهم حَكمًا أن انظروا إلى أيِّ القريتين كان أقرب فألحقوه بأهلها ، فقاسوا ما بينه وبين كل من القريتين فوجدوه أقرب إلى القرية الصالح أهلها بمقدار ما يبين الإنسان في أثناء مِشيته ، لأن الإنسان ما يمشي هكذا ؛ فتولَّته ملائكة الرحمةYou are in a bad land, so leave it
إنك بأرض سوء فاخرج منهاThe questioner : That is why our last sermon was that we told them it is not permissible for a Muslim to reside in the lands of disbelief with the intention of living there, unless it is for the purpose of da'wah (calling others to Islam), and he lives alone without his family.
The Shaykh : This is correct.
The questioner : Because the children, by Allah, are on the path to being lost.
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, we have heard that there are people in America, so-and-so, his name is George ibn Muhammad.
The questioner : Yes, he changed his name, ... and his sons now are not known to be of any religion.
The Shaykh : Perhaps ... in misleading the people of the Sunnah. Anyone else?
The questioner : I was told that there is ... the migration to Abyssinia, al-Ghamari was less ... than the disbeliever, and yet ... .
The Shaykh : Do you mean they have followers?
The questioner : Yes, Sufism and Jahmiyyah and ... the people of the Sunnah.
The questioner : And with them - also - the work of the Jewish Masons, they have Masonry, it is established from al-Habashi that he forbade fighting the Jews when he entered ... , on the pretext that they cannot resist the Jews.
Another questioner : So that the creed is corrected.
The questioner : And in the area where he used to live .. Abu Haydar was never struck, and his men carried weapons while others could not even carry a knife, so they said: This is a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person) among the karamahs ofThe Shaykh .
The Shaykh : What Allah willed!
The questioner : So all of it - what Allah willed! - is the karamah of loyalty to the disbelievers.
The Shaykh : Okay, this speech is recorded, Professor, is it cut off or not, or how?
The questioner : With his men, they are very keen on not revealing such truths.
The Shaykh : ... .
The questioner : ... Add to that that they permit uncovering and sexual immorality.
The Shaykh : Do they permit it like that?
The questioner : They say on the pretext that all of this is from the minor sins, and a woman going down to the sea in a bikini is from the minor sins, and zina (unlawful sexual intercourse) with a disbeliever woman is permissible because it is an insult to her religion, they are callers to uncovering and callers, pigs, as for their servitude to .
Another questioner : Iran?
The questioner : Other than Iran, for its sister Syria, it is very clear, all of them are with intelligence services, they killed one of the callers to tawhid (the oneness of Allah) among us, callers to the creed - may Allah curse them -, perhaps you have looked at the book - he is a young man, twenty-one years old - Usama al-Qassab, this book is about the exaltation of Allah above His creation, I think it reached you, but he is an active man, what Allah willed.
Another questioner : ... Killed?
The questioner : Killed, they killed him, but through the intelligence services, meaning a man who corrupts in the earth, if the highway robbers are killed because they corrupt in the earth; then this one cuts the religion and cuts the creed and cuts everything, he causes fitnah (trial, discord or temptation) among the Muslims, and add to that that it is established with certainty that he has a sorcerer.
The Shaykh : He has one?
The questioner : A Turkish sorcerer, and the proof is the one who walks in that gait turns upside down, I don't know! He is terrified, meaning ... it becomes strange, so the brothers want a fatwa (a scholarly legal ruling) that puts hearts at ease, perhaps Allah will relieve them from this tyrant.
The Shaykh : ... ... ... .
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