What is the ruling on traveling to the lands of disbelief for the sake of a livelihood, because it is not available in his Muslim country?
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The questioner : The last question remains, and you know the problem of the Palestinians who have returned to Jordan and Syria. I know a large family, four young men, a mother, and a father, who have no work at all. The situation in Syria is not hidden from you; it is very bad.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : One of them spoke to me and said, "I want to come to Canada because there is absolutely no work there." And you know my opinion, O Shaykh, regarding the matter I mentioned to you once, that I do not want anyone to come from an Islamic country to a disbeliever's country.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They, in truth, we ask Allah for well-being.
The Shaykh : Did you not clarify the question?
The questioner : The question is that they are unable to find work.
The Shaykh : I understood.
The questioner : No one in the family is working; they are still living on the amount they brought with them from Kuwait. He told me he wants to sell a car they have, but they cannot sell it until the Kuwaiti embassy in Damascus certifies that it was actually their property. And to do this, they must pay ten thousand Syrian pounds. Imagine, O Shaykh, the Kuwaiti embassy asking for ten thousand Syrian pounds.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : By Allah, we hear strange stories, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Even one of the brothers who came from the officials of the Heritage Revival Department—I used to think their mindset was different—I asked, "What is the situation of the Palestinians with you in Kuwait?" He knows me; he was a brother of ours who used to work with us.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He said, "By Allah, my brother, the general feeling among the people is that they do not want them."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : I seek refuge in Allah. It is as if you are saying there is nothing wrong with it, as long as the whole people want this.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : You have hurt me in this, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. We seek help from Allah.
The questioner : Do you see a possibility that he can come here?
The Shaykh : No, we do not tell him:[At-Talaq 65:2-3] And the earth of Allah is spacious, so let him fear Allah and set out.
The questioner : This is not with me, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : ... We heard your voice, may you be well. As for the book "Al-Sahihah," may Allah reward you with good, but the brother has not sent it to me yet.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : But one of the brothers mentioned to me that you gave it to him to deliver it to me.
The Shaykh : Does that mean the brother has not handed it to you yet?
The questioner : I have not received it yet.
The Shaykh : May your receiving it be soon.
The questioner : If Allah wills, the brother is a dear friend of ours, meaning...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : By Allah, we think the best of him.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you and him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you all with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : But... is it possible after the 'Isha' prayer? I do not know.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : One of them spoke to me and said, "I want to come to Canada because there is absolutely no work there." And you know my opinion, O Shaykh, regarding the matter I mentioned to you once, that I do not want anyone to come from an Islamic country to a disbeliever's country.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : They, in truth, we ask Allah for well-being.
The Shaykh : Did you not clarify the question?
The questioner : The question is that they are unable to find work.
The Shaykh : I understood.
The questioner : No one in the family is working; they are still living on the amount they brought with them from Kuwait. He told me he wants to sell a car they have, but they cannot sell it until the Kuwaiti embassy in Damascus certifies that it was actually their property. And to do this, they must pay ten thousand Syrian pounds. Imagine, O Shaykh, the Kuwaiti embassy asking for ten thousand Syrian pounds.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : By Allah, we hear strange stories, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Helper.
The questioner : Even one of the brothers who came from the officials of the Heritage Revival Department—I used to think their mindset was different—I asked, "What is the situation of the Palestinians with you in Kuwait?" He knows me; he was a brother of ours who used to work with us.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : He said, "By Allah, my brother, the general feeling among the people is that they do not want them."
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : I seek refuge in Allah. It is as if you are saying there is nothing wrong with it, as long as the whole people want this.
The Shaykh: Allahu Akbar.
The questioner : You have hurt me in this, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Allah is the Greatest. We seek help from Allah.
The questioner : Do you see a possibility that he can come here?
The Shaykh : No, we do not tell him:
And whoever fears Allah - He will make for him a way out (3) And will provide for him from where he does not expect.
وَمَنْ يَتَّقِ اللَّهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا * وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُThe questioner : This is not with me, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Okay, may Allah reward you.
The questioner : ... We heard your voice, may you be well. As for the book "Al-Sahihah," may Allah reward you with good, but the brother has not sent it to me yet.
The Shaykh : What?
The questioner : But one of the brothers mentioned to me that you gave it to him to deliver it to me.
The Shaykh : Does that mean the brother has not handed it to you yet?
The questioner : I have not received it yet.
The Shaykh : May your receiving it be soon.
The questioner : If Allah wills, the brother is a dear friend of ours, meaning...
The Shaykh : Yes, yes.
The questioner : By Allah, we think the best of him.
The Shaykh : May Allah bless you and him.
The questioner : May Allah reward you all with good, O Shaykh.
The Shaykh : And you too, my brother.
The questioner : Peace be upon you and Allah's mercy and blessings.
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings and His forgiveness.
The questioner : But... is it possible after the 'Isha' prayer? I do not know.
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