Is it true that you prevented the youth from emigrating to Britain specifically, among the lands of disbelief?
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The questioner : ... from the brothers, O Shaykh, from Makkah regarding emigration to the lands of disbelief.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it true that you prevented emigration to Britain specifically?
The Shaykh : It is not Britain or any other; all lands of disbelief are not a homeland for the Muslim. There is no difference between one land and another in all lands of disbelief, but the issue is dire necessity. If a Muslim, unfortunately, is not allowed to enter any Islamic country today, and he goes to Britain, or not Germany, or not France, what does he do? This falls under the previous research: if a Muslim is compelled to commit what is forbidden, then it is not forbidden for him. As for us, we do not single out Britain by name; it is not permissible to emigrate to any of the lands of disbelief.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : Is it true that you prevented emigration to Britain specifically?
The Shaykh : It is not Britain or any other; all lands of disbelief are not a homeland for the Muslim. There is no difference between one land and another in all lands of disbelief, but the issue is dire necessity. If a Muslim, unfortunately, is not allowed to enter any Islamic country today, and he goes to Britain, or not Germany, or not France, what does he do? This falls under the previous research: if a Muslim is compelled to commit what is forbidden, then it is not forbidden for him. As for us, we do not single out Britain by name; it is not permissible to emigrate to any of the lands of disbelief.
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