When is a land called a land of Islam or a land of disbelief, and what is the legal criterion for that?
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The questioner : Shaykh, I have a question?
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In reality, there are two questions. As for the first question: I saw, while we were preparing for prayer, one of the senior brothers delaying a boy or a young man, and delaying an older brother; so what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding that? And the second question, which is completely different from this, is: When do we rule that this land is a land of Islam, or that this land is a land of disbelief? I heard a questioner ask you before that this is an Islamic state ruled by disbelievers, so it seemed to me that there was a contradiction in the two statements; so what is your opinion, may you be blessed?
The Shaykh : I do not think anyone said an Islamic state is ruled by disbelievers. It is permissible to say: a Muslim nation or people. But an Islamic state ruled by disbelievers, I do not think anyone says that!! In any case.
The questioner : He said it, he said it, he said it, Shaykh.
Another questioner : He said it just now!
The Shaykh : Regarding the word state, state!!
The questioner : The system of Islam, the system.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : In reality, there are two questions. As for the first question: I saw, while we were preparing for prayer, one of the senior brothers delaying a boy or a young man, and delaying an older brother; so what is the ruling of the Shari'ah regarding that? And the second question, which is completely different from this, is: When do we rule that this land is a land of Islam, or that this land is a land of disbelief? I heard a questioner ask you before that this is an Islamic state ruled by disbelievers, so it seemed to me that there was a contradiction in the two statements; so what is your opinion, may you be blessed?
The Shaykh : I do not think anyone said an Islamic state is ruled by disbelievers. It is permissible to say: a Muslim nation or people. But an Islamic state ruled by disbelievers, I do not think anyone says that!! In any case.
The questioner : He said it, he said it, he said it, Shaykh.
Another questioner : He said it just now!
The Shaykh : Regarding the word state, state!!
The questioner : The system of Islam, the system.
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