Many of these people traveled because of the harsh conditions in their home countries. For example, I traveled to pay off some of the debts I owed, and I did not know.
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The questioner : Also, so that the matter becomes clear, if you allow it, and if time permits for us.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. I mean, there is one or two examples to clarify the situation or some of the reasons that made the brothers need some time. For example, I was in Saudi Arabia and I had debts that I had incurred during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance for non-essential reasons. But Allah decreed that after we found the truth, we ask Allah to keep us firm upon it.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : So the demand from the people of religion became severe upon me, and large amounts became due to me. We found no way to stay in Saudi Arabia, especially since obtaining residency is very difficult, and obtaining work in a lawful manner is also difficult. Therefore, we came here before we knew the fatwa. The brothers sitting here accepted us in this country. We found, and praise be to Allah, that our Lord facilitated the matter for us. It is difficult to obtain the lawful status in work and so on. And by Allah, we hate and feel the bitterness of our presence in the land of disbelief through the situation we live in. But praise be to Allah, our presence in the congregational prayer and the brothers reminding each other, and they recite the Book of Allah and interpret it. And the tapes, praise be to Allah, there is no tape containing important matters concerning the religion from your Eminence that is not now in our hands, praise be to Allah. And before we contacted you, we were listening to some fatwas and some questions from some brothers that clarify some religious issues. This is one of the examples. The second example is a brother from the land of Morocco whose father and mother are not on the correct belief. When he entered the correct religion, they opposed him with the strongest opposition and expelled him from the house, considering that he brought something that contradicts customs and traditions and that he is not on the religion of the fathers in any way.
The Shaykh : And they do the same.
The questioner : Yes, and he has no source of livelihood or source of income, and they press him hard because they are spending on him. He wants to have his own so that he can be able to present the call to them and be accepted by them, because he is now in a weak position. But he wants to improve his circumstances, especially since there are institutions and factories in some jobs that are far from the fitnah of women. Jobs that take up all the time in work, then the prayer is performed. And we have a two-day weekend, so on these two days we gather to study the books of the correct Sunnah and the correct belief, if Allah wills. These are two examples to clarify the situation we are in.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. This example you mentioned before and after these examples comes to us in large numbers. But I believe that it is not a legal excuse. Perhaps you have understood and realized that the phrase known today as "the end justifies the means" or "the end does not justify the means." The first phrase is a Jewish-Zionist rule. The other is an Islamic rule. The Islamic rule is that the end does not justify the means. That is, a Muslim in some Islamic country is bothered by his family, his relatives, the closest people to him, his mother and father. This is not an excuse to leave his country and abandon his father and mother. He must be patient and endure, as was the case with the weak believers in Makkah al-Mukarramah until Allah the Exalted brought them relief. Therefore, a Muslim should not take a forbidden means to escape a problem he falls into. What is the problem for this Moroccan? That when the truth and the correct Islam became clear to him and he adopted it, his family opposed him. So he must endure. They expelled him, so let him go out and work as a farmer, a porter, a bread seller, a falafel seller, or whatever, because Allah the Exalted says:[At-Talaq 65:2-3]. This verse is something Muslims need to write in their hearts in a spiritual way. They should not inscribe it on their tablets and then hang it on the walls of their houses while their hearts are empty. This is the state of many Muslims today. You find signs in apartments written on them: [At-Talaq 65:2-3]. So if he is asked why you are an employee in the bank, he tells you, "I want to live." Why are you selling intoxicants? Why are you an employee of one who sells what is forbidden, and so on. You find they do not think about this verse with which they decorated the walls of their houses. Therefore, you must all think correctly to escape from those lands as soon as possible and improve your opinion of your Lord. No doubt you knew or learned later his saying (peace and blessings be upon him) about his Lord: . For this reason, I tell you and your companion and everyone around you: slowly, slowly. Hurry to flee with your religion from the land of your enemy, and Allah will be with you. That is enough for me here. Peace be upon you and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.
The questioner : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings and forgiveness.
The Shaykh : Please proceed.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. I mean, there is one or two examples to clarify the situation or some of the reasons that made the brothers need some time. For example, I was in Saudi Arabia and I had debts that I had incurred during the pre-Islamic age of ignorance for non-essential reasons. But Allah decreed that after we found the truth, we ask Allah to keep us firm upon it.
The Shaykh : Amen.
The questioner : So the demand from the people of religion became severe upon me, and large amounts became due to me. We found no way to stay in Saudi Arabia, especially since obtaining residency is very difficult, and obtaining work in a lawful manner is also difficult. Therefore, we came here before we knew the fatwa. The brothers sitting here accepted us in this country. We found, and praise be to Allah, that our Lord facilitated the matter for us. It is difficult to obtain the lawful status in work and so on. And by Allah, we hate and feel the bitterness of our presence in the land of disbelief through the situation we live in. But praise be to Allah, our presence in the congregational prayer and the brothers reminding each other, and they recite the Book of Allah and interpret it. And the tapes, praise be to Allah, there is no tape containing important matters concerning the religion from your Eminence that is not now in our hands, praise be to Allah. And before we contacted you, we were listening to some fatwas and some questions from some brothers that clarify some religious issues. This is one of the examples. The second example is a brother from the land of Morocco whose father and mother are not on the correct belief. When he entered the correct religion, they opposed him with the strongest opposition and expelled him from the house, considering that he brought something that contradicts customs and traditions and that he is not on the religion of the fathers in any way.
The Shaykh : And they do the same.
The questioner : Yes, and he has no source of livelihood or source of income, and they press him hard because they are spending on him. He wants to have his own so that he can be able to present the call to them and be accepted by them, because he is now in a weak position. But he wants to improve his circumstances, especially since there are institutions and factories in some jobs that are far from the fitnah of women. Jobs that take up all the time in work, then the prayer is performed. And we have a two-day weekend, so on these two days we gather to study the books of the correct Sunnah and the correct belief, if Allah wills. These are two examples to clarify the situation we are in.
The Shaykh : May Allah reward you. This example you mentioned before and after these examples comes to us in large numbers. But I believe that it is not a legal excuse. Perhaps you have understood and realized that the phrase known today as "the end justifies the means" or "the end does not justify the means." The first phrase is a Jewish-Zionist rule. The other is an Islamic rule. The Islamic rule is that the end does not justify the means. That is, a Muslim in some Islamic country is bothered by his family, his relatives, the closest people to him, his mother and father. This is not an excuse to leave his country and abandon his father and mother. He must be patient and endure, as was the case with the weak believers in Makkah al-Mukarramah until Allah the Exalted brought them relief. Therefore, a Muslim should not take a forbidden means to escape a problem he falls into. What is the problem for this Moroccan? That when the truth and the correct Islam became clear to him and he adopted it, his family opposed him. So he must endure. They expelled him, so let him go out and work as a farmer, a porter, a bread seller, a falafel seller, or whatever, because Allah the Exalted says:
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 اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُAnd 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 اللهَ يَجْعَلْ لَهُ مَخْرَجًا وَيَرْزُقْهُ مِنْ حَيْثُ لَا يَحْتَسِبُI am in accordance with the expectation of My servant of Me, so let him expect of Me what he wills.
أنا عند ظن عبد بي فليظن بي ما شاءThe questioner : And upon you be peace, and Allah's mercy and blessings and forgiveness.