What is the ruling on settlement? "The settlement of the People of the Book in the Arabian Peninsula." And is one who resides in a country for six months considered a settler?
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The Shaykh : Disbelievers, in the general sense, are not permitted to settle in these lands that the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) called the Peninsula. Settling there is not permissible, but entering and exiting for trade is permissible, and this is in the interest of the Muslims.
The questioner : It seems to me that I understood from our master, Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), a fatwa I read in one of the newspapers, that he does not permit even the maids who enter, or the experts who come with the status of experts.
The Shaykh : In these lands, of course?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Not the Peninsula in general, but the Peninsula in the legal sense.
The questioner : Makkah, Jeddah, and Yemen.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And the Gulf states, these are Oman and the Gulf states, and this falls into the meaning we discussed, whether it is included or not included, and I do not think it is included, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : If a person stays for six months for a mission, is this considered settlement?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Well, why the maids, who may go and come back.
The Shaykh : Go and come back?
The questioner : They come back after a year, for example, or the foreigners...
The Shaykh : Because realistically, it appears that they live and die there.
The questioner : The objective is the absence of staying.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I mean, Makkah and al-Madinah are the same, meaning the current situation does not allow them to enter at all.
The Shaykh : What is the current situation?
The questioner : They do not allow them to enter at all, not even for trade.
Another questioner: Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter Makkah.
The questioner : Under any circumstances.
The Shaykh : No, no. Makkah has a special ruling. It is permissible to enter al-Madinah because this has occurred, but settlement is not permissible. As for Makkah, they must not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs.
Another questioner: Regarding the hadith, you clarified to us that this hadith is not a report in the sense that it is not...
The Shaykh : It is legislation, legislation...
Another questioner: Yes, but it is an encouragement and exhortation.
The Shaykh : Correct, and it is so.
Another questioner: The Sacred Mosque, is it the entirety of Makkah or...
The Shaykh : Sometimes one way and sometimes another. Sometimes it refers to the mosque where prayer is performed, and sometimes it refers to the Haram.
The questioner : It seems to me that I understood from our master, Shaykh Ibn Baz (may Allah have mercy on him), a fatwa I read in one of the newspapers, that he does not permit even the maids who enter, or the experts who come with the status of experts.
The Shaykh : In these lands, of course?
The questioner : It is not permissible.
The Shaykh : Not the Peninsula in general, but the Peninsula in the legal sense.
The questioner : Makkah, Jeddah, and Yemen.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : And the Gulf states, these are Oman and the Gulf states, and this falls into the meaning we discussed, whether it is included or not included, and I do not think it is included, and Allah knows best.
The questioner : If a person stays for six months for a mission, is this considered settlement?
The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : Well, why the maids, who may go and come back.
The Shaykh : Go and come back?
The questioner : They come back after a year, for example, or the foreigners...
The Shaykh : Because realistically, it appears that they live and die there.
The questioner : The objective is the absence of staying.
The Shaykh : Yes, exactly.
The questioner : I mean, Makkah and al-Madinah are the same, meaning the current situation does not allow them to enter at all.
The Shaykh : What is the current situation?
The questioner : They do not allow them to enter at all, not even for trade.
Another questioner: Non-Muslims are not allowed to enter Makkah.
The questioner : Under any circumstances.
The Shaykh : No, no. Makkah has a special ruling. It is permissible to enter al-Madinah because this has occurred, but settlement is not permissible. As for Makkah, they must not approach the Sacred Mosque after this year of theirs.
Another questioner: Regarding the hadith, you clarified to us that this hadith is not a report in the sense that it is not...
The Shaykh : It is legislation, legislation...
Another questioner: Yes, but it is an encouragement and exhortation.
The Shaykh : Correct, and it is so.
Another questioner: The Sacred Mosque, is it the entirety of Makkah or...
The Shaykh : Sometimes one way and sometimes another. Sometimes it refers to the mosque where prayer is performed, and sometimes it refers to the Haram.