What is the ruling on the migration of Muslims from the West Bank to another Muslim country, and does this migration enable the Jews to take control of and occupy the West Bank?
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The Shaykh : Yes, please go ahead.
The questioner : The first question is about the people of the West Bank, meaning, is it permissible for them to leave the land and migrate to another country...
The Shaykh : They must leave, my brother. They must leave the land from which they were unable to expel the disbeliever, and move to a land where they are able to perform their Islamic rites.
The questioner : Does that mean they should leave the West Bank and move to another country, thereby enabling the enemies to take control of the land?
The Shaykh : I know you want to say this. What do you think of the first migrants who migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah? What did they do?
The questioner : They migrated, of course, from Makkah to al-Madinah, and then...
The Shaykh : Do not repeat yourself. Did they vacate the place for the disbelievers or not?
The questioner : This is, of course, in the case of their weakness, if they are weak.
The Shaykh: Did you not answer me?
The questioner : They vacated it.
The Shaykh : Well, and these people vacated it.
Another questioner : They are weak.
The Shaykh : These are better than those, in your opinion. No, those are much better than these, and therefore...
The questioner : They are better, but in the sense that they fight... they fight.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah reward you. You must submit your mind and opinion to your Shari'ah, not submit your Shari'ah to your mind. For I will not blame you no matter how great your mind is, even if you are mighty and very great, you are nothing compared to the mind of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), upon whom the revelation first descended, and then he applied it as it was revealed. He is the one who migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah. So why should a Muslim not follow his example by migrating from the country where the disbelievers are? Your argument, and that of others, is that we vacated the land for the disbelievers. Yes, you must vacate the land for the disbelievers so that you can prepare to expel the disbeliever from your country which they have occupied. That is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. So after he and his Companions migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah, what did he do? He prepared for the conquest of Makkah, and so he conquered it. Before that, he was gathering the Muslims and assembling them in al-Madinah in preparation for the conquest of the country from which the polytheists themselves were forced to leave. After Allah (Mighty and Majestic) enabled him to take Makkah and he conquered it, he said:Sahih al-Bukhari 3899 Therefore, do not judge by your mind, even if you were the most learned of the scholars of the world. [Al-Isra 17:85] And how are you, yes?
The questioner : The first question is about the people of the West Bank, meaning, is it permissible for them to leave the land and migrate to another country...
The Shaykh : They must leave, my brother. They must leave the land from which they were unable to expel the disbeliever, and move to a land where they are able to perform their Islamic rites.
The questioner : Does that mean they should leave the West Bank and move to another country, thereby enabling the enemies to take control of the land?
The Shaykh : I know you want to say this. What do you think of the first migrants who migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah? What did they do?
The questioner : They migrated, of course, from Makkah to al-Madinah, and then...
The Shaykh : Do not repeat yourself. Did they vacate the place for the disbelievers or not?
The questioner : This is, of course, in the case of their weakness, if they are weak.
The Shaykh: Did you not answer me?
The questioner : They vacated it.
The Shaykh : Well, and these people vacated it.
Another questioner : They are weak.
The Shaykh : These are better than those, in your opinion. No, those are much better than these, and therefore...
The questioner : They are better, but in the sense that they fight... they fight.
The Shaykh : My brother, may Allah reward you. You must submit your mind and opinion to your Shari'ah, not submit your Shari'ah to your mind. For I will not blame you no matter how great your mind is, even if you are mighty and very great, you are nothing compared to the mind of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), upon whom the revelation first descended, and then he applied it as it was revealed. He is the one who migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah. So why should a Muslim not follow his example by migrating from the country where the disbelievers are? Your argument, and that of others, is that we vacated the land for the disbelievers. Yes, you must vacate the land for the disbelievers so that you can prepare to expel the disbeliever from your country which they have occupied. That is what the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) did. So after he and his Companions migrated from Makkah to al-Madinah, what did he do? He prepared for the conquest of Makkah, and so he conquered it. Before that, he was gathering the Muslims and assembling them in al-Madinah in preparation for the conquest of the country from which the polytheists themselves were forced to leave. After Allah (Mighty and Majestic) enabled him to take Makkah and he conquered it, he said:
Narrated Mujahid bin Jabir Al-Makki: `Abdullah bin `Umar used to say, "There is no more Hijrah (i.e. migration) after the Conquest of Mecca."
لا هجرة بعد الفتحAnd mankind have not been given of knowledge except a little."
وما أوتيتم من العلم إلا قليلا
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