What is your opinion of the statement of those who say: that it is permissible to reside in the lands of the disbelievers for the sake of da'wah?
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The questioner : In English
The questioner : The name of the one who said it is not mentioned, but there are those who say that there is no harm in a Muslim residing in the lands of disbelief if his purpose is da'wah and spreading the religion among them. What is your opinion of this?
The Shaykh : First, did you not get the answer to my question?
The questioner : Yes, it is the answer to the question. Yes, he has looked into the hadiths.
The Shaykh : They have reports; they have knowledge of the reports, and it is good. That statement he heard, whatever its source is, how does he reconcile it with those hadiths?
The questioner : In English.
The questioner : He is asking whether this is reconciled with that, and whether this is correct or not?
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, and him, or both of you together. We did not understand that there was a question.
The questioner : In English.
The Shaykh : Okay, one question.
The questioner : It is a question. He said that there are those who say.
The Shaykh : Is it correct?
The questioner : That such and such is the case, so what is your opinion of this?
The Shaykh : Was not the question: what is your opinion of this? So is it from you or from him?
The questioner : No, from me?
The Shaykh : And may Allah forgive both of you together. The important thing is that I do not think a Muslim scholar would utter the statement, as you just heard, that it is permissible to reside in the lands of disbelief for the sake of da'wah. But there are those who say, and I agree with the one who says, that it is permissible for a Muslim, under certain conditions, to go there for da'wah and return to his homeland, the land of Islam, not to reside among the disbelievers.
The questioner : In English.
The Shaykh : Because those hadiths you referred to are reasonable in meaning and are not merely devotional. Perhaps you can translate this phrase for me so I can proceed with the rest of what I have to say.
The questioner : Which hadiths?
The Shaykh : The ones you asked about; do they have knowledge of them or not?
The questioner : In English.
The questioner : The name of the one who said it is not mentioned, but there are those who say that there is no harm in a Muslim residing in the lands of disbelief if his purpose is da'wah and spreading the religion among them. What is your opinion of this?
The Shaykh : First, did you not get the answer to my question?
The questioner : Yes, it is the answer to the question. Yes, he has looked into the hadiths.
The Shaykh : They have reports; they have knowledge of the reports, and it is good. That statement he heard, whatever its source is, how does he reconcile it with those hadiths?
The questioner : In English.
The questioner : He is asking whether this is reconciled with that, and whether this is correct or not?
The Shaykh : May Allah forgive you, and him, or both of you together. We did not understand that there was a question.
The questioner : In English.
The Shaykh : Okay, one question.
The questioner : It is a question. He said that there are those who say.
The Shaykh : Is it correct?
The questioner : That such and such is the case, so what is your opinion of this?
The Shaykh : Was not the question: what is your opinion of this? So is it from you or from him?
The questioner : No, from me?
The Shaykh : And may Allah forgive both of you together. The important thing is that I do not think a Muslim scholar would utter the statement, as you just heard, that it is permissible to reside in the lands of disbelief for the sake of da'wah. But there are those who say, and I agree with the one who says, that it is permissible for a Muslim, under certain conditions, to go there for da'wah and return to his homeland, the land of Islam, not to reside among the disbelievers.
The questioner : In English.
The Shaykh : Because those hadiths you referred to are reasonable in meaning and are not merely devotional. Perhaps you can translate this phrase for me so I can proceed with the rest of what I have to say.
The questioner : Which hadiths?
The Shaykh : The ones you asked about; do they have knowledge of them or not?
The questioner : In English.
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