I am from wretched Syria, and I was residing in Libya for three years. I am choosing between dutifulness to my parents, commitment [to the religion], and the government we have. What [should I do]?
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The questioner : I am from sister Syria, and I was residing in Libya for three years. Now I know nothing about the situation, and now I am choosing between dutifulness to my parents, commitment [to the religion], and the government we have. What do you advise us?
The Shaykh : The parents are in Libya.
The questioner : No, they are in Syria, and I want to go to them. The visit is, of course, one of the brothers advised me to ask.
The Shaykh : If you go and visit your parents in Syria, they are residing in Syria.
The questioner : They are residing in Syria, and for three years.
The Shaykh : You have not known them or seen them for three years.
The questioner : No, I saw them, but only twelve days out of a year and two months approximately.
The Shaykh : And they wish that you reside with them.
The questioner : They wish that I visit them.
The Shaykh : Do you visit them or reside with them?
The questioner : No, I visit them, because I work in Libya, meaning.
The Shaykh : What is the question?
The questioner : The question is how I deal with our government.
The Shaykh : Do not ask about how you deal with the government; rather, ask how you deal with yourselves. Allah the Exalted said:[Al-Ma'idah 5:105] So do not think, and do not ask yourselves how you deal with a government that does not rule by what Allah has revealed. Did you understand up to here?
The questioner : May Allah will it
The Shaykh : Okay, so you must fear Allah, and you and those like you among the youth, within the limits of what the situation allows you. If you are able to face [the situation] by moving from that country to another country where you can perform the rituals of your religion more, it is obligatory for you to emigrate. Otherwise, fear Allah within the limits of your ability. Perhaps you understood me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.
The Shaykh : The parents are in Libya.
The questioner : No, they are in Syria, and I want to go to them. The visit is, of course, one of the brothers advised me to ask.
The Shaykh : If you go and visit your parents in Syria, they are residing in Syria.
The questioner : They are residing in Syria, and for three years.
The Shaykh : You have not known them or seen them for three years.
The questioner : No, I saw them, but only twelve days out of a year and two months approximately.
The Shaykh : And they wish that you reside with them.
The questioner : They wish that I visit them.
The Shaykh : Do you visit them or reside with them?
The questioner : No, I visit them, because I work in Libya, meaning.
The Shaykh : What is the question?
The questioner : The question is how I deal with our government.
The Shaykh : Do not ask about how you deal with the government; rather, ask how you deal with yourselves. Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, upon you is [responsibility for] yourselves. Those who have gone astray will not harm you when you have been guided
يا أيها الذين آمنوا عليكم أنفسكم لا يضركم من ضلّ إذا إهتديتمThe questioner : May Allah will it
The Shaykh : Okay, so you must fear Allah, and you and those like you among the youth, within the limits of what the situation allows you. If you are able to face [the situation] by moving from that country to another country where you can perform the rituals of your religion more, it is obligatory for you to emigrate. Otherwise, fear Allah within the limits of your ability. Perhaps you understood me.
The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.