Is it permissible for a Muslim to travel to console his Muslim brother in another country?

The questioner : O Shaykh, is it permissible to travel to console one's Muslim brother? Is it permissible for a brother to travel to console his Muslim brother?

The Shaykh : I did not understand, what is permissible for the traveler?

The questioner : Is it permissible to travel to console one's Muslim brother?
Interjection : Does the man travel...?

The questioner : Does the man travel to console his Muslim brother?

The Shaykh : Yes, is it permissible for a Muslim to travel to console a Muslim in another country, to make the journey to him? I do not find, in what I know, anything that prevents that if there is no way to perform the consolation. However, today the means—praise be to Allah—are many and very many. So in the end we say: it is not permissible as long as the consolation can be achieved by telephone, telegram, mail, or the like. I do not say that traveling is not permissible; because it falls under the generality of his saying (peace and blessings be upon him): ; because the intent of this negation is that a person intends a specific place thinking that it has a special virtue or sanctity. But here, he is going to console a Muslim brother of his without intending the place where this Muslim is, so there is no difference for him whether he is in Iraq, Egypt, Europe, or another country. So I do not say that the argument is in this hadith, as I mentioned just now, but rather the argument is that this is a matter of excessive effort in achieving a prescribed matter that does not reach the ruling of obligation, but rather it is recommended. And this recommendation can be achieved by an easy means in the present age.
This is my answer to what you asked.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.