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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible for a city dweller to settle in the desert?

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The Shaykh : No, I say it is not permissible to leave the city for the desert. This is a new thing for some people. It is not permissible to leave the city for the desert. Why? Because the city has knowledge, it has culture, it has mosques, it has schools, it has, etc. The desert has nothing except, as some Bedouins say, it has only the desert, only the wilderness. Then he (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Whoever lives in the desert becomes rough من بدا جفا
Whoever lives in the desert becomes rough من بدا جفا
Do you know the meaning of this hadith? Yes? Do you know it?
Whoever lives in the desert becomes rough من بدا جفا
It means his nature becomes rough, harsh, and dry.
Whoever lives in the desert becomes rough من بدا جفا
So Islam commands the city dweller to remain a city dweller, and commands the Bedouin to become a city dweller, and forbids the city dweller from becoming a Bedouin. In fact, in the time of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), the Bedouins who lived in the desert were not included in the spoils that came to the Muslims due to the Islamic conquests unless they came to live in the city with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him).
The summary is that leaving is prescribed and remaining is prescribed, so I gave you an example.
Source www.al-albany.com

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