What is the general Islamic situation in Libya?
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The Shaykh : But if someone were to ask you about the general Islamic situation in Libya, is the general situation under pressure or not?
The questioner : There is pressure.
The Shaykh : Is the general situation under pressure or not?
The questioner : Do you mean the situation of the youth?
The Shaykh : I mean Muslims in general. I am asking you about the general situation.
The questioner : No, the general public is not under pressure.
The Shaykh : They are not under pressure.
The questioner : I mean, a man prays like this.
The Shaykh : ... All you have is Islam in that he prays. Is it possible for you to call to the Book and the Sunnah, to the creed of the pious predecessors, and to Islam as a whole, which is Islam in appearance and in essence? Are you able to call to it?
The questioner : In appearance, no.
The Shaykh : Do we have an appearance and an essence?
The questioner : I mean, you might call to it...
The Shaykh : I mean, secretly. The call is secret.
The questioner : Yes, secretly.
The Shaykh : Okay, so when the call is secret, does the issue of emigration apply or not?
The questioner : It applies.
The Shaykh : Okay, so what is the ruling that emigration is obligatory, knowing that when we say emigration is obligatory, it is not conceivable for every individual, because that is impossible. And I mentioned to you earlier one of the pillars of Islam, which is Hajj for whoever is able to find the way to it. Then I do not imagine that the Muslim youth there, whom you are talking about, have the enthusiasm to emigrate to a country where they can be freer in their call than they are there, if there is freedom there. And based on what you said regarding Islamic dress, we hear of tragedies in Algeria in the recent past. A questioner from Algeria asked me: there are some people who delay the Friday prayer on Friday, they do not pray with the congregation on Friday, and they pray in their homes. They claim that if they delay, they cannot pray outside the mosque because the police pursue them. And how many questions have come to me since the great fitnah and the imprisonment of our brothers there, that whenever they see a bearded youth on the road, they imprison him. So I want to know now the situation in Libya: does the youth find freedom to leave their beards?
The questioner : They do not find it easy.
The Shaykh : So, may Allah reward you? Why do you take one aspect of Islam and say they go to the mosque and attend the Quranic gatherings, and so on? This is not the only thing intended. The situation in France, Germany, and Britain might be much better in this regard, yet we do not encourage them to leave the lands of Islam and settle in those countries, because they have a type of freedom, a type of religious freedom. So what you are mentioning in Libya is worse than Britain and worse than Germany. This badness means that the statement that emigration is obligatory for one who is unable to establish the religious rites and the Islamic call in Libya is sufficient. The man has declared his atheism and declared his war against the Sunnah. So what is the staying of Muslims in that country?
The questioner : There is pressure.
The Shaykh : Is the general situation under pressure or not?
The questioner : Do you mean the situation of the youth?
The Shaykh : I mean Muslims in general. I am asking you about the general situation.
The questioner : No, the general public is not under pressure.
The Shaykh : They are not under pressure.
The questioner : I mean, a man prays like this.
The Shaykh : ... All you have is Islam in that he prays. Is it possible for you to call to the Book and the Sunnah, to the creed of the pious predecessors, and to Islam as a whole, which is Islam in appearance and in essence? Are you able to call to it?
The questioner : In appearance, no.
The Shaykh : Do we have an appearance and an essence?
The questioner : I mean, you might call to it...
The Shaykh : I mean, secretly. The call is secret.
The questioner : Yes, secretly.
The Shaykh : Okay, so when the call is secret, does the issue of emigration apply or not?
The questioner : It applies.
The Shaykh : Okay, so what is the ruling that emigration is obligatory, knowing that when we say emigration is obligatory, it is not conceivable for every individual, because that is impossible. And I mentioned to you earlier one of the pillars of Islam, which is Hajj for whoever is able to find the way to it. Then I do not imagine that the Muslim youth there, whom you are talking about, have the enthusiasm to emigrate to a country where they can be freer in their call than they are there, if there is freedom there. And based on what you said regarding Islamic dress, we hear of tragedies in Algeria in the recent past. A questioner from Algeria asked me: there are some people who delay the Friday prayer on Friday, they do not pray with the congregation on Friday, and they pray in their homes. They claim that if they delay, they cannot pray outside the mosque because the police pursue them. And how many questions have come to me since the great fitnah and the imprisonment of our brothers there, that whenever they see a bearded youth on the road, they imprison him. So I want to know now the situation in Libya: does the youth find freedom to leave their beards?
The questioner : They do not find it easy.
The Shaykh : So, may Allah reward you? Why do you take one aspect of Islam and say they go to the mosque and attend the Quranic gatherings, and so on? This is not the only thing intended. The situation in France, Germany, and Britain might be much better in this regard, yet we do not encourage them to leave the lands of Islam and settle in those countries, because they have a type of freedom, a type of religious freedom. So what you are mentioning in Libya is worse than Britain and worse than Germany. This badness means that the statement that emigration is obligatory for one who is unable to establish the religious rites and the Islamic call in Libya is sufficient. The man has declared his atheism and declared his war against the Sunnah. So what is the staying of Muslims in that country?
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