Guidelines and conditions for traveling to the lands of the disbelievers and studying there.

The Shaykh : That he be a man of chastity, meaning that he has a wife who keeps him from straying to the right or the left. And this second condition is that he be chaste in his upbringing and his morals, even if he is married. If these two conditions are met, and he goes with his wife and stays there for a year or two, and he does not mix with the people there except to the extent necessary to obtain the knowledge for which he went, and he is originally chaste in this sense in both aspects, then it is permissible. Otherwise, he will have lost more than he gained, and that is the clear loss.

The questioner : We will pray the 'Isha' prayer.

The Shaykh : We will pray the 'Isha' prayer, and it is now nine o'clock. We will ask your permission after the 'Isha' prayer to walk to our town, if Allah wills.

The questioner : The 'Isha' prayer and...

The Shaykh : We had our 'Isha' meal with dates, butter, and milk. What Allah willed, all is good.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. There he is, cooking the 'Isha' meal.

The Shaykh : He is cooking now.

The questioner : The sacrificial animal is done.

The Shaykh : What Allah willed.

The questioner : Until you are satisfied.

The Shaykh : May Allah compensate you with good.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The questioner : Allah is the Greatest, Allah is the Greatest. I bear witness that there is no god but Allah...

The Shaykh : I bear witness that there is no god but Allah...

The questioner : Hurry to prayer, hurry to success...

The Shaykh: There is no power nor strength except with Allah.
O Allah, send blessings upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent blessings upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. And send peace upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad, as You sent peace upon Ibrahim and upon the family of Ibrahim. Indeed, You are Praiseworthy and Majestic. O Allah, Lord of this perfect call and this established prayer, grant Muhammad the intercession and the excellence, and raise him to the honorable station that You have promised him.

The questioner : I conclude with what you have graciously provided.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : I was told that there is a person who has been residing for twenty-five years among the disbelievers. So I went to visit him, thinking that I would admonish him in what Allah the Exalted enables us to do, at the end of the session. I did not want to prolong things for you. I saw a girl and with her a young man entering the house, and we were at the door about to leave. One of them said, "Stop." I said, "It is not me." He said, "Who is this?" He said, "This is my daughter." He said, "And that one is your son?" He said, "No, he is her friend," with the same words, with complete coolness.

The Shaykh : With all shamelessness.

The questioner : I did not imagine that a Muslim would reach such a state.

The Shaykh : No more.

The questioner : That he brings his friend to his father's house.

The Shaykh : The Muslim woman married a Christian!

The questioner : He is a Christian, what is it? George. Do you think he is a Muslim who practices the oneness of Allah?

The Shaykh : We have to go outside... Is that light there a village?
A man: Yes, this is Saudi Arabia... this is al-Qaryat.

The Shaykh : Abu 'Abdullah... it means the time for 'Isha' has entered. I heard that you memorize the Qur'an.
The man: Praise be to Allah, meaning something happened to me, a slip, or otherwise praise be to Allah.

The Shaykh : Please, lead us in prayer.
The man: He is more memorized than I am. He is more fluent in recitation than I am...

The Shaykh : He will lead us in prayer.
The man: Yes, I affirm and acknowledge that he is more memorized than I am and more fluent in reciting the Book of Allah.

The Shaykh: Oh Allah, in the name of Allah.