Does one commit a sin by being away from his parents for a long period, such as four years?
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The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Hello
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : May Allah accept it... Muslims
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you, my brother
The questioner : O Shaykh, it has been a while since I came from Egypt, and it has been about four years
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Would I be sinful for having delayed this entire period away from my parents
The Shaykh : First, when you left Egypt
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Did you leave with the parents' consent
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Good, then after you left and did not return, and four years have passed, were you in contact with them
The questioner : I was in contact with them
The Shaykh : And I was providing them with what benefits them
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Good, if they are satisfied with your continued distance from them, there is no harm; but if they need you, you must return to them
The questioner : I mean, they are satisfied, O Shaykh, but now, praise be to Allah, I am committed and I know what is right, praise be to Allah. Now, there are young men from here who go to Egypt and cannot reach their families due to arrests and things like that from the Egyptian government, so now I am afraid that if I go, I will not be able to reach home, or they will not be able to see me
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Do you think
The Shaykh : Why, why
The questioner : Because of the campaigns in Egypt, O Shaykh, and today, O Shaykh, everyone, the Muslims in Egypt, are threatened with everything
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is a general statement that is not accepted, because many Egyptian young men were here and stayed, as Allah wills, then returned, then came back here again, and nothing happened to them. But if they are among those who leave, they may suffer what you mentioned. In any case, it is obligatory for the son to obey his father with two conditions
The questioner : Ah
The Shaykh : First, in what he is able to do, and second, in what is not disobedience to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. You are now talking about a matter of whether you can or cannot; this is between you and your Lord, and this is not the place for questioning and seeking a ruling. Rather, you must obey your parents: if they are satisfied with your absence, there is no harm; but if they have grown tired of your absence, you must return to them. As for when you say, "I cannot," Allah the Mighty and Majestic is the One who knows. If you are able, then you are sinful for not obeying your parents in returning to them. Or if Allah truly knows that you are not able, then Allah says[Al-Baqarah 2:286] and peace be upon you
The questioner : Hello
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Peace be upon you
The Shaykh : And upon you be peace
The questioner : How are you, O Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well
The questioner : May Allah accept it... Muslims
The Shaykh : May Allah preserve you, my brother
The questioner : O Shaykh, it has been a while since I came from Egypt, and it has been about four years
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Would I be sinful for having delayed this entire period away from my parents
The Shaykh : First, when you left Egypt
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Did you leave with the parents' consent
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Good, then after you left and did not return, and four years have passed, were you in contact with them
The questioner : I was in contact with them
The Shaykh : And I was providing them with what benefits them
The questioner : Yes, exactly.
The Shaykh : Good, if they are satisfied with your continued distance from them, there is no harm; but if they need you, you must return to them
The questioner : I mean, they are satisfied, O Shaykh, but now, praise be to Allah, I am committed and I know what is right, praise be to Allah. Now, there are young men from here who go to Egypt and cannot reach their families due to arrests and things like that from the Egyptian government, so now I am afraid that if I go, I will not be able to reach home, or they will not be able to see me
The Shaykh : Why?
The questioner : Do you think
The Shaykh : Why, why
The questioner : Because of the campaigns in Egypt, O Shaykh, and today, O Shaykh, everyone, the Muslims in Egypt, are threatened with everything
The Shaykh : By Allah, this is a general statement that is not accepted, because many Egyptian young men were here and stayed, as Allah wills, then returned, then came back here again, and nothing happened to them. But if they are among those who leave, they may suffer what you mentioned. In any case, it is obligatory for the son to obey his father with two conditions
The questioner : Ah
The Shaykh : First, in what he is able to do, and second, in what is not disobedience to Allah the Mighty and Majestic. You are now talking about a matter of whether you can or cannot; this is between you and your Lord, and this is not the place for questioning and seeking a ruling. Rather, you must obey your parents: if they are satisfied with your absence, there is no harm; but if they have grown tired of your absence, you must return to them. As for when you say, "I cannot," Allah the Mighty and Majestic is the One who knows. If you are able, then you are sinful for not obeying your parents in returning to them. Or if Allah truly knows that you are not able, then Allah says
Allah does not charge a soul except [with that within] its capacity
لا يكلف الله نفسا إلا وسعا
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