Is it permissible to remain after 'Umrah without residing there?
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The questioner: O Shaykh, O our Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: I wanted to say that it is not that the people of the Hijaz are preventing us from entering.
The Shaykh: I did not understand.
The questioner: Given our ability with money and physically to enter the Hijaz through 'Umrah, but we remain there without the law being aware of us, is such a situation permissible in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh: It is permissible in the Shari'ah if you do not expose yourself to another harm, such as detention, imprisonment, or the like. For the land is Allah's land and the earth is Allah's earth, so it is not permissible to forbid a Muslim from living in any Islamic country. However, if there are matters that we are unaware of, then the authorities are the ones responsible before Allah.
The questioner : Yes.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner: I wanted to say that it is not that the people of the Hijaz are preventing us from entering.
The Shaykh: I did not understand.
The questioner: Given our ability with money and physically to enter the Hijaz through 'Umrah, but we remain there without the law being aware of us, is such a situation permissible in the Shari'ah?
The Shaykh: It is permissible in the Shari'ah if you do not expose yourself to another harm, such as detention, imprisonment, or the like. For the land is Allah's land and the earth is Allah's earth, so it is not permissible to forbid a Muslim from living in any Islamic country. However, if there are matters that we are unaware of, then the authorities are the ones responsible before Allah.
The questioner : Yes.
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