What is the ruling on emigrating from Algeria due to the pressure faced by those who are upright?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, there is nothing wrong.
The questioner : A call from Algeria.
The Shaykh : It does not need to be from Algeria, it is understood.
The questioner : Shaykh, excuse me, we heard from you regarding emigration that it has become obligatory for us Algerians to emigrate from our country because of ... what befell us and because we ... this is what you said.
The Shaykh : This is not all of my words, this is part of my words.
The questioner : Yes, yes, Shaykh, we heard the tape.
The Shaykh : This is part of my words.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, may I continue speaking?
The Shaykh : No, no, continue, you ask what you want.
The questioner : O Shaykh, for example, is emigration ... religiously permissible? There may be obstacles, for example ... emigrating to a country where ... but the problem is that I do not know anyone there. Is there anything on me because I do not have sufficient money to stay there, for example? Will anything remain upon me? And is this not considered an adventure if I go with my family?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. It is as if you have not heard of the first emigrants who emigrated from their lands and did not take anything of their wealth, then Allah provided for them, and they did not die of hunger or thirst. And you are Muslims who claim to believe that the provision and lifespan of the newborn in his mother's womb are written. So you think that if you emigrate and your wife is with you in the path of Allah, that you will die of thirst and hunger. This is the calamity of Muslims today, and Allah is the One to be sought for help. The important thing is that my fatwa is only obligatory under conditions, and therefore I told you, it is not like that. I said: Everyone who is in a country where he is unable to perform the rituals of his religion, it is obligatory for him to move and emigrate to a country where he is able to perform the rituals of his religion. And I know that in Algeria, stability and turmoil differ from place to place, from region to region. So instead of emigrating from Algeria, for example, to another country or region, let us say, for example, it is Tunisia, it is Marrakech, it is ... and so on, it is possible that you can move to one of the areas within the same Algeria, which may not be far from the place of turmoil where the Muslim does not find ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... the ability to perform the rituals of Allah. It may not be more than a hundred kilometers away. So why do you make the easy thing difficult?
The questioner : Shaykh, it is possible, Shaykh, that all regions have turmoil and oppression such that one cannot ... except by going to a country, for example.
The Shaykh : Then let him emigrate if he is able to find a way to do so.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : The Shaykh :
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : ... How are you?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, there is nothing wrong.
The questioner : A call from Algeria.
The Shaykh : It does not need to be from Algeria, it is understood.
The questioner : Shaykh, excuse me, we heard from you regarding emigration that it has become obligatory for us Algerians to emigrate from our country because of ... what befell us and because we ... this is what you said.
The Shaykh : This is not all of my words, this is part of my words.
The questioner : Yes, yes, Shaykh, we heard the tape.
The Shaykh : This is part of my words.
The questioner : Yes, Shaykh, may I continue speaking?
The Shaykh : No, no, continue, you ask what you want.
The questioner : O Shaykh, for example, is emigration ... religiously permissible? There may be obstacles, for example ... emigrating to a country where ... but the problem is that I do not know anyone there. Is there anything on me because I do not have sufficient money to stay there, for example? Will anything remain upon me? And is this not considered an adventure if I go with my family?
The Shaykh : Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar. It is as if you have not heard of the first emigrants who emigrated from their lands and did not take anything of their wealth, then Allah provided for them, and they did not die of hunger or thirst. And you are Muslims who claim to believe that the provision and lifespan of the newborn in his mother's womb are written. So you think that if you emigrate and your wife is with you in the path of Allah, that you will die of thirst and hunger. This is the calamity of Muslims today, and Allah is the One to be sought for help. The important thing is that my fatwa is only obligatory under conditions, and therefore I told you, it is not like that. I said: Everyone who is in a country where he is unable to perform the rituals of his religion, it is obligatory for him to move and emigrate to a country where he is able to perform the rituals of his religion. And I know that in Algeria, stability and turmoil differ from place to place, from region to region. So instead of emigrating from Algeria, for example, to another country or region, let us say, for example, it is Tunisia, it is Marrakech, it is ... and so on, it is possible that you can move to one of the areas within the same Algeria, which may not be far from the place of turmoil where the Muslim does not find ...
The questioner: Yes.
The Shaykh : ... the ability to perform the rituals of Allah. It may not be more than a hundred kilometers away. So why do you make the easy thing difficult?
The questioner : Shaykh, it is possible, Shaykh, that all regions have turmoil and oppression such that one cannot ... except by going to a country, for example.
The Shaykh : Then let him emigrate if he is able to find a way to do so.
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