Is it permissible for me to pray the prayer of a traveler, given that I have been residing in Germany for seven years?
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The questioner: Peace be upon you.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh: I am well, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I am calling you from Germany.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah deliver you from Germany.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I have a question here, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I am residing in Germany, which is naturally a land of disbelief, and residing there is not permissible.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But there is a problem here, which is that there are no mosques anywhere. So how do I pray? Do I pray...
The Shaykh : And what kept you in a land where there is no mosque in which Allah is worshipped, and then you ask what to do? Did you not flee to Allah?
The questioner : That is the case.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the answer.
The questioner : I came to this country when I was sixteen years old.
The Shaykh : And how old are you now?
The questioner : I am about twenty-two years old. I have been here for about seven years, and I intend to go to a Muslim country. I wrote to some countries saying that I want to work there, but so far I have not received a reply. I wrote to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in my field of specialization, and my intention is to leave this country. I mean, I came to this country when I was young.
The Shaykh : Whether you came when you were young or old, you are not young now; you are an adult.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Ah, and you should not wait for the reply to come to you.
The questioner : But I cannot enter a country.
The Shaykh : How can you not? What is the difference between you and others who move from one country to another?
The questioner : Because I am a political refugee.
The Shaykh : May Allah save you from politics.
The questioner : That is the calamity, here, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Flee to Allah, and that is all.
The questioner : Now, how do I pray?
The Shaykh : I do not know, my brother. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Are you a resident or a traveler?
The Shaykh : Resident.
The questioner : Resident.
The Shaykh : How are you a traveler? You say you have been here for seven years. Are you a traveler?
The questioner : No, I am... a traveler.
The Shaykh : You are a resident, and your residence is not lawful.
The questioner : Therefore, I pray the prayer of a resident.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Okay, please pray for me, my Shaykh, that I may leave this country as soon as possible.
The Shaykh : Yes, help us with the supplication. Help us.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Take the means and rely upon the Lord of lords, and do not wait for the reply to come to you.
The questioner : If Allah wills, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : I still have another question.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The Shaykh: And upon you peace.
The questioner : How are you, my Shaykh?
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah, I am well.
The questioner : How is your health?
The Shaykh: I am well, if Allah wills.
The questioner : Well, praise be to Allah.
The Shaykh : Praise be to Allah.
The questioner : I am calling you from Germany.
The Shaykh : Yes, may Allah deliver you from Germany.
The questioner : May Allah bless you. I have a question here, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : I am residing in Germany, which is naturally a land of disbelief, and residing there is not permissible.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : But there is a problem here, which is that there are no mosques anywhere. So how do I pray? Do I pray...
The Shaykh : And what kept you in a land where there is no mosque in which Allah is worshipped, and then you ask what to do? Did you not flee to Allah?
The questioner : That is the case.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is the answer.
The questioner : I came to this country when I was sixteen years old.
The Shaykh : And how old are you now?
The questioner : I am about twenty-two years old. I have been here for about seven years, and I intend to go to a Muslim country. I wrote to some countries saying that I want to work there, but so far I have not received a reply. I wrote to Saudi Arabia and the UAE in my field of specialization, and my intention is to leave this country. I mean, I came to this country when I was young.
The Shaykh : Whether you came when you were young or old, you are not young now; you are an adult.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Ah, and you should not wait for the reply to come to you.
The questioner : But I cannot enter a country.
The Shaykh : How can you not? What is the difference between you and others who move from one country to another?
The questioner : Because I am a political refugee.
The Shaykh : May Allah save you from politics.
The questioner : That is the calamity, here, my Shaykh.
The Shaykh : Flee to Allah, and that is all.
The questioner : Now, how do I pray?
The Shaykh : I do not know, my brother. May Allah guide you.
The questioner : Are you a resident or a traveler?
The Shaykh : Resident.
The questioner : Resident.
The Shaykh : How are you a traveler? You say you have been here for seven years. Are you a traveler?
The questioner : No, I am... a traveler.
The Shaykh : You are a resident, and your residence is not lawful.
The questioner : Therefore, I pray the prayer of a resident.
The Shaykh: Yes.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : If Allah wills.
The questioner : Okay, please pray for me, my Shaykh, that I may leave this country as soon as possible.
The Shaykh : Yes, help us with the supplication. Help us.
The questioner : If Allah wills.
The Shaykh : Take the means and rely upon the Lord of lords, and do not wait for the reply to come to you.
The questioner : If Allah wills, if Allah wills.
The Shaykh: Peace be upon you.
The questioner : I still have another question.
The Shaykh : Yes.
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