Did you issue a ruling to the people of Algeria to emigrate, even to lands of disbelief where they practice the rites of their religion?

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good. We heard a fatwa in Algeria, your last statement: that you said: emigration from Algeria is obligatory, and even to lands of disbelief in the case of... Is this statement correct or not? May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : Emigration from the lands of Algeria, where Muslims are oppressed, is obligatory initially to the lands of Islam. If that is not possible for them, then to the lands of the West where they are able to perform the rites of their religion.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.

The questioner : O Shaykh, regarding the hadith you mentioned to us the week before last, is it authentic?

The Shaykh: What is it?

The questioner : 'Abdullah ibn Mughaffal, when a Bedouin entered upon the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and said: O Messenger of Allah, by Allah, I love you. He said to him: Look at what you are saying? He said: He repeated it three times, and he (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : This hadith, which you mentioned to us the week before last, is authentic, and we found it in: "Da'if al-Tirmidhi"!

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner : So what is its authenticity?

The Shaykh : Call me by phone at night.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : And remind the family, because I do not call.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh : In order to review this hadith.

The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh, and may Allah reward you with good.