What is the ruling on one who returns to a Bedouin life after migration?
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Question:
Returning to a Bedouin life after migration?
Answer:
The apparent ruling is prohibition, for Allah has bestowed upon him the favor of migration; he does not return to a Bedouin life except out of necessity. If conditions worsen in the cities, he goes to the desert to preserve his religion, as in the authentic hadith where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when asked about the best of people, said:Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah 10:181, then he said: Riyad as-Salihin 1289.
Q: Is returning to a Bedouin life without necessity a major sin?
The Shaykh: Returning to a Bedouin life after migration, yes, it is among the major sins, yes.
Q: Is the ruling on one who returns to a Bedouin life after migration still in effect now?
The Shaykh: Yes, except for a cause, if society becomes corrupt and he leaves society to preserve his religion.
Q: Meaning, it is not required that there be a migration?
The Shaykh: If he leaves in order to preserve his religion, because civilized society has changed, it is permitted for him to do so.
Returning to a Bedouin life after migration?
Answer:
The apparent ruling is prohibition, for Allah has bestowed upon him the favor of migration; he does not return to a Bedouin life except out of necessity. If conditions worsen in the cities, he goes to the desert to preserve his religion, as in the authentic hadith where the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), when asked about the best of people, said:
A believer striving in the path of Allah
مؤمن مجاهد في سبيل اللهNext to him is a man who is engaged in worshipping his Rubb in a mountain valley, leaving the people secure from his mischief.
مؤمن في شعب من الشعاب يعبد الله ويدع الناس من شرهQ: Is returning to a Bedouin life without necessity a major sin?
The Shaykh: Returning to a Bedouin life after migration, yes, it is among the major sins, yes.
Q: Is the ruling on one who returns to a Bedouin life after migration still in effect now?
The Shaykh: Yes, except for a cause, if society becomes corrupt and he leaves society to preserve his religion.
Q: Meaning, it is not required that there be a migration?
The Shaykh: If he leaves in order to preserve his religion, because civilized society has changed, it is permitted for him to do so.
Source
binbaz.org.sa
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