salaaam alikom,
with all do respect to all the brother and sisters,
I think we should not hurry and Judge any one with out making sure ,
if they are not following sunnah and Quran, why we do just assume they dont !?
How much we by our self following Quran and sunnah in every aspect of our life?
-There is nothing wrong to have an Islamic University in the west where people can learn the matter of the religion based on Quran and sunnah, from teachers who graduated from Islamic University.
-There is nothing wrong with the graduate of Alazhar if they following the Quran and Sunnah.
-There no ISLAMIC country where Muslim can migrate now days, and live with out being bothered in one way or another, Visa problems, jobs, discrimination..etc. But if they can migrat , they should migrate if they were not able to pratice thier religion openly, or forced to follow the rulings of kufr.”
Parts of answers from islam Q A
فأما الهجرة من بلد الكفر إلى بلد الإسلام فهي واجبة على كل من استطاعها ، ومن لم يهاجر بعد استطاعته للهجرة ، فهو ظالم لنفسه متوعد من الله بالعذاب الأليم قال الله تعالى : ( إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنْتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً
Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what (condition) were you?” They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on the earth.” They (angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in Hell — what an evil destination!”
سنن أبي داود ( 2274 ) وَغَيْرِهِ أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم قال :{ أَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يُقِيمُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ } " حديث صحيح ( الإرواء 5 / 30)
قَالَ ابْنُ رُشْدٍ : لَقَدْ وَجَبَ بِالْكِتَابِ وَالسُّنَّةِ وَالإِجْمَاعِ عَلَى مَنْ أَسْلَمَ بِبَلَدِ الْكُفْرِ أَنْ يَهْجُرَهُ , وَيَلْحَقَ بِدَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ , وَلا يَسْكُنَ بَيْنَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ , وَيُقِيمُ بَيْنَ أَظْهَرْهُمْ ,
وَذَلِكَ إذَا كَانَ لا يَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ إقَامَةِ شَعَائِرِ دِينِهِ , أَوْ يُجْبَرُ عَلَى أَحْكَامِ الْكُفْر " إ . هـ . بواسطة الموسوعة الفقهية( 4/264 )
In
Sunan Abi Dawood (2274) and elsewhere, it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have nothing to do with any Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.” (A saheeh hadeeth, al-Irwaa’, 5/30).
Ibn Rushd said: It is obligatory, according to the Qur’aan, Sunnah and scholarly consensus, for anyone who becomes Muslim in a kaafir country to migrate from there and settle in a Muslim land, and not to live among the mushrikeen or settle among them.
That applies if he is not able to practise his religion openly or he is forced to follow the rulings of kufr.” (al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah, 4/264)
It says in Mughni al-Muhtaaj (6/54): “If he is not able to practise his religion openly or he fears some tribulation (fitnah), then it is obligatory for him to migrate, whether (the Muslim) is a man or a woman, even if she has no mahram.”
below the Q and answer in Arabic and english
يستطيع أن يقيم دينه في دول الكفر أكثر من بلاده ، فهل تلزمه الهجرة؟
سؤال:
أعيش في إحدى الدول الغربية ، وأستطيع بحمد الله أداء شعائر ديني دون مضايقة ، وقد اطلعت في موقعكم على بعض الأحاديث النبوية التي تمنع الإقامة في بلاد الكفر والسكن بين الكفار ، وأصبحت الآن في حيرة هل أرجع إلى بلدي أم أبقى في هذه البلاد ، علماً بأني إذا رجعت إلى بلدي تعرضت لمضايقات وأذى بسبب التزامي بأحكام الله ، ولن أستطيع أن أجد من الحرية في عبادتي ما أجده في البلد الذي أقيم فيه .
فأرجو منكم الإجابة على سؤالي وبيان حكم إقامتي في هذا البلد ، لاسيما أن بلاد المسلمين أصبحت لا تختلف كثيراً عن غيرها من ناحية الالتزام بشعائر الإسلام .
الجواب:
الحمد لله
الأصل أنه لا يجوز للمسلم أن يقيم بين المشركين ، وعلى هذا دلت الأدلة من الكتاب والسنة والنظر الصحيح .
أما الكتاب ؛ فقد قال الله تعالى : (
إِنَّ الَّذِينَ تَوَفَّاهُمُ الْمَلائِكَةُ ظَالِمِي أَنْفُسِهِمْ قَالُوا فِيمَ كُنْتُمْ قَالُوا كُنَّا مُسْتَضْعَفِينَ فِي الأَرْضِ قَالُوا أَلَمْ تَكُنْ أَرْضُ اللَّهِ وَاسِعَةً فَتُهَاجِرُوا فِيهَا فَأُولَئِكَ مَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَسَاءَتْ مَصِيراً ) النساء / 97
وأما السنة ؛
فقد قال النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( أَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يُقِيمُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ) . رواه أبو داود (2645) . وصححه الألباني في صحيح أبي داود .
وأما النظر الصحيح ؛ فإن المسلم المقيم بين المشركين لا يستطيع أن يقيم كثيراً من شعائر الإسلام وعباداته الظاهرة ، مع ما في ذلك من تعريضه نفسَه للفتن ، لما في تلك البلاد من الإباحية الظاهرة التي تحميها قوانينهم ، وليس للمسلم أن يعرض نفسه للفتن والابتلاءات .
هذا إذا نظرنا إلى أدلة الكتاب والسنة نظرةً مجردةً عن واقع الدول الإسلامية ودول الكفر . وأما إذا نظرنا إلى واقع الدول الإسلامية فإننا لا نوافق السائل على قوله ( وخصوصا أن بلاد المسلمين أصبحت لا تختلف كثيراً عن غيرها من ناحية الالتزام بشرائع الإسلام ) فهذا التعميم غير صحيح ، فليست الدول الإسلامية على درجة واحدة من البعد أو القرب من الالتزام بشرائع الإسلام ، بل هي متفاوتة في ذلك ، بل البلد الواحد يتفاوت باختلاف مناطقه ومدنهثم دول الكفر أيضاً ليست على درجة واحدة من الإباحية والتحلل الخلقي ، بل هي متفاوتة في ذلك أيضاً .
فنظراً لهذا التفاوت بين الدول الإسلامية بعضها البعض ، وبين دول الكفر بعضها البعض .
ونظراً لأن المسلم لا يستطيع أن يذهب إلى أي دولة إسلامية ويقيم بها - لوجود قوانين التأشيرات والإقامة الصارمة وما أشبه ذلك -.
ونظراً لأن المسلم قد لا يتمكن من إقامة دينه في بعض الدول الإسلامية ، في حين أنه قد يتمكن من ذلك أو من بعضه على الأقل في بعض دول الكفر .
فلكل ما سبق لا يمكن الآن أن يصدر حكم عام يعم جميع البلاد وجميع الأشخاص ، بل يقال : لكل مسلم حالته الخاصة به ، وحكمه الخاص به ، وكل امرئ حسيب نفسه ، فإن كانت إقامته لدينه في الدول الإسلامية التي يمكنه أن يسكن بها أكثر من إقامته لدينه في بلاد الكفر لم يجز له الإقامة في دول الكفر ، وإن كان الأمر بالعكس جازت إقامته في دول الكفر بشرط أن يأمن على نفسه من الشهوات والفتن التي بها بأن يحصن نفسه منها بالوسائل المشروعة .
وهذه أقوال لأهل العلم تؤيد ما سبق :
سئل الشيخ ابن عثيمين رحمه الله عن هذه المسألة فقال : إن هذه المسألة من أشكل المسائل الآن نظراً لاختلاف البلدان كما سبق بيانه ، ولأن بعض المسلمين المقيمين في دول الكفر إذا رجعوا إلى بلدهم اضطهدوا وعذبوا وفتنوا عن دينهم في حين أنهم يأمنون من ذلك في دول الكفر ، ثم إذا قلنا : لهم يحرم عليكم الإقامة بين الكفار . فأين الدولة الإسلامية التي تستقبلهم وتسمح لهم بالإقامة فيها ؟! هذا معنى كلامه رحمه الله .
قال زكريا الأنصاري الشافعي في كتابه "أسنى المطالب" (4/207) :
تَجِبُ الْهِجْرَةُ مِنْ دَارِ الْكُفْرِ إلَى دَارِ الإِسْلامِ عَلَى مُسْتَطِيعٍ لَهَا إنْ عَجَزَ عَنْ إظْهَارِ دِينِهِ اهـ .
وقَالَ ابْنُ الْعَرَبِيِّ المالكي : الْهِجْرَةُ هِيَ الْخُرُوجُ مِنْ دَارِ الْحَرْبِ إلَى دَارِ الإِسْلامِ , وَكَانَتْ فَرْضًا فِي عَهْدِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَاسْتَمَرَّتْ بَعْدَهُ لِمَنْ خَافَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ اهـ . من "نيل الأوطار" (8/33) للشوكاني .
وقال الحافظ ابن حجر عن
قوله صلى الله عليه وسلم : ( أَنَا بَرِيءٌ مِنْ كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ يُقِيمُ بَيْنَ أَظْهُرِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ) قال :
وَهَذَا مَحْمُول عَلَى مَنْ لَمْ يَأْمَن عَلَى دِينه اهـ . "فتح الباري" شرح حديث رقم (2825) .
وفي "الموسوعة الفقهية" (20/206) :
دَارُ الْحَرْبِ : هِيَ كُلُّ بُقْعَةٍ تَكُونُ أَحْكَامُ الْكُفْرِ فِيهَا ظَاهِرَةً . (من) الأَحْكَامُ الْمُتَعَلِّقَةُ بِدَارِ الْحَرْبِ : الْهِجْرَةُ. قَسَّمَ الْفُقَهَاءُ النَّاسَ فِي شَأْنِ الْهِجْرَةِ مِنْ دَارِ الْحَرْبِ إلَى ثَلاثَةِ أَضْرُبٍ :
أ - مَنْ تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْهِجْرَةُ , وَهُوَ مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَيْهَا , وَلا يُمْكِنُهُ إظْهَارُ دِينِهِ مَعَ الْمُقَامِ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ , وَإِنْ كَانَتْ أُنْثَى لا تَجِدُ مَحْرَمًا , إنْ كَانَتْ تَأْمَنُ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فِي الطَّرِيقِ , أَوْ كَانَ خَوْفُ الطَّرِيقِ أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَوْفِ الْمُقَامِ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ . . .
ب - مَنْ لا هِجْرَةَ عَلَيْهِ : وَهُوَ مَنْ يَعْجِزُ عَنْهَا , إمَّا لِمَرَضٍ , أَوْ إكْرَاهٍ عَلَى الإِقَامَةِ فِي دَارِ الْكُفْرِ , أَوْ ضَعْفٍ كَالنِّسَاءِ , وَالْوِلْدَانِ . لقوله تعالى : ( إلا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنْ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالْوِلْدَانِ لا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلا ) .
ج - مَنْ تُسْتَحَبُّ لَهُ الْهِجْرَةُ , وَلا تَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ , وَهُوَ : مَنْ يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ وَيَتَمَكَّنُ مِنْ إظْهَارِ دِينِهِ فِي دَارِ الْحَرْبِ , فَهَذَا يُسْتَحَبُّ لَهُ الْهِجْرَةُ لِيَتَمَكَّنَ مِنْ الْجِهَادِ , وَتَكْثِيرِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ اهـ . باختصار
وفي فتاوى اللجنة الدائمة 12/50 :
وتكون الهجرة أيضاً من بلاد شرك إلى بلاد شرك أخف شراً ، وأقل خطراً على المسلم ، كما هاجر بعض المسلمين من مكة بأمر النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم إلى بلاد الحبشة . أ.هـ
نسأل الله تعالى أن يصلح أحوال المسلمين
Can Muslims settle in kaafir countries for the sake of a better
life?
Question:
I live in a western country, and I can practice my religion without much difficulty, praise be to Allaah. I have seen on your site some ahaadeeth of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) which forbid Muslims to settle in kaafir lands or to live among the kuffaar. I am now confused about whether to go back to my country or to stay in this country, knowing that if I go back to my country, I will encounter hardship and persecution because of my adherence to the laws of Allaah, and I will not be able to find freedom of worship such as I enjoy in the country where I live now.
I hope that you can answer my question and explain the ruling on my staying in this country, especially since the Muslim countries are no longer very different from others with regard to adherence to the laws of Islam.
Answer:
Praise be to Allaah.
The basic principle is that it is not permissible for the Muslim to settle among the mushrikeen. This is indicated by evidence from the Qur’aan and Sunnah, and on the basis of common sense.
In the Qur’aan, Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Verily, as for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): “In what (condition) were you?” They reply: “We were weak and oppressed on the earth.” They (angels) say: “Was not the earth of Allaah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?” Such men will find their abode in Hell — what an evil destination!”[al-Nisa’ 4:97]
In the Sunnah, the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I disown every Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.” Narrated by Abu Dawood, 2645; classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.
With regard to common sense, the Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen cannot carry out many of the rituals and visible acts of worship of Islam, in addition to the fact that he is exposing himself to temptation because of the permissiveness in those countries that is protected by their laws. The Muslim should not expose himself to temptations and trials.
This is if we look at the evidence of the Qur’aan and Sunnah without paying attention to what is really happening in Muslim countries and kaafir countries. But if we look at what is really happening in Muslim countries, we cannot agree with the questioner when he says, “Especially since the Muslim countries are no longer very different from others with regard to adherence to the laws of Islam.” But this generalization is not correct. The Muslim countries are not all the same with regard to how closely or otherwise they adhere to the laws of Islam. Rather they vary in that, and even within one country, regions and cities may vary in that regard.
Similarly the kaafir countries are not all the same with regard to their permissiveness and moral laxity; they also vary in that regard.
So given that the Muslim countries vary, as do the kaafir countries, and given that the Muslim cannot go to a Muslim state and settle there because of visa and strict settlement laws etc, and that a Muslim may not be able to practice his religion in some Muslim countries, when he may be able to do so in whole or at least in part in some kaafir countries – for all these reasons it is impossible to issue a general ruling that will cover all countries and all individuals. Rather we should say that each Muslim has his own unique set of circumstances and his own ruling that applies to him, and each person is accountable for himself. If he is able to practise his religion in the Muslim country in which he lives more than he can in a kaafir country, then it is not permissible for him to settle in a kaafir country. But if it is the other way round, then it is permissible for him to settle in a kaafir country, subject to the condition that he is confident that he can resist the desires and temptations to be found there by taking the precautionary measures prescribed in sharee’ah.
There follow some comments of the scholars which support what we have said above:
Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked about this matter and he said:
This is one of the most difficult issues nowadays because countries vary, as stated above, and because for some Muslims, if they go back to their homelands they will be persecuted for their religion whereas they are safe from that in the kaafir countries. But if we say that it is haraam for them to settle among the kuffaar, then where is the Islamic state that will accept them and allow them to settle there?! This is the meaning of what he said, may Allaah have mercy on him.
Zakariya al-Ansaari al-Shaafa’i said in his book Asna al-Mataalib (4/207):
It is obligatory to migrate from the kaafir lands to the Muslim lands for those who are able to do that, if they are unable to practise their religion openly.
Ibn al-‘Arabi al-Maaliki said: Hijrah (migration) means leaving dar al-harb [non-Muslim lands] and going to dar al-islam [Muslim lands]. This was obligatory at the time of the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) and remains so after his time for those who fear for their lives. From Nayl al-Awtaar, 8/33, by al-Shawkaani.
Al-Haafiz Ibn Hajar said concerning the hadeeth, “I disown every Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen”:
This is to be understood as referring to those who are not safe to practise their religion there. Fath al-Baari, commentary on hadeeth no. 2825
In
al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (20/206) it says:
Dar al-harb refers to every place in which the rule of kufr prevails. One of the rulings that have to do with dar al-harb is hijrah (migration). With regard to migration from dar al-harb, the fuqaha’ divided people into three categories:
(a) Those who are obliged to migrate: they are those who are able to migrate and who cannot practise their religion openly in dar al-harb. It is obligatory upon a female even if she does not have a mahram, if she thinks she will be safe when travelling, or if the risk of travelling is less than the risk of staying in dar al-harb…
(b) Those who are not obliged to migrate: they are those who are unable to do so, either because of sickness or because they are forced to stay in the kaafir land, or those who are weak, such as woman and children, because Allaah says (interpretation of the meaning):
Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way”[al-Nisa’ 4:98]
(c) Those for whom migration is mustahabb but not obligatory: they include those who are able to migrate but are also able to practise their religion openly in dar al-harb. It is mustahabb for such a person to migrate so that he can participate in jihad and increase the numbers of the Muslims.
In a fatwa issued by the Standing Committee (12/50): One may also migrate from a mushrik land to another mushrik land that is less evil and where there is less danger to the Muslim, as some of the Muslims migrated from Makkah at the Prophet’s command to Abyssinia.
We ask Allaah to set the Muslims’ affairs straight.
and it is my wish than a muslim country in trusted schools. Personaly, I think it shoud be the dream of every mo'min (beleiver).