Ruling on Staying in a kaafir country

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Ruling on Staying in a kaafir country

Firstly:

The evidence indicates that it is haraam to settle among the mushrikeen, and it is obligatory to migrate from the kaafir country to a Muslim country if one is able to do that. 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].

The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “I have nothing to do with any Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.” Narrated by Abu Dawood (2645) and classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood.

This is the general basic principle: otherwise it is permissible to go to those countries in cases of need, such as to do business, study and so on, so long as one is able to practise Islam openly. But if it is not possible to practise Islam openly, then it is haraam to remain there, and one must migrate from there if possible. See also the answer to question no. 13363.

Secondly:

What is meant by practising Islam openly is proclaiming Tawheed, and disavowing shirk, and establishing the symbols of Islam without fear. Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ibraaheem Aal al-Shaykh (may Allaah have mercy on him) was asked: Please tell us of the meaning of the hadeeths: “Whoever lives with a mushrik and mixes with him is like him” and “I have nothing to do with any Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.”

He replied:

“Whoever lives with a mushrik and mixes with him is like him” and “I have nothing to do with any Muslim who settles among the mushrikeen.” These two hadeeths contain a stern warning and emphatically forbid living with the mushrikeen and mixing with them. They also indicate that it is obligatory to migrate from the land of shirk to the land of Islam. This applies to the one who is not able to practise his religion openly. As for the one who is able to practise his religion openly, he is not obliged to migrate, rather it is mustahabb in his case, but it may not be mustahabb if his remaining among them serves a religious purpose such as calling them to Tawheed and the Sunnah, and warning them against shirk and bid’ah in addition to being able to practise his religion openly.

More @ http://islamqa.com/en/ref/111564
 

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