Migrate to which Islamic country?
Mu' meneen Brothers and Sisters,
As Salaam Aleikum wa Rahmatullahi wa
Barakatuh. (May Allah's Peace, Mercy and Blessings be upon all of you)
One of our brothers/sisters has asked
this question:
asslam alykum
may allah tallah reward and bless u for yourgreat
work.please can u advice me on which country would be suitable and best for me
and my wife.
we want to go some where we can practice our
religion away from westenised world,we have not much knowledge so please help
us.
thank you
khuda hafiz
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Answer:
Migrate to which country
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His help and ask
for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide, and whoever
He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear witness that
there is no one (no idol, no person, no
grave, no prophet, no imam, no dai,
nobody!) worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear witness that
Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His Messengers.
Dear and Beloved Brother, it is indeed unfortunate and a
state of enormous regret that we have to inform you that we are unable to
recommend to you a righteous and pious nation in the world today which is ruled
according to the guidance and principles of Islam. Most of the so-called muslim nations of the
world today are engrossed with the trials that prevail in the ‘western’
nations; and without proper knowledge and comparison of where is your exact
location of present residence, we fear recommending a nation or society which
might actually be worse than your present location of residence.
Wherever you are staying, if you find it difficult or are
forbidden by the law of the land to practice your belief the way you wish and
please or are oppressed and put in a trial for practicing your faith, then
indeed it would become necessary for you and your family to migrate to a place
which would allow its citizens and residents the freedom of practicing their
religion.
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 4 Surah
Nisaa verses 97-100:
97 When Angels take the souls of those who
die in sin against their souls they say: "In what (plight) were
ye?" They reply: "Weak and
oppressed were we in the earth."
They (the Angels will) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious
enough for you to move yourselves away (from evil)?" Such men will find their abode in Hell, what
an evil refuge!
98 Except those who are (really) weak and
oppressed, men women and children who have no means in their power nor (a
guide-post) to direct their way.
99 For these there is hope that Allah will
forgive: for Allah doth blot out (sins) and forgive again and again.
100 He who forsakes his home in the Cause of
Allah finds in the earth many a refuge wide and spacious: should he die as a
refugee from home for Allah and his Messenger, his reward becomes due and sure
with Allah: and Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
In these trying and ungodly times of injustice and
oppression, if Allah has blessed you and your family to live in a nation which
does not restrict you to practice your faith the way you please, then count
that as a blessing in itself! The
modern-educated-freedom loving but ignorant and ungodly times we live in today
is indeed a severe trial for those who sincerely fear Allah and the Last
Day. The evils of the western world and
ideology has taken over and is present in almost all nations of the world
today, and with great regret we are unable to name you even one nation that is
based or encourages a life of piety and god-consciousness.
In these absolutely trying times, wherever you are living,
if you are powerless to strive to bring the society to righteousness, at least
strive yourself to live and encourage your family under your guardianship to
live a life of piety and God-consciousness and within the boundaries of Allah
and His Messenger (saws).
Al-Tirmidhi Hadith 5367 Narrated by Anas ibn Malik
Allah's Messenger (saws) said, "A time
is coming to men when he who adheres to his religion will be like one who
seizes live coals."
Sunan of Abu-Dawood Hadith 4328 Narrated by Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As
The Prophet (saws) said: ‘How will you do
when that time will come? A time will
soon come when the people are sifted and only dregs of mankind survive and
their covenants and guarantees have been impaired and they have disagreed among
themselves and become thus, interwining his fingers.’ They asked: ‘What do you
order us to do (if we witness that age), O Messenger of Allah (saws)? He (saws) replied: ‘Accept what you approve,
abandon what you disapprove, attend to
your own affairs and leave alone the affairs of the generality.’
Sahih Al-Bukhari Hadith 8.502 Narrated by Abu Said
I heard from the Prophet (saws) saying,
"There will come a time upon the people when the best property of a Muslim
will be sheep which he will take to the tops of mountains and to the places of
rainfall, run away with his religion (in order to save it) from
afflictions."
Dear and Beloved Brother, if you have the means and
resources, and if you get an opportunity to migrate then there is one city on
this planet earth whose righteousness will always outdo the other nations of
the world, a city which was recommended by the Messenger of Allah (saws)
himself: his beloved City of Madinah.
Sahih Muslim Hadith 3188 Narrated by Abu Hurayrah
Allah's Messenger (saws) said: ‘A time will
come for the people (of
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due to
Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your Brother in Islam,
Burhan
Wister