{"_id":"6835a95a98aef43b76c34ef6","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Should we move to a Muslim country?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"I have heard from a few of my teachers that unless you are giving dawah in non-Muslim lands you should try your best to be living in a Muslim country as its easier to maintain your faith in a country where the default is belief in One God and you should try to make the path to Jannah for you and especially your children the easiest possible.\\n\\nI was wondering if you could provide insight into some of the discourse around this especially as it's becoming a more “trendy” topic. To what extent is this applicable on the average Muslim in America who is here for social and financial opportunities, not necessarily to give dawah?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Don’t pay any mind to “trendy” topics. Let them come and go. If someone wants to move somewhere else, let them. That’s their choice. There’s no need to get into debates. People are free to live wherever they wish. What matters is that you know what the trusted classical scholars have said. Once you have firm knowledge and confidence in authentic scholarship, no trend, no matter how loud or widespread, will shake you. Stay calm. Ask a qualified scholar. \\n\\nThis subject has come and gone before, and it will come and go again. Don’t let yourself get tossed around by the waves like a little rickety boat. Anchor yourself to something solid, something steady like an ocean liner that continues forward no matter how rough the sea.\\n\\nHere is what the classical Muslim jurists said about Muslims living in non-islamic lands:\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Recommended: \"},{\"insert\":\"If they can freely practice their religion and there is hope for spreading Islam.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Disliked:\"},{\"insert\":\" If they can practice their religion freely, but there is no realistic hope for the spread of Islam.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"attributes\":{\"bold\":true},\"insert\":\"Impermissible:\"},{\"insert\":\" If they are not able to freely practice their religion.\"},{\"attributes\":{\"list\":\"bullet\"},\"insert\":\"\\n\"},{\"insert\":\"\\nKeep in mind that daʿwah is a communal obligation (farḍ kifāyah). Not every individual Muslim is required to actively engage in it, as long as a sufficient portion of the community is fulfilling the responsibility.\\n\\nSources from the Shafi madhhab:\\n[1] Tuhfat al-Muḥtāj, vol. 9, p. 263\\n[2] Bughyat al-Mustarshidīn, vol. 4, p. 330\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fe30b76658b4c23280f","tag":"Relationships: Non-Muslims","count":95},{"_id":"668d9fde0b76658b4c23277c","tag":"Contemporary Life: Politics","count":35},{"_id":"668d9fe80b76658b4c2328bd","tag":"Worship: Dawah","count":24}],"createdOn":"2025-05-27T12:00:26.470Z"}