Support IslamQA

Please contribute generously in order to ensure the continuity of our website InshaAllah.

Is hijrah obligatory for those who feel vulnerable in their religion?

27-03-2000

Question 3021

If a person is vulnerable and cannot feel safe from temptation in his country, is hijrah obligatory on the Muslim in this case, and to where should he migrate?

Answer

Praise be to Allah.

If the situation is as you describe, and a Muslim feels vulnerable with regard to himself and his religious commitment in the face of temptations in his own country, then it is prescribed for him to migrate – if he can – to a land where he will feel safe.

And Allaah is the source of strength. May Allaah bless our Prophet Muhammad and his family and companions, and grant them peace.

Striving and migrating for the sake of Allaah
Show on Islam Q&A website.