Hijra from India

Question

Question: You must be well aware of the condition of the Muslims in India. My hometown is Firozabad, and in my still short life I have already seen three riots: two in Firozabad and one in Aligarh. All the excesses that the police and the PAC (the state’s armed constabulary) committed in the recent riot in Firozabad I have seen with my own eyes. Along with this, I also see scenes of the helplessness of the Muslims, and now the silence of the government as well.

Answer

A person who, living in some place, carries out the injunctions of Islam, with no obstruction from others, is not obliged to make hijra. A person who is unable to carry out the injunctions of Islam in his own place, because there is obstruction from others, and who has the ability to go to another safe place where nothing prevents him from carrying out the injunctions of…

Source: Fatawa Mahmudiyya

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