"Muslims aren't allowed to take citizenship of Kafir country," says Saudi scholar

Renowned Saudi scholar Sheikh Assim Al-Hakeem stated that Muslims already residing in an Islamic country are not permitted to take the citizenship of a non-Muslim country.

Saudi scholar Assim Al-Hakeem is known for his online interactions with social media users, answering their questions about religion.

The scholar told an X user that she could marry a man of her choice, but that a Muslim man taking Australian citizenship was not permissible.

The post he replied to has been deleted; however, his response prompted a question from an X user who asked him about his objection to a Muslim man seeking Australian citizenship.

To which Assim Al-Hakeem replied, “AA Muslim is not allowed to take the citizenship of a kafir country when he already is a citizen of a Muslim country and has a Muslim passport.”

Many X users were left confused by Assim Al-Hakeem's statement, with many asking what his response would be if Muslims were forced to migrate to a non-Muslim country due to adverse circumstances or issues they face in their home country.

"If the rule of law is hundreds of times better in a Kafircountry and we move there for our family's protection... then?" one query read.

Another highlighted an important question, stating, "What if the majority of the population is Muslim, but the government or the country itself is not a Muslim state? Like Indonesia, would that still be considered a Muslim country?

Sheikh Assim Al-Hakeem did not directly address these specific questions. However, his statement has sparked debate among Muslims, prompting them to reconsider their decisions to seek better opportunities in non-Muslim countries.