Saudi cleric of Indonesian descent, Sheikh Assim bin Luqman al-Hakeem declares it is forbidden for a Muslim to take citizenship of a non-Muslim country. He passed these statements in response to a user’s question on X.
Sheikh Assim enjoys immense viewership on major social media platforms including Instagram and X(formerly known as Twitter). On X he has 577.1K followers. A user asked why it is a problem to get Australian citizenship under Islamic principles.
“A 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,” the cleric wrote in a post that has since gone viral.
His response has triggered a debate on social media. Sheikh’s statement prompted a barrage of questions on his social media.
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“How do you define a Muslim country, Sheikh?” asked one user.
Another asked what it meant for Muslims born in a kafir country. “How about Muslims born in a kafir country? Should they migrate?”
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“With the recent happenings in KSA I’m not sure I want my kids living there. I mean at least in a kafir country I can say it’s ” kafir”..that’s why,” wrote one user while commenting on the recent developments in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
“Okay brother, tell your Arab countries to give us citizenship,” wrote one user. Some users even posted funny comments too.
“There’s no such thing as a “kafir” country. In fact, in this time you can’t even call someone a “kafir” Muslims took refuge in a Christian majority Abyssinia. It’s God’s world, go wherever you want,” said one user on X.
Sheikh Assim al-Hakim is primarily based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has been an imam in Jeddah for the past 20 years and delivers weekly sermons before Friday prayer and lectures on Islamic principles.