Part 1 | True Understanding Of Hijrah According To The Scholars - Ustadh AbdulRahman Hassan

Summary

The lecture explains hijrah as leaving a place where a person cannot adequately practice or openly maintain their faith—not merely being able to perform a few daily prayers. The speaker presents migration as a religious duty for those able to leave such a situation, while recognizing exceptions for people who are genuinely unable to do so.

Main points

• Qur’an 4:97–100 is the central evidence. The passage describes people who die after wronging themselves by remaining in a place they could have left. The angels ask about their circumstances, and they say they were oppressed.

  • The passage makes an exception for vulnerable people—men, women, and children—who lack the means or ability to find a way out.
  • It promises that whoever migrates for God will find places of refuge and room on earth. If death overtakes someone on the journey, their reward is assured by God.

• The ruling is not limited to the verse’s original occasion. Citing Ibn Kathir, the speaker says the verse applies generally to people who remain among polytheists despite being able to migrate. The scholars cited use the verse’s general wording to support the obligation of migration for those who can leave and are not helpless or oppressed.

• Hijrah concerns one’s circumstances and environment. The lecture describes it as moving away from a land or setting where a person cannot live according to their religion. The captions also include the claim that migration may be required for someone unable to openly declare their faith. The speaker challenges the idea that “establishing religion” means only being able to perform daily prayers.

• Migration is connected to mutual religious support. The lecture also cites Qur’an 8:72, which instructs believers to support those seeking help in religion, except where doing so would violate a treaty. The verse warns that failing to uphold these bonds can lead to turmoil and great corruption.

Sources and speakers mentioned

• Speaker: Ustadh AbdulRahman Hassan
• Primary sources: The Qur’an, especially Surah An-Nisa (4:97–100) and Surah Al-Anfal (8:72)
• Scholars and authorities named in the subtitles: Ibn Kathir; Ibn Abbas; Al-Alusi; Ibn Arabi; Siddiq Hasan Khan; Ibn Qudamah al-Maqdisi; Mujahid; Majd al-Din Abu al-Barakat; Ibn Taymiyyah; Al-Qurtubi; Imam al-Nawawi; Ibn Hajar al-Asqalani; Al-Mardawi; Abd al-Ra’uf al-Manawi; Al-Mar’i Ibn Yusuf al-Karmi; Mansur Ibn Yusuf al-Buhuti; Al-Shawkani; and Ibrahim Ibn Muhammad Ibn Salim al-Tuwayan.

Some names in the auto-generated captions are unclear or may be misspelled.