is it halal to stay in the USA?

[Iman167]

Its not haram to stay in America.You can move to an islamic country if you are scared of being influenced in a wrong way, but you dont have to. Or you can stay here and try to find a way to benifit the ummah here. You can still go to an american university, its not haram, but you can put an islamic twist, you can do it for your religion. Maybe you can major in arabic. It would help you understand the meaning of the quran better, and you can still get a job w/ it as a translator, islamic school arabic teacher, etc. What im planning to do is take some sewing classes and sell islamic clothes to help muslim women have more choices in islamic apparel, see im tying my possible potential job w/ islam. There are many other things you can do that i cant think of at the moment, you just need to find something you can do for the sake of Allah and you will be rewarded.

 

[ApakalypsE]

Me personally I have so much to learn I havent thought about leaving the usa .Have looked at the posts and they are very interesting but I am still unlearned in alot of things so I woiuld have to wait to make a better formed decision.I dont think living here inteferes with my practice of religion,Id rather die on my feet than live on my knees.Allah Akbar!

 

[ardianto]

Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination!

4:97

Could someone please give a basic tafseer of this ayah.

This ayah is about Muslims (during Rasulullah SAW period) who did not hijrah to Madinah although they were able. Later, kuffar in Makah oppressed them and forced them to fight Muslim in the battle of Badar. Finally, they were killed in this battle.

Source : Tafseer from Indonesian Ulama.

 

[Ramadhan]

Quote Originally Posted by Yassouid View Post
Verily! As for those whom the angels take (in death) while they are wronging themselves (as they stayed among the disbelievers even though emigration was obligatory for them), they (angels) say (to them): "In what (condition) were you?" They reply: "We were weak and oppressed on earth." They (angels) say: "Was not the earth of Allah spacious enough for you to emigrate therein?" Such men will find their abode in Hell - What an evil destination!

4:97

Could someone please give a basic tafseer of this ayah.
This ayah is about Muslims (during Rasulullah SAW period) who did not hijrah to Madinah although they were able. Later, kuffar in Makah oppressed them and forced them to fight Muslim in the battle of Badar. Finally, they were killed in this battle.

Source : Tafseer from Indonesian Ulama.

So is this verse a definite injunction against joining any armed forces in the countries which are fighting muslims in muslim lands?