What is the hijrah and its meaning in Islam

Migration in the life of a Muslim is not limited to migration to leave the countries of disbelief for others.

The types of legitimate migration in Islam

There are many genres of migration including,

• Migration to seek knowledge 
• Migration to seek livelihood
• Migrate as tourism in the land for fun and entertainment
• To visit sacred and historical places. Migration is for Hajj for the sake of God
• Migration for jihad for the sake of God, which is the highest level of migration and the most honorable in God Almighty.

Definition of immigration in Islam

Migration of a place is the movement of a Muslim from one place to another, so he moves from the countries of the infidels in which he cannot establish the religion and its rulings there, and he fears for his honor and his family, and the application of the rituals of his religion, to another country in which he is safe from his family and money and is able to establish the rituals of his religion without diminishing, or An objection, or otherwise, and this type is what the Prophet - peace be upon him - and his companions applied when they migrated from Mecca to Medina.

What is immigration status?

immigration status It is what the Prophet - may God’s prayers and peace be upon him - mentioned in his saying: (The immigrant is the one who abandons what God has forbidden), and this is one of the greatest meanings of emigration; That a person abandons forbidden and abominable words and deeds, moving to obedience to God Almighty, and standing at His limits and commands, and this type of migration implicitly includes the first type of it. From the people of religion.

The ruling of emigration to a place in Islam

The ruling on emigration in Islam from a Muslim country to the country of the infidels is permissible for the one who is safe from strife in his religion, and is able to display the rituals of his religion, but it is better to reside in Muslim countries.