سوال

5. Is it obligatory for me to return to Bangladesh and only pursue future opportunities through legal means, even if that limits my future financial opportunities? I would like to know the Islamic guidance regarding my specific situation. Jazakum Allahu Khayrah.

اَلجَوَابْ بِاسْمِ مُلْہِمِ الصَّوَابْ

It should be noted that when all lawful means of remaining in a country have come to an end, that is, when a person's visa has expired, and returning to his home country poses no real threat to his life, religion, or freedom, then the Islamic course of action is for him to return to his home country and, in the future, seek to travel to or reside in another country only through lawful and legal means.

Since you have stated that returning to Bangladesh poses no threat to your life, religion, or freedom, and that your basic needs can be met there, you are required to return to your home country. If, in the future, you obtain a visa, work permit, student visa, or any other lawful means of entering and residing in another country, then you should travel through that lawful channel. This is the permissible and correct course of action according to Islamic law, even if it may temporarily limit your financial advancement or some future opportunities.

القرآن الکریم:

{يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنْكُمْ } [النساء: 59].

(شرح السنۃ للبغوی: 10/42-43)

"عن أنسؓ، أن النبي صلی اللّٰہ علیه وسلم قال لأبي ذرؓ: اسمع وأطع ولو لعبد حبشي کأن رأسه زبیبة. هذا حدیث متفق على صحته، أخرجه محمد عن مسدد عن یحیٰی عن شعبة، وأخرجه مسلم من طریق أبي ذرؓ، قال: أوصاني خلیلي أن أسمع وأطیع وإن کان عبدا مجدع الأطراف."

(حاشیۃ ابن عابدین: 4/ 166)

" المسلمون عند شروطهم.

(شعب الإیمان للبیہقی :4/78)

"لا دین لمن لا عهد له."