Why non-Muslims cannot live in the Arabian peninsula

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Non-Muslims are not allowed to live in the Arabian Peninsula because Umar (ra) heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: **“I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslims” [Muslim]. **

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: **“Two deens shall not co-exist in the Arabian Peninsula” [Muwatta]. **

So from the above Hadith it can be understood that no non-Muslims would be allowed in countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Southern Iraq and Jordan?

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For those who do not know where the Arabian peninsula is, here is the map:

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maybe the idea was to dedicate the place to religion and faith, aesi pakeeza jagey kafiro ka kiya kaam? maybe it's sacred?

wesay who decided boundaries of Arabian peninsuala?

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The Hadith in Arabic says: AL-Jazeera and Al-Jazeera means the Arabian peninsula. Its quite clear. I have heard that in the times of Umar :razi: there was no non-Muslim in the Arabian peninsula except Abu Loolu, the same person who martyred him.

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If jazira al arab only has the definition you've given it then Imam al Shafi'i would not have restricted the meaning of the phrase to include just the Hijaz (principally Makka, Madina and Yamama), excluding such areas as Yemen for example. A cursory look at the commentary on the first of your hadith in Awn al Ma'bud (probably the most famous commentary on Sunan Abu Dawud) suffices to show the difference of opinion as to what exactly constitues jazira al arab.

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It would be great if some knowledgeable person can shed some light on this issue.

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Maybe Umer heard out of context? Might have misunderstood or misinterpreted?

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*Originally posted by PaKpatriot1: *
Maybe Umer heard out of context? Might have misunderstood or misinterpreted?
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We are talkin about Umer ibn ul Khttaab not an an ordinary person.

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Quran says that they shud not enter the Holy City of Makkah....

and i think in Umar(ra)'s time it was only jews of a certain village who were driven out (cuz of some earlier events) and not all non-muslims....

but then again i cud be mistaken....

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*Originally posted by armughal: *
Quran says that they shud not enter the Holy City of Makkah....

and i think in Umar(ra)'s time it was only jews of a certain village who were driven out (cuz of some earlier events) and not all non-muslims....

but then again i cud be mistaken....
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As Khalifa, Hazrat Umar (ra) certainly did drive out the Jews out of the Khaibar district of the Hijaz.

However, several years earlier the Jewish inhabitants of the region lost a war with the Muslims, and the peace treaty that they agreed to included a clause that stated that the Muslims reserved the right to deport that Jewish community at any time. Hazrat's Umar's (ra) action was entirely within the scope of the peace treaty the Jews had agreed to.

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I was just looking at this history of the Khaibar campaign and it is clear that Rasoolullah (saws) permitted the Jews of Khaibar to remain on the land (subject to conditions), where they were still living at the time of his death.

If this is true, then surely 2 religions were co-existing even in the Hijaz at the time of his death - which would contradict both hadiths given by laeeqkhan.

Can someone cast furter light on this? As far as I was aware so far, non-Muslims are only not allowed into Makkah and Madina...

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Non-Muslims are not allowed to live in the Arabian Peninsula because Umar (ra) heard the Messenger of Allah (saw) say: "I will expel the Jews and Christians from the Arabian Peninsula and will not leave any but Muslims" [Muslim].

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that the Messenger of Allah (saw) said: "Two deens shall not co-exist in the Arabian Peninsula" [Muwatta].

So from the above Hadith it can be understood that no non-Muslims would be allowed in countries such as Saudi Arabia, UAE, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Southern Iraq and Jordan?
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Yeah OK laeeqkhan.. now be a good boy and tell this to the jews next door living in Israel. Oh wait that is not part of arabian peninsula oh how convenient. Get with the program guys the Jews are here to stay might as well offer them an olive branch and bury the differences, start building economic partnerships etc ...

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*Originally posted by Verizon: *

Yeah OK laeeqkhan.. now be a good boy and tell this to the jews next door living in Israel. Oh wait that is not part of arabian peninsula oh how convenient. Get with the program guys the Jews are here to stay might as well offer them an olive branch and bury the differences, start building economic partnerships etc ...
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....... or you can listen to Prophet PBUH? and take his advice

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*Originally posted by mAd_ScIeNtIsT: *
I was just looking at this history of the Khaibar campaign and it is clear that Rasoolullah (saws) permitted the Jews of Khaibar to remain on the land (subject to conditions), where they were still living at the time of his death.

If this is true, then surely 2 religions were co-existing even in the Hijaz at the time of his death - which would contradict both hadiths given by laeeqkhan.

Can someone cast furter light on this? As far as I was aware so far, non-Muslims are only not allowed into Makkah and Madina...
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thats true. this is just one hadith, for the basis of this whole theory whereas i can cite numerous references such as this and the fact that hazrat ali worked in a jew's garden, the prophet recieving meat/cheese from a non muslim tribe as a gift where not only did the prophet/ashaab allow coextistence, but encouraged interaction.

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*Originally posted by ravage: *

thats true. this is just one hadith, for the basis of this whole theory whereas i can cite numerous references such as this and the fact that hazrat ali worked in a jew's garden, the prophet recieving meat/cheese from a non muslim tribe as a gift where not only did the prophet/ashaab allow coextistence, but encouraged interaction.
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Yes you are right, but that was before these Ahadith were said. Later no non-Muslim was allowed in Arabian peninsula.

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i really doubt the authenticity of that hadith.

but anyway. we can disagree about it.

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Another major Islamic issue at stake is the explicit command by the Prophet to expel non-Muslims from the Arabian Peninsula. While scholars have often debated what constitutes the “Arabian Peninsula” in those traditions, there’s been some agreement on the fact that many areas of Saudi Arabia are definitively off-limits to non-Muslims, with more conservative interpretations suggesting that the entirety of Saudi Arabia is off-limits to non-Muslims. The militants contrast these religious rulings with the reality on the ground, perpetuated and approved by the government of Al-Saud, in that thousands of non-Muslims live and work in Saudi Arabia (besides the more explicitly problematic military bases referred to above), and that their compounds enjoy a de facto extra-territoriality that many find unacceptable. In fact, the militants have adopted a banner that reads “Expel the Pagans from the Arabian Peninsula” (Pagans in this sense is meant to connote all non-Muslims).

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Is it permissible for a non-Muslim to enter Madeenah, i.e., to enter the sanctuary (for a necessary purpose)?.

Answer :

Praise be to Allaah.

Firstly:

It is not permissible allow the kuffaar to take up residence in the Arabian Peninsula. The scholars differed at to the definition of the boundaries of the Arabian Peninsula, but they did not differ as to the fact that Madeenah is part of it.

Ibn Qudaamah said:

It is not permissible for any of them (the kuffaar) to live in the Hijaaz. This is the view of Maalik and al-Shaafa’i, but Maalik said: I think that they should be expelled from all the Arab lands, because the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said: “Two religions cannot coexist in the Arabian Peninsula.” Abu Dawood narrated with his isnaad from ‘Umar that he heard the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) say: “I will certainly expel the Jews and the Christians from the Arabian Peninsula, and I will not leave anyone there but Muslims.” Al-Tirmidhi said: this is a saheeh hasan hadeeth. And it was narrated that Ibn ‘Abbaas said: The Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) left behind three instructions. He said: Expel the mushrikeen from the Arabian Peninsula, honour the delegations the way that I do, and he kept quiet about the third. Narrated by Abu Dawood.

Al-Mughni, 9/285, 286.

Secondly:

It is permissible for kuffaar to enter Madeenah for the purposes of trade, without staying there. They should be given enough time (to complete their business) then they should be told to leave. Ibn Qudaamah (may Allaah have mercy on him) said:

It is permissible for them to enter the Hijaaz for the purpose of trade, because the Christians used to trade with Madeenah at the time of ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him). An old Christian man came to him in Madeenah and said: “I am an old Christian man and your agent has taken the tithe from me twice.” ‘Umar said: “I am an old monotheist (haneef) man,” and ‘Umar wrote to the agent and said: “Only take the tithe once in a year, and do not allow them to stay for more than three days.” This is what was narrated from ‘Umar (may Allaah be pleased with him) and they should leave after that. Al-Qaadi said: Four days is the limit after which a traveller must offer prayers in full.

Al-Mughni, 9/286.

Thirdly:

What we have mentioned about Madeenah and its sanctuary does not apply to the sanctuary of Makkah. The kuffaar are forbidden to enter it under any circumstances.

It says in al-Mawsoo’ah al-Fiqhiyyah (3/130, 131):

The majority of scholars – including Muhammad ibn al-Hasan among the Hanafis – are of the view that it is not permissible for kuffaar to enter the sanctuary of Makkah at all, The view of the Hanafis is that that is permissible if there is a treaty or they have permission.

With regard to the sanctuary of Madeenah, it is not forbidden for them to enter to bring a message, for trade or to bring some goods. A kaafir may not enter other parts of the Arab lands without permission or a treaty. The fuqaha’ have discussed this matter in detail.Ends.

And Allaah knows best.

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There is a report narrated by Ahmad (1691) from the hadeeth of Abu ‘Ubaydah, who said that the last words that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke were, “Expel the Jews of the Hijaaz and Najraan from the Arabian Peninsula, and know that the most evil of people are those who took the graves of their Prophets as places of worship.” This was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in al-Saheehah, no. 1132. And Abu Dawood (5156)and Ibn Maajah (2698) narrated that ‘Ali (may Allaah be pleased with him) said: The last words that the Messenger of Allaah (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) spoke were, “The prayer, the prayer! And fear Allaah with regard to those whom your right hands possess.” This was classed as saheeh by al-Albaani in Saheeh Abi Dawood. And there are other similar ahaadeeth. What is meant by these reports is that these are some of the last things that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) said, or they were the last pieces of advice that the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him) gave to his family and companions, and those who would be in authority after he was gone.

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