Islamic jurists categorically prohibited Muslims voluntarily entering non-Muslim countries

Evidence

These were people to whom it had been virtually inconceivable that one would go by one’s own choice to an infidel country. In the past it was universally agreed among the juristic authorities of Islam that it was a bad thing for Muslims to go to a country ruled by non-Muslims. The usual view was that such a thing was categorically prohibited; that Muslims must not go to a non- Muslim country voluntarily. Some allowed it in certain narrowly-defined circumstances—to redeem captives, to go on a mission to negotiate the redemption of captives and perhaps to buy supplies in times of dearth or of critical shortage. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 743 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Classical Muslim jurists ruled Muslims must leave non-Muslim lands; Classical Muslim jurists never imagined voluntary Muslim emigration; Classical Islamic jurisprudence prohibited voluntary travel to non-Muslim lands. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 743 (+1 more)

Broader Connections

• Classical Islamic jurisprudence prohibited voluntary travel to non-Muslim lands. #corroborates (1.00) — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 743