Pretending to be Christian while remaining Muslim for the sake of money
There is a Muslim man who lives in a western country like the USA. He undergoes bad financial conditions. Furthermore, he pays the expenditure and financial maintenance of his family in his homeland. He found that he could change his conditions through declaring his conversion to Christianity and going to the church in order to have the nationality of this country. Consequently, his conditions will be improved. Bearing in mind, he will remain a Muslim in secret until he fulfills his purpose and then he will reveal his Islam. Please advise.May Allaah Reward you
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The act of showing disbelief through adopting Christianity and apostasy is a form of disbelief as long as the following conditions are fulfilled: puberty, sanity, free choice and all the impediments such as ignorance, madness, compulsion, and so on, are absent. Such a person will be regarded as a disbeliever even if he does not intend that by his heart. The aim of obtaining money does not validate the act of disbelief. The aim behind apostasy is always obtaining wealth or honor. Likewise, the aim behind claiming prophethood is seeking headship or fame. So, anyone who does an act of disbelief intentionally, with his free choice, becomes a disbeliever even if he does not intend to be so. You should know that there is nothing that permits the utterance of words of disbelief other than compulsion. The one who disbelieves without compulsion or utters words of disbelief willingly, has opened his heart to disbelief. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): { Therefore, such a person should abandon these devilish thoughts and seek the lawful means for obtaining provision. Allaah The Almighty Says (what means): { “ Allaah Knows best.
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