Is it permissible for a Muslim residing in a European country, enjoying a better life and greater religious freedom there, and facing difficulties in his home country, to apply for the citizenship of this non-Muslim country to facilitate his life and travel, given that he does not desire to belong to it, and that an Islamic alternative exists?
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There is no objection to obtaining the aforementioned citizenship if the reality is as stated by the questioner, with the necessity of preserving one's Islamic identity and adhering to the rituals of the religion for oneself and one's dependents.
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