Showing oneself as a Shia in order to gain citizenship

Q: Please advise if Islam allows a Sunni Muslim to show himself as Shia so he can apply religious asylum in USA or any other country? Is this permissible in Islam?

A: This is a betrayal to Islam.

And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.

 

Answered by:

Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)

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