Every Muslim who is living in a non-Muslim land, particularly in the West, should always be concerned with their children and children’s children. How will they be? What religion will they follow, once I am long gone?

It’s for this reason that some scholars deem it haram to live in a non-Muslim land. Unless you are there for a temporary reason e.g to study, to make dawah etc. But if you are there to live among the non-Muslims, while there are so many Muslim countries that you can relocate to, then it’s haram to stay in that country.

It’s my personal opinion that, the reason for scholars to deem it haram may be, because your children or grandchildren will end up converting to other religion. Just like Barack Obama, whose father is Hussein, was a Kenyan Muslim who, according to Obama, lived in a village with a lot of other Muslims but apparently didn’t practice himself. Therefore, it’s even more dangerous if the Muslim who live in the non-Muslim country do not practice Islam. Because when the parents do not practice, the children will most probably follow their footsteps.

Every parent wants their children to make dua for them after they pass away. However for them to make dua for you, you need to upbring them properly and you need to give them an Islamic environment. It’s only then that they will be able to practice their religion and be a pious Muslim (Inshallah).