Should he give up his studies in al-Azhar?
Question

                I am from Turkmenistan and I left my country and came to Egypt in order to seek knowledge. Now I am studying in al-Azhar, but there is a great deal of corruption in al-Azhar and I do not want that, I want correct ‘aqeedah. Now I want to go to Saudi at the time of ‘Umrah, which is easy for me, and after ‘Umrah I want to stay in Saudi without a residency permit (iqaamah) and seek knowledge, and submit my papers to some universities and wait until I get some result from the universities. Is this permissible or not without a residency permit in Saudi?.
Praise be to Allah.Firstly: 
We 
    congratulate you on your high ambition to seek knowledge and we encourage 
    you to learn and support correct ‘aqeedah, the ‘aqeedah of Ahl al-Sunnah 
    wa’l-Jamaa’ah. 
Secondly: 
We do not 
    encourage you at all, after travelling and getting the opportunity to study 
    in al-Azhar, which Allaah has made easy for you, to give it up for something 
    which may or may not happen. 
The wise man 
    does not give up something except for something that is better than it. Do 
    not give up the good thing that is in your hand for something uncertain. 
    Yes, there are some things in al-Azhar that go against the ‘aqeedah of Ahl 
    al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah, but not every professor in al-Azhar is like that. 
    There are some of Ahl al-Sunnah wa’l-Jamaa’ah among them, so strive to 
    benefit from them and learn from them, even if that is outside of the 
    college and organized study. 
There are 
    daa’iyahs and seekers of knowledge in Egypt who are not teachers and 
    professors in al-Azhar, but they are known for their keenness to teach the 
    Sunnah and follow it. Strive to keep company with them and attend their 
    gatherings. 
Thirdly: 
If you come 
    to Saudi in the manner that you describe, you will never be able to submit 
    your papers anywhere, let alone wait until you are accepted, because you 
    will be sought by the security forces for going against the iqaamah system. 
    You can correspond with the universities that you want to apply to from 
    Egypt, without losing the opportunity that is in front of you. If you are 
    accepted, then you can decide which is best for you at that time, by praying 
    istikhaarah and asking Allaah for guidance, and consulting some of your 
    brothers and professors. 
We ask 
    Allaah to bless you with beneficial knowledge and righteous deeds. 
And Allaah 
    knows best.