Is it permissible for a Muslim residing in the lands of disbelievers to accept a monthly salary paid by the church?
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The questioner:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh, my brothers came to our country in Europe, and the government housed them in a family's home and pays them a monthly salary funded by the church. Do these people fall under the category of loyalty and disavowal, or what must they do?
The Shaykh:
The Muslims, I mean. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, so the government housed them in a family's home and pays them a monthly salary funded by one of their churches. Do these people fall under the category of loyalty and disavowal? And what must they do?
The Shaykh:
It appears that this is hospitality, hospitality to us,[Al-Ma'idah 5:5] this is hospitality, there is nothing wrong with it, unless they intend to invite them to Christianity. If they intend to invite them to Christianity through this hospitality, then this is not permissible. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Shaykh, my brothers came to our country in Europe, and the government housed them in a family's home and pays them a monthly salary funded by the church. Do these people fall under the category of loyalty and disavowal, or what must they do?
The Shaykh:
The Muslims, I mean. Yes.
The questioner:
Yes, so the government housed them in a family's home and pays them a monthly salary funded by one of their churches. Do these people fall under the category of loyalty and disavowal? And what must they do?
The Shaykh:
It appears that this is hospitality, hospitality to us,
the food of those who were given the Scripture is lawful
وَطَعَامُ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حِلٌّ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، هل يجوز للمسلم المقيم في بلاد الكفار أن يأخذ راتبًا شهريًّا تدفعه الكنيسة؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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