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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is the prohibition against demolishing churches a general one?

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Question:
May Allah reward you. This questioner asks: Is the prohibition against demolishing churches absolute, and what is the wisdom behind it?

Answer:
The churches with which we have made a treaty are not to be demolished, but those with which we have not made a treaty are not to be respected.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2285] هل النهي عن هدم الكنائس على العموم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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