Building Churches in Muslim Lands
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Question:
The Shaykh says: May Allah inform us, in the largest Islamic countries where there are Christians, is it permissible for the ruler to grant them permission to secure land for building churches to perform their rituals?
Answer:
In the lands of Islam, no new churches are to be built. They are not permitted to build new churches in Muslim lands. As for the old churches, they are left alone until they collapse. If they collapse, they are not to be rebuilt. These are the rulings for the People of the Book (dhimmis). Yes. They are not permitted to establish new churches. Nor are they permitted to renovate their churches if they fall into disrepair in Muslim lands, but they are left until they end.
The Shaykh says: May Allah inform us, in the largest Islamic countries where there are Christians, is it permissible for the ruler to grant them permission to secure land for building churches to perform their rituals?
Answer:
In the lands of Islam, no new churches are to be built. They are not permitted to build new churches in Muslim lands. As for the old churches, they are left alone until they collapse. If they collapse, they are not to be rebuilt. These are the rulings for the People of the Book (dhimmis). Yes. They are not permitted to establish new churches. Nor are they permitted to renovate their churches if they fall into disrepair in Muslim lands, but they are left until they end.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 32 من 89|شرح العدة في شرح العمدة|كتاب الوقف|باب الهبة|صالح الفوزان|الفقه|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:18:05)
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