The Ruling on Calling for the Coexistence of Religions
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The questioner : Islam is the religion of justice, and it is not equality, as some media people say. Yes. What is your opinion on another phrase also used by media people, which is the coexistence of religions?
The Shaykh : The coexistence of religions? No.
The questioner : If you hear it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. I say this is not permissible unless they mean a coexistence in which Islam has the upper hand; that is fine.
The questioner : Or if they mean something else by it, like the coexistence of religions, meaning that the land of Palestine is a land where the three religions coexist. They said on Arab radio stations that the land of Palestine is a land where the three religions coexist.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is wrong. I mean, if we accept that the religions coexist, we must qualify this by stating that the religion is entirely for Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
The Shaykh : The coexistence of religions? No.
The questioner : If you hear it.
The Shaykh : No, it is not permissible. I say this is not permissible unless they mean a coexistence in which Islam has the upper hand; that is fine.
The questioner : Or if they mean something else by it, like the coexistence of religions, meaning that the land of Palestine is a land where the three religions coexist. They said on Arab radio stations that the land of Palestine is a land where the three religions coexist.
The Shaykh : Yes, that is wrong. I mean, if we accept that the religions coexist, we must qualify this by stating that the religion is entirely for Allah, Mighty and Majestic.
Source
قناة «فضيلة الشيخ محمد بن صالح العثيمين»، [1218] حكم الدعوة إلى تعايش الأديان - شرح الكافية الشافية - الشيخ ابن عثيمين — youtube.com
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