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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to pray in a church that contains images and statues?

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner asks: Is it permissible to pray in a church, and it is well known that it contains images and statues?

Answer:
If there are images in it, it is disliked to pray in it. As for if there are no images in it, there is nothing wrong with praying in it. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3025] هل تجوز الصلاة في الكنيسة مع وجود الصور والتماثيل فيها؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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