What is the ruling on a Muslim ruler who allows the Christians to build churches out of fear of them?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Some Muslim rulers today in some countries allow the Christians to build churches, and even to display their rituals on television, out of fear of them. Is this permissible? Does this fall under loyalty (al-wala')? Is it permissible to declare them disbelievers specifically?
Answer:
These people have circumstances that we do not know about. It is necessary to study their conditions and what they do, and to issue a ruling on them after the study, and after knowing their doubts (shubhah) and refuting them, or simply ruling that they are disbelievers. It is necessary for the scholars to take the doubts they have, on which they based their permission, and address these matters. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. A questioner says: Some Muslim rulers today in some countries allow the Christians to build churches, and even to display their rituals on television, out of fear of them. Is this permissible? Does this fall under loyalty (al-wala')? Is it permissible to declare them disbelievers specifically?
Answer:
These people have circumstances that we do not know about. It is necessary to study their conditions and what they do, and to issue a ruling on them after the study, and after knowing their doubts (shubhah) and refuting them, or simply ruling that they are disbelievers. It is necessary for the scholars to take the doubts they have, on which they based their permission, and address these matters. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما حكم الحاكم المسلم الذي يسمح للنصارى ببناء الكنائس خوفاً منهم؟ للشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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