The condition of the people of Najran regarding the preservation of their pledge of allegiance and the ruling on building churches
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the condition of the people of Najran that their place of worship not be demolished, does this imply the permissibility of building churches?
Answer:
No. This is not among the conditions of the dhimmis (protected non-Muslims) that they are permitted to build new churches in Muslim lands. They are only allowed to keep the existing ones. If one collapses, they do not rebuild it or renovate it. This is one of the conditions.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: Regarding the condition of the people of Najran that their place of worship not be demolished, does this imply the permissibility of building churches?
Answer:
No. This is not among the conditions of the dhimmis (protected non-Muslims) that they are permitted to build new churches in Muslim lands. They are only allowed to keep the existing ones. If one collapses, they do not rebuild it or renovate it. This is one of the conditions.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2281] شرط أهل نجران في بقاء البيعة وحكم بناء الكنائس - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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