The Ruling on Praying in Churches
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Permission was given to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to pray in churches, and 'Umar prayed in the church of Bayt al-Maqdis. Is his prayer in churches similar to praying in the mosque of harm, or slaughtering for Allah in a place where slaughter is performed for other than Allah? I ask for clarification on this matter.
Answer:
No, no, no, this is not sufficient, because the People of the Book in the time of the religion of Musa or 'Isa (peace be upon them), what is the status of that era? It is a place of worship, correct, so prayer is not accepted in it, because the Companions prayed in it, just as the Christians were accepted in the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when they came from al-Najjar. These are houses of worship, their origin is houses of worship for Allah the Exalted, not built on graves or shrines or idols. Their origin is darkness for the worship of Allah the Exalted, so the default is that they are valid. Yes. They were defeated[Al-Hajj 22:40] Noble. This is the default in them. As for 'Umar praying in the church
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. Permission was given to the Companions (may Allah be pleased with them) to pray in churches, and 'Umar prayed in the church of Bayt al-Maqdis. Is his prayer in churches similar to praying in the mosque of harm, or slaughtering for Allah in a place where slaughter is performed for other than Allah? I ask for clarification on this matter.
Answer:
No, no, no, this is not sufficient, because the People of the Book in the time of the religion of Musa or 'Isa (peace be upon them), what is the status of that era? It is a place of worship, correct, so prayer is not accepted in it, because the Companions prayed in it, just as the Christians were accepted in the mosque of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) when they came from al-Najjar. These are houses of worship, their origin is houses of worship for Allah the Exalted, not built on graves or shrines or idols. Their origin is darkness for the worship of Allah the Exalted, so the default is that they are valid. Yes. They were defeated
monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned
صَوَامِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَاتٌ وَمَسَاجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا اسْمُ اللَّهِ
Source
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