The ruling on entering churches for sightseeing and tourism
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the entry of Umm Salimah and Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with them both) into the church indicate that it is permissible to enter churches and places of worship for sightseeing and tourism?
Answer:
For sightseeing and tourism, as for entering in order to know what they are upon, in order to know the details of their beliefs and to refute them, there is no harm in that. You may enter while disapproving of what is there, but to learn what they are upon, so that you know the blessing of Allah upon you, and in order to refute them with sound reasoning. As for the one who enters for sightseeing and women, and does not disapprove of what is in it, that is not permissible.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, does the entry of Umm Salimah and Umm Habibah (may Allah be pleased with them both) into the church indicate that it is permissible to enter churches and places of worship for sightseeing and tourism?
Answer:
For sightseeing and tourism, as for entering in order to know what they are upon, in order to know the details of their beliefs and to refute them, there is no harm in that. You may enter while disapproving of what is there, but to learn what they are upon, so that you know the blessing of Allah upon you, and in order to refute them with sound reasoning. As for the one who enters for sightseeing and women, and does not disapprove of what is in it, that is not permissible.
Source
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