The Ruling on the Presence of Crosses in Mosques and Other Places

Question:
And if the Shaykh, may Allah preserve you. This matter has spread, causing some sensitivity among the youth regarding certain shapes in behavior, mosques, and carpets. So whenever they see a leader on the road, they develop a sensitivity against the road, describing it in a way that leads them to perceive the shape in their own manner, until they make it trivial. The question is: What is the wrong path, and does every year between two intersecting points know a doctor? And is it permissible for one who made this Andalusian shape to know that we do not have a beginning in it? And finally, I hope that your eminence will explain to these people the dawn on this day in which I was afflicted with this calamity, and that it results in a book of severe conflict and precise follow-up.

Answer:
What is confirmed to be a cross is not permissible to leave in place; rather, it is obligatory to dismantle it. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not leave anything in the form of a cross without dismantling it. So, if it is confirmed to be a cross by the knowledge of the experts, it is obligatory to dismantle it, whether it is in a mosque, on a bed, on a wall, or in any place. It is not permissible for a cross to remain; it must be dismantled. However, not everything is a cross; not every design or pattern is a cross. It must be presented to the experts and knowledgeable people to determine whether this thing is a cross or not. If it is a cross, it must be removed, because it is the symbol of the Christians, and the cross, they claim, is in the image of Jesus while he is crucified after they killed him, as they claim. And all of this is false. Jesus (peace be upon him) was not killed and was not crucified, by the explicit text of the Qur'an. Allah the Exalted said: So this is a delusion, and it is from their ignorance. It was supposed that they would break the cross, because it is an insult to the Christians. As for them venerating it, this delights the Jews, who say, "We have triumphed over them and killed their prophet and crucified him." So they keep this memory alive in every place. This supports the Jews' claim that they killed him. It is obligatory for them to do the opposite, which is to destroy and break it, because it is a disgrace to them and a victory for the Jews over them. But they are ignorant and astray. The result is that if it is established that this thing is a cross, it is obligatory to remove it, as this is an abomination that must be removed from any place. As for mere delusions, or a person who does not know what a cross is and calls everything a cross, his statement is not accepted. That is enough. And Allah the Exalted knows best, and may Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad.