The Ruling on Dialogue Between Religions

Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, what is the ruling on the statement regarding dialogue between religions if it serves to manifest the truth over falsehood?

Answer:
It is sufficient for us to read the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), for in them lies the refutation of the people of falsehood. We do not sit with them, nor do we hold dialogues or conferences with them before the world and the people. This involves mixing truth with falsehood, and it implies that there is doubt regarding the validity of Islam and the invalidity of what is other than it. Therefore, this matter is not permissible to be lenient about. Those who called for it from among the Jews and the Christians want to obstruct the light of Allah, and to say that Islam is either false, or that it is equal to other religions, equal to disbelief and shirk (associating partners with Allah) in the worship of Jesus and idols. May Allah curse them for that. Yes.