A Muslim opening his restaurant during the day in Ramadan in America
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The questioner:
This questioner says: I have a restaurant in America, and praise be to Allah, and in the month of Ramadan it remains open for business.
The Shaykh:
What about if?
The questioner:
It is open for the people.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible during the day. It is not permissible for you to open it while you are a Muslim. Even if the people sitting in it are disbelievers, you do not open it. You close it during the day in Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
This questioner says: I have a restaurant in America, and praise be to Allah, and in the month of Ramadan it remains open for business.
The Shaykh:
What about if?
The questioner:
It is open for the people.
The Shaykh:
No, it is not permissible during the day. It is not permissible for you to open it while you are a Muslim. Even if the people sitting in it are disbelievers, you do not open it. You close it during the day in Ramadan. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، فصل وأما ما أفتى به الحسن وإبراهيم النخعي ومالك في إحدى الروايتين عنه — islamhouse.com (1:11:24)
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