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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Seeking the Help of Disbelievers in Building the Mosque

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. A questioner says: Is it permissible to seek the help of the Christians or other disbelievers in some matters regarding the mosque building?

Answer:
There is nothing wrong with it if they become workers or engineers. There is nothing wrong with it. Yes.
Source شرح إغاثة اللهفان من مصائد الشيطان لابن القيم، ذكر الآثار عن تابعي التابعين ومن بعدهم — islamhouse.com (1:11:30)

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