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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Ruling on Praying in Churches

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Question:
The questioner asks: What is the ruling on praying in churches?

Answer:
If they are pure and contain no images, there is no harm.
the earth has been made for me a place of worship and a means of purification.جعلت لي الأرض مسجدا وطهورا
Sunan Ibn Majah 567Sahih (Darussalam)
So, if the churches are pure and contain no images of worship directed to other than Allah, there is no harm in that. Yes.
Source شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تتمة تابع باب ما جاء من التغليظ فيمن عبد الله عند قبر رجل صالح، فكيف إذا عبده ؟ — islamhouse.com (44:55)

The Arabic text is a machine transcription of the audio recording.

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