Purchasing a church to be made into a mosque
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The first question of Fatwa No. ( 2393 )
Q1: There is a group of Muslims in the city ofEantainthe state of
Georgiainthe United States of America, and they wish to establish a mosque to perform the five daily prayers and the Friday prayer. There was a church put up for sale, so is it permissible for them to buy this church and convert it into a mosque after removing the crosses present, as well as the hanging and engraved images?
A1: Yes, it is permissible to purchase it and make it a mosque, and it is obligatory to remove the crosses and the hanging and engraved images in it, and everything that indicates that it is a church. We do not know of any obstacle that prevents this. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
Q1: There is a group of Muslims in the city ofEantainthe state of
Georgiainthe United States of America, and they wish to establish a mosque to perform the five daily prayers and the Friday prayer. There was a church put up for sale, so is it permissible for them to buy this church and convert it into a mosque after removing the crosses present, as well as the hanging and engraved images?
A1: Yes, it is permissible to purchase it and make it a mosque, and it is obligatory to remove the crosses and the hanging and engraved images in it, and everything that indicates that it is a church. We do not know of any obstacle that prevents this. And success is from Allah, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and his Companions.
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