The Ruling on Eating with the People of the Book
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The questioner:
Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat with the People of the Book, and also with
The Shaykh:
the people of idols? Eating permissible food is fine, but their slaughtered meat is not. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says, in the first place:
The Shaykh:
If something brings them together without accompanying them or keeping them company, and they merely gather in a place, whether for work or otherwise, there is no harm. But if you accompany them and sit with them, that is not permissible. Yes.
Yes. He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it permissible to eat with the People of the Book, and also with
The Shaykh:
the people of idols? Eating permissible food is fine, but their slaughtered meat is not. Yes.
The questioner:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner says, in the first place:
The Shaykh:
If something brings them together without accompanying them or keeping them company, and they merely gather in a place, whether for work or otherwise, there is no harm. But if you accompany them and sit with them, that is not permissible. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/1707] حكم الأكل والمجالسة مع أهل الكتاب والمشركين - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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