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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Is it permissible to build a wall around the Christians' cemetery?

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The Shaykh : You are welcome.

The questioner: ... with you.

The Shaykh: Go ahead.

The questioner: My brother is a construction contractor and in ... he was given a contract from the trust to build a wall around the Christians' cemetery.

The Shaykh : It is not permissible.

The questioner : It is not permissible.

The Shaykh: No.

The questioner: The evidence, if you please, for why it is not permissible.

The Shaykh: The evidence is that it is not permissible to cooperate with the Christians in their misguidance.

The questioner: It is not permissible to cooperate with the Christians in their misguidance.

The Shaykh: Yes.

The questioner: Well, this is a cemetery.

The Shaykh: I know it is a cemetery.

The questioner: Yes.

The Shaykh: But will this cemetery be built as the Shari'ah commands?

The questioner: No, of course not, it is not as the Shari'ah commands.

The Shaykh: Then I did not understand the answer.

The questioner: Everything that contradicts the Shari'ah is forbidden.

The Shaykh: Yes, and this is one of those things.

The questioner : May Allah reward you with good.

The Shaykh : And beware of that.

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace, and the mercy of Allah and His blessings.

The questioner: My greetings to Shaykh Sami Abu Hammam ... .

The Shaykh: If Allah wills, it will reach him.

The questioner: Peace be upon you.

The Shaykh : And upon you be peace and the mercy of Allah.
Source www.al-albany.com

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