Is it permissible to pray in a church?
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The questioner : Is the church not a place of Allah's anger?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is a place of Allah's anger if Allah is worshipped there in the manner of its people. For this reason, the scholars have permitted a person to pray in it, unless there are images in it. If there are images of objects of worship, it is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. It is authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasr were the names of righteous men from the people of Noah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Here it says: Between Adam and Noah?
The Shaykh : Yes, it is a place of Allah's anger if Allah is worshipped there in the manner of its people. For this reason, the scholars have permitted a person to pray in it, unless there are images in it. If there are images of objects of worship, it is not permissible.
The questioner : May Allah reward you. It is authentically reported from Ibn 'Abbas (may Allah be pleased with him and his father) that Wadd, Suwa', Yaghuth, Ya'uq, and Nasr were the names of righteous men from the people of Noah.
The Shaykh : Yes.
The questioner : Here it says: Between Adam and Noah?