Building Churches in the Lands of Islam
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Question:
What is the ruling on Muslims building churches for the Christians in the context of rapprochement between religions and coexistence?
Answer:
Answer: We ask Allah for well-being. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for churches to be built in the lands of the Muslims. However, if the Muslims take control of lands where there are churches and they make a treaty with them—treaty with the Christians or the Jews—their churches remain. But they are not permitted to establish new churches; only the existing ones remain by virtue of the treaty between them. Therefore, it is not permissible for Muslims to build churches for the Christians, nor is it permissible for them to allow the Christians to establish churches in the lands of the Muslims. This applies to lands other than the Arabian Peninsula. As for the Arabian Peninsula, no permission is given for the existence of churches or anything else, because it is the source of the call, the source of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two religions will not remain in the Arabian Peninsula." This is regarding lands other than the Arabian Peninsula. In the Arabian Peninsula, it is not permissible for churches to remain, nor any religion other than the religion of Islam.
What is the ruling on Muslims building churches for the Christians in the context of rapprochement between religions and coexistence?
Answer:
Answer: We ask Allah for well-being. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for churches to be built in the lands of the Muslims. However, if the Muslims take control of lands where there are churches and they make a treaty with them—treaty with the Christians or the Jews—their churches remain. But they are not permitted to establish new churches; only the existing ones remain by virtue of the treaty between them. Therefore, it is not permissible for Muslims to build churches for the Christians, nor is it permissible for them to allow the Christians to establish churches in the lands of the Muslims. This applies to lands other than the Arabian Peninsula. As for the Arabian Peninsula, no permission is given for the existence of churches or anything else, because it is the source of the call, the source of Islam. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Two religions will not remain in the Arabian Peninsula." This is regarding lands other than the Arabian Peninsula. In the Arabian Peninsula, it is not permissible for churches to remain, nor any religion other than the religion of Islam.
Source
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