{"id":5289,"date":"2018-01-23T15:00:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/?p=5289"},"modified":"2018-01-23T15:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-23T15:06:35","slug":"working-in-construction-building-a-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakkah.net\/en\/working-in-construction-building-a-church.htm","title":{"rendered":"Working in Construction: Building a Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Standing Committee for\u00a0Religious Verdicts\u00a0(<em>al-Lajnah ad-Daa&#8217;imah<\/em>)<\/strong> was asked:<\/p>\n<p>Can a Muslim who works in construction build a church for non-Muslims?<\/p>\n<p>They replied:<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It is not permissible for any Muslim who believes in Allaah and the Last Day to build a church or any place of worship not founded upon the Islam which Allaah sent Muhammad with, because that is from the most severe forms of assisting [others] in disbelief and promoting their outward religious symbols. Allaah, the Mighty and Majestic, has said:<\/p>\n<p><strong> {\u0648\u064e\u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0628\u0650\u0631\u0651\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0649 \u0648\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0627 \u062a\u064e\u0639\u064e\u0627\u0648\u064e\u0646\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0639\u064e\u0644\u064e\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0625\u0650\u062b\u0652\u0645\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u064f\u062f\u0652\u0648\u064e\u0627\u0646\u0650 \u0648\u064e\u0627\u062a\u0651\u064e\u0642\u064f\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0625\u0650\u0646\u0651\u064e \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0651\u064e\u0647\u064e \u0634\u064e\u062f\u0650\u064a\u062f\u064f \u0627\u0644\u0652\u0639\u0650\u0642\u064e\u0627\u0628\u0650}<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>&#8220;Cooperate in piety and righteousness, and do not cooperate in sinfulness and transgression. And fear Allaah. Verily, Allaah is severe in punishment.&#8221; <\/strong>[5:2]<\/p>\n<p>And through Allaah is all success. May Allaah raise the rank of our Prophet Muhammad, and that of his family and companions, and may He grant them all peace.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The Standing Committee for Religious Verdicts and Islamic Research:<\/span><br \/>\nShaykh &#8216;Abdul-&#8216;Azeez ibn &#8216;Abdillaah ibn Baaz (Head)<br \/>\nShaykh &#8216;Adul-&#8216;Azeez ibn &#8216;Abdillaah Aal Shaykh (Deputy Head)<br \/>\nShaykh Saalih ibn Fowzaan al-Fowzaan (Member)<br \/>\nShaykh Bakr ibn &#8216;Abdillaah Aboo Zayd (Member)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.alifta.net\/Fatawa\/FatawaDetails.aspx?languagename=ar&amp;View=Page&amp;PageID=5452&amp;PageNo=1&amp;BookID=3#P483\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Source:<\/strong> Fatwaa #19893 (14\/482-483)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Translated by: Moosaa Richardson<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Name of Allaah, the Most Gracious, the Ever Merciful&#8230; The Standing Committee for\u00a0Religious Verdicts\u00a0(al-Lajnah ad-Daa&#8217;imah) was asked: Can a Muslim who works in construction build a church for non-Muslims? 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