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layout: post
title: "Ruling on Muslims entering non-Muslim places of worship"
publisher: "alsalafiyyah@icloud.com"
source: "Fatawa Al-Lajnah Al-Da'imah of KSA, Fatwa no. 6876, Question 2"
category: [fatwas,walabara]
hijri: Dhul-Hijjah 6, 1441
lang: en
locale: en
note: true
excerpt: "A Muslim is not allowed to enter the places of worship of disbelievers as this leads to increasing their number."
muftis:
  chairman: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Aziz ibn Baz
      url: /biography/binbaz/
  deputy_chairman:
    - name: Shaykh Abdul-Razzaq Al-Afifi
      url: /biography/afifi/
  members: 
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan
      url: /biography/ghudayyan/
    - name: Shaykh Abdullah ibn Qa'ud
      url: /biography/qaud/
---

### Question: 
 
Is it permissible for a Muslim to enter a church to know of their prayers or listen to a lecture?

### Answer:

A Muslim is not allowed to enter the places of worship of disbelievers as this leads to increasing their number. It was reported by Al-Bayhaqy with a sound chain of transmitters on the authority of 'Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) who said: "**...And do not enter upon Mushrikun (those who associate others with Allah in worship) in their churches or temples as the wrath of Allah descends upon them.**" But if there is a legal benefit underlying the act or you do so for the sake of inviting them to Allah, there will be no blame on you.