Is One Allowed To Rent a Building to a Church That Supports Low-Income Families?

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Fatwa ID: 06073

 

Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji

 

Question:

 

 

Someone asked: Are they allowed to rent a building to a church that supports low-income families?

 

 

 

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

 

Answer:

 

This falls under the category of Mu’amalat [Business dealings with disbelievers] which is permissible.1

 

 

Only Allah knows best

Written by Shaykh Ahmed Bin Mohamed Umarji

Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

 

 

 

 

1 لا بَأْسَ بِالشِّراءِ والمُعامَلَةِ مَعَ أهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ – تبيين الحقائق شرح كنز الدقائق وحاشية الشِّلْبِيِّ – المطبعة الكبرى الأميرية – بولاق، القاهرة – صفحة : ٦٢ مجلد: ٦

جواز المعاملة مع أهل الذمة. – البناية شرح الهداية -دار الكتب العلمية – بيروت، لبنان – صفحة : ٤٦٦ مجلد:١٢

 

 

 

 

 

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