Fatwa ID: 05822
Answered by: Shaykh Ahmed bin Mohamed Umarji
Question:
Can a non-Muslim visit Mecca?
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Answer:
Imam an-Nasafi explains that the view of the Hanafi jurists is that non-Muslims are not allowed to perform hajj and umrah, however, it is allowed for them to enter Makkah Mukarramah and the Masjid al-Haram. 1
Only Allah knows best
Written by Shaykh Ahmed bin Mohamed Umarji
Checked and approved by Mufti Mohammed Tosir Miah
Darul Ifta Birmingham
- Tafseer an-Nasafi, Page 432, Darul Marifah Beirut
