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Question: What is the Islamic ruling on Muslims building churches for Christians for the sake of interfaith closeness and coexistence? Answer by Shaykh Fawzan We ask Allah for well-being. This is not permissible. It is not permissible for churches to be built in Muslim lands. However, if Muslims conquer a land where churches already exist and make a pledge with the Christians or Jews, those pre-existing churches may remain. But they are not permitted to construct new churches; only the existing ones are allowed to remain according to the terms of the covenant between them. It is not permissible for Muslims to build churches for Christians, nor is it permissible to allow Christians to construct new churches in Muslim lands. This applies to Muslim lands outside the Arabian Peninsula. As for the Arabian Peninsula, it is not permitted for churches or any other places of non-Islamic worship to remain there at all, because it is the birthplace of the Islamic call and the cradle of Islam. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "Two religions shall not coexist in the Arabian Peninsula." Therefore, churches or any religion other than Islam are not allowed to remain in the Arabian Peninsula. Yes.
