{"_id":"69a1d8b36ef73a7e26ca6aef","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Is it permissible to pray in a church or other non-Muslim place of worship?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"What is the ruling on praying in another religion’s place of worship, such as a church or synagogue?\\n\\nI was speaking with a Muslim brother who said that it is valid to pray in churches, synagogues, and other places of worship. He mentioned that in some areas, churches open their doors to Muslim communities that do not have a masjid or proper space to pray in.\\n\\nI had thought that we were not allowed to pray in other places of worship. I recalled the report of ʿUmar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb (raḍiyallāhu ʿanhu), who was offered the opportunity to pray in a church and declined, fearing that others would later take it as a precedent. I am unsure how to understand this properly.\\n\\nIf it is permissible to pray in other religions’ places of worship, then under what conditions does that permissibility apply?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"According to the Shafi school, it is makruh/disliked to pray in a place of worship for non-Muslims when forbidden images are absent.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fef0b76658b4c232985","tag":"Salah: Validity","count":156},{"_id":"668d9fe50b76658b4c232867","tag":"Aqeedah: Sects and Religions","count":68},{"_id":"668d9fe10b76658b4c2327d3","tag":"Worship: Masjids, Mosques, and Musallahs","count":50}],"createdOn":"2026-02-27T17:47:31.236Z"}