How
should I treat a Christian neighbor or a colleague at school? Is it permissible to visit them and congratulate them on their holidays?
A:
It is permissible to treat Christian neighbors kindly and help
them with permissible matters, do good towards them, and visit them to
call them to Allah (Exalted be He), perhaps Allah will guide them to
Islam. It is not permissible however to attend celebrations of their
feasts, congratulate them or take them as friends.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
Q 1: A Christian colleague may invite me to his house to have a meal. Is it permissible for me to eat the food served to me, if there is nothing unlawful about this food?
A:
Yes, it is permissible for you to eat the food that is served to you by your Christian colleague,
whether in his house or elsewhere, as long as you are sure that the
food is not Haram (prohibited) in itself or you do not know how it is
made. This is because the basic rule is permissibility until there is
evidence to the contrary. Being a Christian does not mean that it is
forbidden to eat his food, because Allah (Exalted be He) has made the
food of the People of the Book
lawful for us.
May Allah grant us success. May peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and Companions.
The Permanent Committee for Scholarly Research and Ifta'
| Member | Member | Deputy Chairman | Chairman |
| `Abdullah ibn Qa`ud | `Abdullah ibn Ghudayyan | `Abdul-Razzaq `Afify | `Abdul-`Aziz ibn `Abdullah ibn Baz |
Q 1: A Christian colleague may invite me to his house to have a meal. Is it permissible for me to eat the food served to me, if there is nothing unlawful about this food?
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