Question 1

Does socialising with ahl al-kitab and those who hate Islam – which is due to their ignorance of its truth – constitute a breach of the duty of “ tabarri” or disowning the enemies of the truth, or is it permissible on the basis of maintaining good human relations?

Accepted Answer

It is permissible.

Question 2

Is indefinite marriage to Ahl al-Kitab permissible?

Accepted Answer

Yes (although as a mostahab precaution it should be avoided).

Question 3

Is it permissible to eat at Muslim restaurants whose cooks are non- Muslims, other than ahl al-kitab?

Accepted Answer

Question 4

Does a Muslim who lives in ahl al-kitab countries such as the EU deem the native people he meets as najis such that when he shakes hands – if wet – he should render them tahir?

Accepted Answer

As an obligatory precaution he should render them tahir , if there is no difficulty or discomfort, otherwise it is not mandatory to make them tahir

Question 5

Are the bodies, clothes of ahl al-kitab and their utensils, linen, car, and other necessities of life deemed tahir if they are wet or moist; this is especially relevant when it rains, and it is an issue for us here?

Accepted Answer

Anything of theirs which is not known to be najis is deemed tahir

Q&A

Ahl Al-Kitab (5)

Does socialising with ahl al-kitab and those who hate Islam – which is due to their ignorance of its truth – constitute a breach of the duty of “ tabarri” or disowning the enemies of the truth, or is it permissible on the basis of maintaining good human relations?

Is indefinite marriage to Ahl al-Kitab permissible?

Is it permissible to eat at Muslim restaurants whose cooks are non- Muslims, other than ahl al-kitab?

Does a Muslim who lives in ahl al-kitab countries such as the EU deem the native people he meets as najis such that when he shakes hands – if wet – he should render them tahir?

Are the bodies, clothes of ahl al-kitab and their utensils, linen, car, and other necessities of life deemed tahir if they are wet or moist; this is especially relevant when it rains, and it is an issue for us here?

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