What is the refutation to the specious argument that the two verses from Surah At-Tawbah (9:17-18) concerning the maintenance of mosques are contradictory, given that an unbeliever claims to maintain the mosques of Allah despite Allah's saying: "It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah [while] witnessing against themselves with disbelief" and "The mosques of Allah are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allah and the Last Day"?

A Muslim must beware of websites that abuse the religion and the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. It is forbidden to enter or remain on them, except for those who possess religious knowledge and the strength to denounce what is on them. As for the verse, "It is not for the polytheists to maintain the mosques of Allah" (Quran 9:17), the intent is to prevent polytheists from maintaining mosques, both physically and spiritually, because the maintenance of mosques (through construction or remembrance and worship) is the prerogative of the people of faith. What disbelievers do in terms of building does not benefit them in the sight of Allah; rather, their deeds are invalid, and their destiny is the Fire. Thus, the verse is a statement that carries the meaning of a command to believers to maintain the houses of Allah and a prohibition against enabling polytheists to do so.