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Is it permissible to bring disbelievers into Muslim mosques to present their electoral programs to the the public?

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Mosques are houses of Allah built for His worship, and they should be kept free from idle talk and falsehood. Selling and buying, announcing lost property, and raising voices are forbidden therein. The mosque is not a place for presenting electoral programs and discussing them, because "mosques were built only for what they were built for" of worship, remembrance, and education. No one should disturb the worshippers in them. If we are commanded to say to someone who announces lost property in the mosque, "May Allah not return it to you," then how about presenting electoral programs and the clamor and debate that follows, especially if the one calling for it is a disbeliever inviting to a different law and methodology? A disbeliever is allowed to enter a mosque out of necessity and for a benefit, but not for something that necessitates prevention, such as presenting electoral programs. The designated place for presenting electoral programs is more suitable for achieving benefits and preventing harms.

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