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Did 'Umar ibn al-Khaṭṭāb, may Allah be pleased with him, prostrate in front of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre upon entering it?

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No evidence has been reported indicating that the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, entered a church. It is authentically reported that Umar said: "Do not learn the gibberish of the non-Arabs, and do not enter upon the polytheists in their churches." He also refused to enter for a meal prepared for him in a church.

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