How can the fact that the Sacred House is a sanctuary for people be reconciled with the incidents of killing that have occurred there, and do verse 2:125 and verse 67 of Surat Al-Ankabut indicate that killing should not occur in Mecca?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
The scholars interpreted the verses "And whoever enters it shall be secure" as a ruling, not a statement of fact. This means that whoever enters the Sacred House must be granted security, and it is impermissible to assault him.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/134552
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 134552
- Added here
- . This is when the answer was added to El Fatwa, not the fatwa's date.
- Text
- Summary from Ftawy's records, reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
- Read the full ruling
- Read the full answer on Ftawy