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Is it permissible to live in one room with Christians out of necessity, while observing the Sharia regulations?

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Source: FtawySummarized from the full answer at Ftawy · reviewed Sep 2, 20261 min readAlso available in العربية
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The relationship with peaceful People of the Book is based on righteousness, justice, and fairness, as Allah says: ﴿Allah does not forbid you from those who do not fight you because of religion and do not expel you from your homes - from being righteous toward them and acting justly toward them. Indeed, Allah loves those who act justly.﴾ [Al-Mumtahanah: 8]. It is permissible for a Muslim to reside with peaceful People of the Book, with the possibility of inviting them to Islam through word and deed, as it is stated in the Hadith: "For Allah to guide a single man through you is better for you than red camels."

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