What is the ruling on going to a Starbucks café after hearing that their logo represents Queen Esther, who demanded the head of Prophet Yahya (John the Baptist), peace be upon him, and does going there with the intention of enjoying its food and drink lead to disbelief (kufr)?
The name of the woman who requested the killing of John (Yahya), peace be upon him, is not known, and she was not Queen Esther. There is disagreement regarding the reason for his killing. The most common account is that a king in Damascus desired to marry a woman forbidden to him, and John (Yahya) forbade him. So, the woman exploited the king's love for her and requested John's (Yahya's) head. It was also said that the king's wife loved him, but he refused her, so she conspired to have him killed. There is disagreement about the location of his killing; some say it was in Al-Aqsa Mosque, while others say it was in Damascus, and it is narrated that his head was found when the Damascus Mosque was being built. The king who ordered his killing was Herod.
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