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Is it permissible to sell building materials for the construction of a church in Western countries?

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It is forbidden for a Muslim to sell materials used to build a church, as anything intended for a forbidden purpose—such as selling weapons to belligerents, selling a female slave for singing, or renting out a house for selling wine or for it to be taken as a church—renders the act forbidden and the contract null and void.

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