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Are mosques built in Europe with licenses from non-Islamic governments considered "Masajid al-Dirar" (mosques of harm)? And what is the ruling on praying in them if they are?

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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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It is not permissible to consider the authorities' permission to build a mosque in Europe a reason to abandon prayer in it or to deem it a mosque of harm, unless harm was intended when it was built. Government licensing is not an impediment; just as we consider it permissible to benefit from licensed vehicles and stores, so too is praying in a licensed mosque.

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