Is it permissible for a Muslim to go to a Christian church on their holiday, and is the one who does so still considered a Muslim?
Source: FtawySummary from Ftawy's records · added here Sep 2, 2026
It is not permissible for a Muslim to go to the church to share in the Christians' celebrations or congratulate them on them; because that involves participation in falsehood and imitation of them, and due to the saying of Umar ibn al-Khattab: "Do not enter upon the polytheists in their churches on the day of their festival, for wrath descends upon them." And whoever does that, if he does not agree with their disbelieving acts or statements, it does not expel him from Islam, even if he has committed a grave matter.
Summary from Ftawy's records · added here
Reviewed by El Fatwa's sharia committee.
Read the full answer on Ftawyhttps://ftawy.com/en/questions/33978
Where this answer came from
- Source platform
- Ftawy
- Original fatwa ID
- 33978
- 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