A taxi driver asks whether it is permissible to drive a passenger to a church while working abroad. Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān clarifies that doing so is considered cooperating in sin and transgression, and therefore it is not permitted.
Ṣalaḥ al-Irānī
November 24, 2018
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Question:
I’m a taxi driver outside of this country [KSA], and sometimes the passenger [wants to] go to Church. Is it permissible for me to drive him there?
Shaykh Ṣāliḥ ibn Fawzān al-Fawzān:
No. This is considered cooperating upon sin and transgression. Do not drive them to churches.
About the Author
Ṣalaḥ al-Irānī:
is a contributor to DuSunnah.com. He studied in Dammāj and at Imām Muḥammad ibn Saʿūd University in Riyāḍ. He has benefited from a number of senior scholars, including Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Fawzān, Shaykh Ṣāliḥ al-Luḥaydān, Shaykh Zayd al-Madkhalī, and Shaykh ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Āl al-Shaykh.