Asslam Allaikum Brothers in Islam,
Due to the sensitive nature of this discussion, I delved for some info regarding the issue and this is what I have found. It is an excerpt from a ruling by the famous theologian grand shaykh who recently passed away in Saudi Arabia.
"5. One of the fundamentals of Islam is that any Jew or Christian who does not embrace Islam should be considered and designated as an unbeliever (Kafir) as well as an enemy of Allah, of His Messengers and the Believers (Muminoon), and such people will be the people of the Fire in accordance to Allah’s Saying, that, “Those who disbelieve from among the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) and among al-Mushrikun (Polytheists), were not going to leave (their disbelief) until there came to them clear evidence.” [Al-Qur’an 98:1]
And Allah says, “Verily, those who disbelieve (in the religion of Islam, the Qur’an, and the Prophet Muhammad (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam)) from among the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians) and al-Mushrikun
(Polytheists) will abide in the Fire of Hell. They are the worst of creatures.” [Al-Quran 98:6]
It was narrated in Sahih Muslim that the Prophet (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) said, “Anyone of this Ummah, whether a Jew or a Christian who heard about me and died without believing in what was revealed to me, he will be among the people of the Hell-Fire.”
Based on the above, anyone who does not charge Jews and Christians with Kufr will be a Kaafir himself according to the Shari’ah principle. (ie; Anyone who does not charge the Kaafir with Kufr will be Kaafir himself.)
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Adulterating the fundamentals of Islamic Faith and the facts of Islamic Law (Shari’ah) to serve the call (for the unification of religions), by mixing them together and casting them to one mould is but a wicked call. It aims at mixing the Truth with Falsehood, destroying Islam, demolishing its foundations and bringing all Muslims to clear apostasy (Riddah). This can be seen in the saying of Allah, The Most High, “And they will never cease fighting you until they turn you back from your religion (Islamic Monotheism) if they can.” [Al-Qur’an 2:217]. Allah Says, “They wish that you reject faith, as they have rejected (Faith), and thus that you will become equal (like one another).” [Al-Qur’an 4:89]
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The inevitable consequence of such evil calls are:
· The cancellation of differences between Islam and Kufr, Truth and Falsehood, and complete negation of enjoining the right and forbidding the wrong.
· Breaking of barriers of alienation between Muslims and Kafiroon (unbelievers) so that no loyalty nor Jihad nor struggle for the sake of elevating Allah’s Word on Allah’s earth may take place. Allah, The Most High, commands “Fight against those who (1) do not believe in Allah, (2) nor in the Last Day, (3) nor forbid that which has been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, (4) those who acknowledge not the religion of Truth - ie Islam, among the people of the Scriptures (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued.” [Al-Qur’an 9:29]
“And fight against the Mushrikun (polytheists, pagans, idolators, disbelievers in the oneness of Allah) collectively, as they fight against you collectively. But know that Allah is with the pious.” [Al-Qur’an 9:36]
Had this (unification) call emanated from a Muslim, it would be considered explicit Riddah (apostasy) from Islam, as it is in conflict with the principles of Islamic faith, and accepts disbelief in Allah - The Glorified. This call annuls what was proved by the Qur’an as true, and denies that the Qur’an has abrogated all the books that preceded it, and also negates that Islam had abrogated all the previous religions. Based on this, the call for unification is rejected according to Shari’ah and is strictly prohibited by all evidences of Islam in the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and Ijmaa’ (consensus).
Based on the aforesaid:
· It is not permissible for any Muslim who believes in Allah as the Rabb (Creator/Provider/Owner), in Islam as the religion, and Muhammad (sallalahu 'alaihi wa sallam) as a Prophet and Messenger, to call for this abominable belief, or encourage others to join it, or spread it among other Muslims, let alone accepting it, attending its conferences or symposiums and affiliating with its assemblies.
· It is prohibited for any Muslim to print the Torah and the Bible even independently. So how could it be permissible to print them with the Qur’an in one book? Accordingly, whoever does that, or calls for it, has strayed far away (from the Right Path), as this is but a combination of the Truth (the Noble Qur’an) with the altered or abrogated books of the Torah and the Bible.
· It is prohibited for any Muslim to respond to that call for building (a mosque, a church, and a temple) in one complex, as this would imply a confession that there are religions by which Allah can be worshipped, besides Islam. This would also involve a denial that Islam is the purest of all the other religions. It would also imply a serious admission that religions are three and that people on earth may adopt whatever they wish of them, equally, and that Islam has not superseded the religions that preceded it.
· Undoubtedly, approving, believing, or accepting this call is considered Kufr (disbelief) and explicit error as it plainly contradicts the Noble Qur’an, the Purified Sunnah, and the Muslim Ijmaa’ (consensus). It would also imply an agreement that the alterations done by the Jews and Christians are from Allah - Glory Be to Him. Moreover, it is not permissible to call churches, Allah’s houses’, as the Christians do not perform a correct worship that is accepted by Allah, and it is a kind of worship not based on
Islam. Allah, The Most High, Says, “And whoever seeks a religion other than Islam, it will never be accepted of him, and in the hereafter he will be one of the losers.” [Al-Qur’an 3:85]"
The website address is
www.islaam.com/articles/interfaith.htm