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**vNZsk39B** · 05-17-2012, 11:09 AM

Salam `Aleykum,

Did you know that `Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) did not allow Christians to place their Crosses outside their houses or churches? He specifically gave orders that if any christian places a cross outside in public, then that cross is to be taken and smashed on his thick polytheist head.

^ That is NOTHING compared to cursing Allah (swt) or his book or his prophets or Ummahat al-Mu'mineen.

Walaikum asslaam,

I have not heard about this before. Could you provide the source context and authenticity of this incident you report? And whether it is the relied upon opinion of any or all the madhabs ? In a new topic on its own would be better. Because this essentially makes Muslims shooting their own foot, when they cry against Sweden banning minarets and when muslims accusse people of being Islamophobes. Secondly, there are plenty of churches in the muslim world showing symbols. And this raises questions. And this opinion has a huge consequence on the non-muslim symbols existing throughout the muslim world from West Africa to Malaysia.

Maybe the incident you cite has to do with putting a cross on a public PROPERTY. And this is equivalent to young boys putting graffiti on a public property wall.

05-17-2012, 11:09 AM	#11
vNZsk39B Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 453 Senior Member	Salam `Aleykum, Did you know that `Umar bin al-Khattab (ra) did not allow Christians to place their Crosses outside their houses or churches? He specifically gave orders that if any christian places a cross outside in public, then that cross is to be taken and smashed on his thick polytheist head. ^ That is NOTHING compared to cursing Allah (swt) or his book or his prophets or Ummahat al-Mu'mineen. Walaikum asslaam, I have not heard about this before. Could you provide the source context and authenticity of this incident you report? And whether it is the relied upon opinion of any or all the madhabs ? In a new topic on its own would be better. Because this essentially makes Muslims shooting their own foot, when they cry against Sweden banning minarets and when muslims accusse people of being Islamophobes. Secondly, there are plenty of churches in the muslim world showing symbols. And this raises questions. And this opinion has a huge consequence on the non-muslim symbols existing throughout the muslim world from West Africa to Malaysia. Maybe the incident you cite has to do with putting a cross on a public PROPERTY. And this is equivalent to young boys putting graffiti on a public property wall.
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