Islamabad Hindu Temple
Again that’s for you to decide. Will you hold back your money from building a mosque for a different sect of Islam that you think is involved in committing shirk?
It sounds odd because we know polytheism is a sin but it is not until they commit it knowingly and willingly. Even if it is thats not your domain to judge it. Your responsibility is to ensure freedom of religion and propagating the truth by Quran.
I am not talking about confrontation. My question is very simple. Does respecting their view mean assisting and helping them build a place of idol worship and even donating money for it ?
Br. Wadood! MashAllah! Beautifully explained
We need to understand if idol worship is an evil act or not. If it is an evil act, then it can’t be assisted/supported/provided for by the Muslims. If we take the interpretation that it is a sin, which Allah doesn’t like, but Muslims are not to consider those non-Muslims who indulge in shirk as evil people, then it is fine to assist them in building their places of worship. There is a hadees where Prophet said to stop evil by hand, or at least by tongue .. if it is not possible, then consider it wrong in one’s heart, and if a Muslim doesn’t do it , he is not a believer. If idol worship and building of temple is an evil act, then Muslims can’t support it. In fact they are to oppose it by any manner in their power, if the hadith above is considered authentic.