worship houses of people of the book in imami jurisprudence viewpoint.

in islamic jurisprudence, the worship houses of people of the book are considered as an important issue and jihad is allowed to maintain these temples. because, they are the representatives of rituals as remembrance of god and aggression against them is prohibited. to pray in these houses of worship is permitted and swearing can be done in these temples. in case of loss of their residents, their belongings can be used in mosques and if converted to mosque, minimum alterations (like building the altar) are permitted. in brief, some of the provisions of the mosques are applied for these houses of worship. severity of some of the jurists about the temples is mainly because of required charities to avoid the sin and injustice and error of the people of the book. some other jurists allowed dedication to the people of the book due to philanthropy reasons and possibility of their conversion to islam.