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It is reported on the authority of Thabit Ibn Adh-Dhahhak that he said: "A man vowed to sacrifice a camel at a place called Buwanah, and he asked the Prophet about it. He said to him: "Does the place contain any of the idols from the time of the Jahiliyyah?" They said: "No." He then asked: "Did the disbelievers hold any of their (religious) festivals there?" They replied: "No." So the Messenger of Allah said:


"Then fulfill your vow, for verily, vows, which entail disobedience to Allah or that which is beyond the capacity of the son of Adam should not be fulfilled." (Narrated by Abu Dawood, with a Sanad that meets the conditions of acceptance laid down by Bukhari and Muslim.


That it proves that it is forbidden to carry out an act of obedience to Allah and His Prophet in a place used to carry out acts of disobedience to Allah and His Messenger , and that includes slaughtering animals in a place where animals are slaughtered for others besides Allah or places where disbelievers pray to their idols(like the cross).

OK, so say in those secular societies where non-sectarian prayer rooms are made available to anyone of any faith who wishes to pray or fullfill religious obligations (like at airports, for example) are you saying Muslims should not use those?

And does that mean that animals that were slaughtered in a Halal way are now not halal, because they were killed in a slaughterhouse with non-halal practices???? In that case, where is a Muslim suppose to get food in a secular society?