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The Forty-eighth Greater Sin: Disrespect to Masajid
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Chapter 51
The Forty-eighth Greater Sin: Disrespect to Masajid
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Every building that is designated as a Mosque by one or other sects of the Muslims is deserving of respect. Its respect is Wajib and its disrespect, like demolishing it or making it impure is a Greater Sin. Every religious person knows that a Mosque is associated with the Almighty Allah (S.w.T.).
“And that the mosques are Allah’s,”
(Surah al-Jinn 72: 18)
Therefore disrespect of a mosque is an act of insult towards Allah, the blessed and the High.
Abu BasÄ«r the narrator says that he asked Abu Abdillah Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) for the reason why respect of mosques is obligatory? Imam (a.s.) said that it was because a mosque is the house of Allah on earth.
According to traditions the Almighty Allah says, that, ‘Mosques are My houses on the earth. How fortunate are those who perform Wuzu in My house and they visit Me in My house in a state of ritual purification. In these circumstances it is Wajib for the master of the house to honour the guests who visit him. To convey the good news of light (NÅ«r) that I will bestow on the day of QiyÄma upon those who leave their homes to go to the mosques in the darkness of the night.
(Wasa’il ul-Shia)
All the faithfuls consider disrespect of mosques a Greater Sin. The Holy Qur’an has mentioned breaking of a Masjid an act of disrespect to it and considered it one of the serious types of injustices.
“And who is more unjust than he who prevents (men) from the Masajid of Allah, that His name should be remembered in them and strives to ruin them?”
(Surah al-Baqarah 2: 114)
We shall now explain in brief the various legal rulings with regard to Masjids.
