Sir i was confused because non-muslims will be generally sexually impure as they do not perform gusl. So can they be allowed to enter the mosques?
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Dear Sir,
Assalaamu alaikum.Firstly thanks to all of you who are behind this site and may
Allah(swt) reward you with the best for enlightening and distributing immense
knowledge among the people. In the topic `MOSQUE` for one of the questions you
answered that the non-muslims can enter and visit mosques. But in an answer for
another question i read this following hadeeth saying :
Umm Salamah, the wife of the Prophet (saws) and the mother of the believers,
related that the Prophet (saws) came to the mosque`s courtyard and said at the
top of his voice, "The mosque is off limits to menstruating women and the
sexually impure persons."
Related by Ibn Majah and at-Tabarani.
sir i was confused because non-muslims will be generally sexually impure as
they do not perform gusl. So can they be allowed to enter the mosques?
waiting for your reply sir,
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Answer:
Disbeliever enter
mosques
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
The law and guidance of the Messenger of Allah (saws)
prohibiting those believers who happen to be in the state of major impurity
like ‘janaba’ and menstruation is only applicable to the believers who believe
in Allah Subhanah and wish to honor the recognized ‘Houses of Allah Subhanah’;
ie. the masjids.
There is sufficient and several evidence and proof in the
authentic and established Sunnah that the Messenger of Allah (saws) allowed the
disbelievers and pagans not only to enter the ‘masjids’ of Allah Subhanah, but
on several occasions the disbelieving delegations who came to meet and discuss
the religion with the Prophet (saws) actually stayed in the Prophet’s Masjid in
Madinah.
This prohibition to enter the ‘masjids’ when in a state of
ceremonial impurity is not applicable to the disbelievers who believe neither
in Allah nor in the Last Day, for it cannot be expected from such people who
recognize not their Lord Creator to honor the sacred ‘Houses’ of Allah
Subhanah!
All the scholars and jurists in Islam are absolutely
unanimous in their opinion that except for the Sacred Santuary in Makkah and
the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah, there is absolutely no harm if the
disbelievers are invited to or choose to visit one of the many ‘masjids’ of the
beleivers….. it is possible that such disbelievers who chose to visit the
‘masjids’ may be inclined towards Islam, or wish to learn more about the Truth
of Islam….and their experience when visiting the ‘masjids’ might soften their
hearts and their Lord Creator might have mercy upon them and guide them to the
Truth of Al-Islam.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only
due to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me
alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is
the Only Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan