Islamabad Hindu Temple
I would think that this ayah prohibits it
Is there a clear distinction in Qur’an for the crimes against humanity and crimes against God ? Is the human punishment only specific to crimes against humanity ? Can Muslims help the polytheists in committing crimes against God (committing idol worship for example) ?
“ Crimes agains God is a matter between God and human. God forgives them if He likes.” Two questions on it : 1. Can Muslims help/assist/donate to the polytheists in committing this crime against God by assisting/helping them in building a temple, and encouraging idol worship ? 2. Doesn’t Allah say that he forgives anything he likes, except Shirk ? Shirk is the crime against God, and I don’t think God will forgive shirk ever.
Of course yes. Only forbidden things are where it leads to either denial of others rights or your disproportionate reaction to something bad that others have done. Helping people practice the faith of their choice is a great virtue of a muslim
Ahmad saab I don’t think that your example is befitting. People involved in prostitution inherently know that they are doing something wrong. No religious person believes that ibada is wrong – our disagreement is about who is worshipped and how. In that regard, our job is not to stop them from doing something that they sincerely think is good – it is to guide them towards the right concept and the approach.
Many verses in Quran ask us to help the needy no matter what religion see 9:60 as an example. Providing food or energy to a heart or mind that worship idols does not mean we are promoting shirk. Similarly providing free access to a road that leads to a temple does not mean we are promoting shirk or buddy in crime.
Yes brother Wadud a road can be built- but a Muslim spending his personal money on a temple which will only be used for shirk (or maybe even in the building of a road that specifically leads to a temple as it will only be used for that) I don’t think can be justified as to the reasons I listed above/below
“That Hadith is not an absolute order, it is with reference to a person’s domain of responsibility as a parent or as a leader for example.” The hadith says : “<em style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”> “Whoever of you sees an evil must then change it with his hand …. ” <em style=”font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;”>