Islamabad Hindu Temple
I think that sanity prevailed. https://www.dawn.com/news/1568209
There are two types of sins: 1. Crime against God 2. Crimes against humanity. 5:2 ask us not be buddy in crimes against humanity involving ‘denial of rights and disproportionate reactions’. Polytheism does not fall under this because: A polytheist is the one who ‘knowingly and willingly’ worship false gods and we cannot judge anyone if someone is do it ‘knowingly and willingly’. Only God know. Even if there is a way to find out who’s doing it willingly and who is not, we are not supposed to do it as God has not authorized us act on His behalf to judge or punish His criminals – thats not our domain. Stopping people to practice their religion is a sin not helping them. In fact jihad is against to end persecution on a community people – no matter what religion they belong to – if muslims can afford it.
If you know polytheism is a sin, but you said helping them practice their faith and assisting them in idol worship is a good virtue of a Muslim. Somehow these two things are contradictory.
If it’s on the principle of unavoidability, then we can at least stop their water, electricity, phone, internet, etc. but we don’t. Should we? Knowing well in advance that they’re worshiping God.
Water is a basic necessity but electricity is not? What if someone dies of heat? Bus/taxi service is not? What if someone can’t reach the hospital in time? In my opinion we have no way to objectively determine where to draw the line. What might be shirk in our eyes might not be in someone else’s who is committing it. They could be sincerely worshipping God. Our job is to relate God’s message to them in the best possible way – they are free to accept it or reject it, and God will deal with them however He sees fit.
What about 9:60? Dont you think non muslims are free to use charity from muslims on building anything as long as it’s legal?
I am under no obligation to report adultery / homosexuality (its a long debate for another time). This punishment is under very specific circumstances. As for theft, rape and murder–they all involve direct violation of someone’s rights which make these an immediate offence. Polytheism is an act against GOD for which GOD will punish in this world only after ittmam-e-Hujjat of Rasul.