electricity without a need, running water excessively, etc.)” Many people are neglectful when it comes to usage of electricity in the masjid or any other place. They leave the fans and lights on unnecessarily; this amounts to israaf and is a sin with the ruling being more severe in a masjid because the bill of the masjid is paid using donations which includes the money of many people. Therefore, great precaution is required when using electricity and water in the masjid. As for other things of the masjid, they are not even permitted for personal use, and most people are unmindful of this. May Allah Almighty grant us the ability to fill in the Pious Deeds booklet with steadfastness.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب                 صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Prohibition to enter the masjid

Dear Islamic brothers, one of the evils being committed in the masjid is the entry of those who are mentally unstable, children and intoxicated people, as this violates the sanctity of a masjid. On page 1,220 of Faizan-e-Sunnat, volume 1, Ameer of Ahl ul-Sunnah, the founder of Dawat-e-Islami, ‘Allamah Abu Bilal Muhammad Ilyas ‘Attar Qadiri دَامَـتْ بَـرَكَـاتُـهُـمُ الْـعَـالِـيَـهْ has said: “It is haram to bring such a child into the masjid (that may make the masjid’s floor impure by urinating, etc.). Bringing an insane person into the masjid is also haram. If there is no fear of impurity, then it is makruh (disliked).”^[1]

On page 1,221 of the same book, he has stated: “According to the shariah, it is not permissible to bring small children, the insane (or an unconscious person or one possessed by a jinn) into the masjid, even for spiritual remedies. A baby cannot be brought into the masjid while wrapped properly in a piece of clothing or even in a nappy.”