A baseless claim about entering the mosque in a state of ritual impurity

26-6-2012 | IslamWeb

Question:

Assalamu Alaikum, I heard that Jinns can kill human beings in Masjid if he enter the Masjid in impure state{ i.e without woo'du or if ghusl is fardh}. Is this right? Do it have any basis in Islam?

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Answer:

All perfect praise be to Allaah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allaah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is His slave and Messenger.

It is permissible for a person to enter the mosque without ablution, as regards entering it while a person is required to perform Ghusl (ritual bath) because of being in a state of sexual defilement or a woman being in menses, then this is not permissible as Allaah Says (what means): {… or in a state of Janaabah (sexual defilement), except those passing through [a place of prayer], until you have washed [your whole body].} [Quran 4:43]

Therefore, if a person enters the mosque while he/she is in a state of sexual defilement or a woman being in menses, then he/she is sinful. As regards the claim that jinn may kill whoever enters a mosque without being in a state of ritual purity, then we are not aware of any evidence to support this.

Allaah Knows best.