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drink but do not be profligate. He does not love the profligate. (Surat
al-A'raf, 31)
It is not for the idolaters to frequent the mosques of Allah, bearing
witness against themselves of their disbelief. They are the ones whose
actions will come to nothing. They will be in the Fire timelessly, for
ever. The mosques of Allah should only be frequented by those who
believe in Allah and the Last Day and perform prayer and pay the wel-
fare tax, and fear no one but Allah. They are the ones most likely to be
guided. Do you make the giving of water to the pilgrims and looking
after the Masjid al-Haram the same as believing in Allah and the Last
Day and striving in the Way of Allah? They are not equal in the sight of
Allah. Allah does not guide wrongdoing people. (Surat at-Tawba, 17-
19)
Those who were expelled from their homes without any right,
merely for saying, 'Our Lord is Allah' (if Allah had not driven some
people back by means of others, monasteries, churches, synagogues
and mosques, where Allah's name is mentioned much, would have
been pulled down and destroyed. Allah will certainly help those who
help Him – Allah is All-Strong, Almighty), (Surat al-Hajj, 40)
Allah has made your houses places of rest for you and made houses
for you out of cattle hides which are light for you to carry both when
you are travelling and when you are staying in one place. And from
their wool and fur and hair you obtain clothing and carpets and
household utensils for a time. (Surat an-Nahl, 80)
He (Zakariyya) came out to his people from his place of worship and
gestured to them to glorify Allah in the morning and the evening.
(Surah Maryam, 11)
You who believe! Do not enter houses other than your own until you
have asked permission and greeted their inhabitants. That is better for
you, so that hopefully you will pay heed. And if you find no one at
home do not go in until permission has been granted you. And if you
are told to go away then go away. That is purer for you. Allah knows
what you do. There is nothing wrong in your entering houses where
no one lives and where there is some service for you. Allah knows
what you divulge and what you conceal. (Surat an-Nur, 27-29)