Destroying Idols

[lethal_kamikaze]

Re: Destroying Idols

My input:

Prophet Muhammad made illegal trade of idols. Some Museums where these idols are kept are free but most of others are not free. Peoples pay to watch these idols and those who trade it earn illegal amount. That could be also a reason for why destroying these idols which likely used in a Museum. Or there might be many reasons of why destroying these idols.

@Sa1eem

What can I say about the issue, because my opinion would be for Muslims and not Kharjees. I would quote Quran but I doubt if Kharjees believe on words in Quran as it is mentioned in Quran.

Anyhow, answer to your question is clearly given in Quran, for idols (or anything that is taken as religious relics), that at time is getting worshipped or not.

Quran Surah 6, Ayah 108:

6:108 (Yusuf Ali): Revile not ye those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest they out of spite revile Allah in their ignorance. Thus have We made alluring to each people its own doings. In the end will they return to their Lord, and We shall then tell them the truth of all that they did.

6:108 (Shakir): And do not abuse those whom they call upon besides Allah, lest exceeding the limits they should abuse Allah out of ignorance. Thus have We made fair seeming to every people their deeds; then to their Lord shall be their return, so He will inform them of what they did.

Peace Saleem,

This verse doesn’t prohibited destroying of idols. However, it does state that we shall not abuse (curse) deities (idols) of disbelievers because if we abuse (curse) their deities (idols), surely, they’ll curse deity (one true God) of believers out of their ignorance and that is why we were ordered not to do so.

Beside the stories of destroying idols in Kaaba and by Hazrat Ibraheem a.s., have you ever heard/read the story of Dhul-Khasla or Dhul-Khalasa house? This house (Dhul Khasla or Dhul Khalasa) was in Yemen in which idols were worshiped. Prophet sent a Companion r.a., to destroy it and that Companion r.a., burnt that house and dismantled it completely.

The verse you quoted above is about verbal abuse (cursing) and doesn’t prevent destroying of idols.

@hareem01

^This hadith was used to allow the levelling of old graves to make space for new ones in Shafi madhab. No major Sunni fiqh has used this hadith to destroy idols or graves.

Point is, this hadith cannot be used to justify the destruction of tombs and historical artefacts by Saudis and ISIS…because no muslim jurisprudence and ruler has done it in past.

Peace Hareem01,

That could be a reason. But if we read various hadiths, we will come to know that peoples were made stones at the graves like the Christians do, and also tuned graves into shrines which prohibited by Islam and that is why it was ordered for leveling.

Another reason for making of picture i.e., engraving images on stone like idols etc.