Some thing to ponder about

I know this is not a sin, and i know they would not harm me. I was just wondering if they would mind me praying with them when I am a Sunni.

Please do not deform what I have said. I hope you are cleverer than that.

 

Akm, you did not undertsand my question regarding Shias. My question was not about whether this is a sin or not. I also consider them as Muslims.

But would THEY take it as an offence is a Sunni prayed in their mosque? That was my question.

Well, you know I met a Iranian in Italy.  You will NEVER guess where! In the Vatican!!!! I thought I was the only Muslims there visiting. I had met a christian Iraqi sister there. But He was there with his wife and we spoke for a little while. I love Iranian people. They are very nice. I can only guess they would not mind if I prayed in their mosque.

Muslima wrote: Colin, I think I am definitely on the same wavelength as Salman's. MashAllah, I love his ideas.

Ahhhh, that's nice.

I asked this question from a scholar long time ago.

Luckily I still have this in my e-mail

I hope this answers your question "muslima"

Question:
Is it Okay to do Jummah in a Shia masjid which is close to where I work?

Answer:
As-Salamu `alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh.
In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
All praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger.
We commend your keenness on getting your self well-acquainted with Islam and its teachings, and we implore Allah Almighty to help us serve His cause and render our work for His Sake.

The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, �Islam is built upon five pillars: testifying that there is no true god except Allah and that Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah, performing Prayer, paying the Zakah, making the pilgrimage to the Sacred House (Hajj), and fasting the month of Ramadan.� (Reported by Al-Bukhari)

First of all, we�d like to draw your attention to the fact that Shi`ah are generally considered to be Muslims. All Muslims should be alert against the schemes and plots planned by the enemies of Islam. They are the ones that want us to disagree and fight each other. We should not give them this chance.

Professor Muhammad Ahmad Siraj, a professor of Islamic Studies at the American University, states:

Sunnis and Shi`ites are Muslims who pray to the same God. Both believe in the same Qur'an, have faith in the same message of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and you are recommended to pray with the Iranian Muslims in their mosques sticking to your Sunni understanding of Islam as it is high time for the Muslim Ummah to appreciate all the segments of this Ummah and to have common understanding and appreciation of the Islamic faith.

The Qur'an calls us to unite and cooperate and avoid causes of dissent. Allah Almighty says: " And hold fast, all of you together, to the cable of Allah, and do not separate. And remember Allah's favor unto you: how ye were enemies and He made friendship between your hearts so that ye became as brothers by His grace; and (how) ye were upon the brink of an abyss of fire, and He did save you from it. Thus Allah maketh clear His revelations unto you, that haply ye may be guided.� (Al `Imran: 103)

It does not mean that you are required to relax your understanding of the principles of Islam for the sake of unity of others but to live with them and appreciate what they have. Let's try to cooperate on our common interpretations and excuse each other in case of difference.�

If you are still in need of more information, don't hesitate to contact us. Do keep in touch. May Allah guide us all to the straight path!
Wassalam and Allah Almighty knows best.