Jews and Masjid Al Aqsa

[Shiraz Ashrafi]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu

We are living in difficult times and we hope Allah (Subhanahu wa Taala) makes it easier for Muslims. As you know Masjid Al Aqsa is apparantely sacred to the Jews aswell and i have read stories where they plan to build the temple on the same land (Of Mt Moriah), some even say that the Jews plan to Destroy the two Holy Mosques and build their temple in that land in return for their Messiah.

No Doubt, this Messiah will be Dajaal but is it written anywhere that these 2 mosques will be safe until the day of judgement and kept only for the Muslims or are we unsure ourselves what will happen to these mosques? Will the jews or Dajaal be allowed to enter the mosques and will the 3rd temple ever happen?

Jazakallah

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[Imam]

Bismillahir Rahmanir Raheem,

Assalamu 'Alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuhu,



Praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds, and may Endless Blessings shower upon His Most Beloved Prophet Muhammad (Salla Allahu ta'ala 'alayhi wa Sallam).


In a hadith of the Bukhari Shareeif, it states that when the Dajjal arrives, he will not be allowed to enter the Two Noble Sanctuaries, i.e. Haramayn Sharifayn. At that time, he will be regarded as the messiah, although false, but nevertheless effective towards the Jews. What will seem evil will be good to him, and what will be good will be deemed as evil by him.


The hadith of Bukhari shows us that nothing will happen to the Ka'ba, or Masjid-e-Nabvi, these will remain safe from the reach of the Dajjal, as his speed and endurance will be so great in the eyes of many.


As far as the third temple is concerned, i dont think there is anything in the Qur'an al kareem or the Hadith, which identifies it, although if the Jews wanted, they could build a temple or synagogue of their choice, wherever they wanted, as they do have the power.


One of the reasons which prevent them from doing so, is the fact that they also respect and cherish parts of the Masjid-al-Aqsa, as they use one of the outer walls of the Mosque for their worship. So I do not really see why they would want to destroy such an historic and religious place which means so much to them, and which they have missed for so long.


It may be that there are groups within the Jews, who plan to do this, or who have said things relating to this, but by the overall majority of the Jews, I dont think they would ever destroy a place that means so much to them.


May Allah the Almighty safegard our ennobled places of worship, our sanctuaries, and religion.


Wallahu A'lamu Biththawaab


M. Waseem Ashrafi