r/pakistan • u/PearMaleficent7333 • 1d ago

Discussion Show theft in masjid

My Husband’s shoes were stolen from the local Masjid today at Friday prayer. I tried to console him that the person may have accidentally taken his shoes, but my Mom told me it’s commonplace in Pakistan to have shoes stolen during prayer. My Husband ended up walking home barefoot, in the rain and cold.

I’m wondering why the Masjid’s in Pakistan haven’t thought of a solution to the shoe theft problem if it’s commonplace there?

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u/Umerr 1d ago

Not common but it happens at times, there's also a slight chance that someone mistakenly wears yours. Hard to find a solution though, unless there's a locked cabinet for everyone, which isn't possible.

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

Why isn’t it possible?

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u/DarkDare_Devil 1d ago

Masjids wont be able to build this many containers and give keys to all peoples

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

Whenever I have visited Pakistan, they have a security system in place for grocery stores, where you can leave your things. Like Masjids, grocery stores are busy places.

I recall that my campus also has a bag check system. Thousands of students arrive to the bookstores to buy their books for the school year and the university has a policy that each student leave their backpacks with security before entering the bookstores to buy.

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u/Comfortable-Luck6816 1d ago

It's because the grocery store or other stores earn money by selling stuff but the Chanda given by people is not enough to build this much of containers. My masjid has like thousands of people,it's not possible to build this much

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u/DarkDare_Devil 1d ago

Umm it wont work. After jumma prayers every gonna leave so fast with this system it will take 10 mins at minimum. It can work for people who pray sunnah after jumma in masjid

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

Perhaps we shouldn’t be leaving so fast from Juma. This is a modern times problem because people see coming to the Masjid, a burden. And you know what? Changing systems can condition people to change.

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u/DarkDare_Devil 1d ago

We already live in Pakistan. How can we make other people stop and wait in line and get their shoes one by one🥲

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

You wouldn’t have to wait one by one, if shoes are secured properly. I’m imagining a locker system.

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u/DarkDare_Devil 1d ago

Umm if a masjid can hold 150 prayers. We will have to create 150 locks which will cost alot ans Masjids have very very tight budgets. And even if they do make. Keys wont be option there can be passcode system that one can set and open and it gets reset and can be able to set again. It will be hars to tell everyone how to use. And also raat ko koi nashai aya sakta ha. I am talking about typical street masjids. They are big ones as well with maximum capacity in thousands.