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

My Husband said that the only shoes left behind were broken slippers. He had just bought his winter shoes, so they were brand new.

Why can’t each person put their shoes in a locked metal container and open it with their own keys after salah?

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u/MayfairHedgeFund 1d ago

Are you serious?

This is a masjid. Not a bank.

How impractical and disproportionate would that be?

I would say just don’t wear your Gucci shoes to the mosque. Simple. In a country where over half the population are below the poverty line, it can and will happen. It’s not a big deal.

If you stress this much over a pair of shoes, then I dread to think how anxious you’d be walking as a tourist in any major metropolis, like London or New York, where pickpockets are everywhere.

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

Exactly. A masjid should not attract theft. You sound like you’re justifying this behaviour.

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

It shouldn’t be a ridiculous idea to assume your shoes are kept safe in a Masjid while you pray.

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u/PearMaleficent7333 1d ago

Have lived in these cities all my life, Alhumdulilah. No anxiety over shoes (you missed the point completely). A lot of pain though that my Husband had to walk home without shoes. He could have been cut and or acquired a disease walking like this, especially on a rainy day when streets flood with sewage water in Pakistan.

Please check your anger and attitude. If you have nothing nice to say, please don’t say it.

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u/mope11 1d ago

Walking bear foot home is on your husband. You can talk to molvi in masjid to give spare shoes (usually their houses are attached with masjid or close by)

I would say your husband is not street smart

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u/Alive_Recording_4183 1d ago

So if someone prays 5 times a day they're not allowed to wear nice shoes, because brokies will steal shoes from house of God instead of asking God not to be broke

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u/me_arsalan PK 1d ago

yes it’s hard to comprehend but you’re not wrong. Many mosques in Pakistan even have the water tap locked/chained because druggies even steal those. It all depends on the locality and if you’re wearing nice shoes you need to look after them yourself here.