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/FutureUofTDropout-_- 1d ago
I didn’t once say it’s OK, my comment was about you, focussing on this being a Pakistani problem when this is pretty universal and honestly whats going to happen anywhere you leave your belongings unattended.
As for a solution, the simple solution is to take a bag with you and just keep your shoes in that, or wear cheap shoes.
Faisal masjid does have a place where you can pay to lock your shoes, I’m sure other larger mosques do as well, but that’s not a reasonable expectation from your average neighbourhood mosque.