What If ISIS Destroyed Holy Mosques

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Question:

How would Muslims react if ISIS destroyed the Kaaba, the Prophet’s Mosque, and Al-Aqsa? - A hypothetical look at how Muslims would react if ISIS destroyed major mosques like Masjid al-Haram and Al-Masjid an-Nabawi. :::

Answer:

In a narration the Prophet Muhammad said:

“The killing of one believer is more severe in the sight of Allāh than the destruction of the Ka’bah [in Makkah].”

In the Targhib wa’ l-Tarhib of Imam al-Mundhiri, 3/276 it has the following hadith from Abd Allah ibn Amr ibn al-`As (Allah be well pleased with him) that he said:

“I saw the Messenger of Allah (saw) performing tawaf around the Holy Ka`ba saying to it: ‘how pure and good you are! how pure and good your fragrance is! how great and exalted you are! and how great and exalted your sanctity is! But by Him in Whose hand is Muhammad’s soul, the sanctity of a believer’s blood and property in the sight of Allah is greater than your sanctity!’“

رأيت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يطوف بالكعبة ويقول ما أطيبك وما أطيب ريحك ما أعظمك وما أعظم حرمتك والذي نفس محمد بيده لحرمه المؤمن عند الله أعظم من حرمتك ماله ودمه

So those terrorists (ISIS & likes) who didn’t bother about the blood of Muslims which is bigger crime than destruction of ka’bah - what do you expect from them ?