Question:
You have said in your Ramadan speeches that food offered to deities (like those used in idol worship) is not haram to consume if it is not a slaughtered animal. Based on this, my question is about mosques. There is a ruling that one should not pray in a mosque where the management engages in actions contrary to Allahﷻ . If the management is committing wrongdoing, but I am only praying there, what is the issue?
Answer:
Your understanding of the ruling is incorrect. There is no such ruling that forbids praying in a mosque simply because the management is engaged in wrongdoing. The ruling that prohibits prayer in certain mosques is based on specific conditions, such as the mosque being built on usurped land or being a source of harm. The character of the management does not affect the validity of prayer in the mosque. Whoever gave you this ruling has provided incorrect information.
Regarding food offered to deities: In the Qur’an, Allahﷻ prohibits only that which has been slaughtered for other than Allahﷻ . This refers specifically to living animals that are slaughtered while invoking other names. Non-living food items such as rice, fruits, or sweets that are placed before idols do not become haram simply because someone calls them an offering. Allahﷻ has made these foods halal, and no human declaration can change that. There is no evidence to suggest otherwise.