Fatwas of Death
CAIRO, Nov 8 (Reuters) – Egypt’s highest authority on Islamic law said on Thursday that drivers cannot be blamed for killing people who stand in front of their vehicles, just days after a police van ran over a woman who tried to stop it.
Dar al-Iftaa, the government agency which issues around 1,000 fatwas a day, denies its rulings are influenced by politics but opponents said the statement could have been issued to defuse criticism of the government linked to Sunday’s death.
Human rights groups say that in northeast Cairo on Sunday a police minibus ran over Reda Shehata when the driver tried to dislodge her from the front of the vehicle.
She was clinging to the minibus to plead for the release of her sister-in-law, who had just been detained, they said. Police officials said the woman threw herself in front of the vehicle.
“Murder resulting from the intention of the murdered to commit suicide (by) standing in front of cars so that the driver cannot avoid him is not manslaughter,” Dar al-Iftaa said in a statement sent to Reuters. Source Link – Reuters
Where to start really, it’s like a snowball effect with those fatwas! One day women need to breast feed their male colleagues so they do not have to cover up when working in the same office as them and the now this!
What’s even more bothering is that this fatwa has not been issued by a single mulla/faqeeh or whatever, but instead it has the signature of Dar el Ifta, a supposedly “governmental agency which issues around 1,000 fatwas a day” – same source above.
That’s exactly what we need, a fatwa generating machine which can accommodate all requests and can be tailored to meet all arising needs and corner spots ever. It doesn’t matter if it was at the cost of justifying cold blooded murder.
تخضرني في هذا المثال فتوى لم يتم إصدارها من أحد مشايخ بني قينقاع، و لا حتى من أشاعرة القرون الوسطى، أو وجهاء و أعيان البلاطات الملكية في العهدين الأمووي والعباسي، و إنما أتت مقترنة بحكم الردّة من جهة دينية لم يمض على وفاتها إلا بضع سنوات وكانت تعتبر من أكبر مراجع الفتوى في كل العالم الإسلامي ككل.
الفتوى التي أعنيها صدرت في بداية الستينيات عن الشيخ عبد العزيز بن باز الذي لا يجهل أحد ثقله في هرم المرجعية الدينية الإسلامية هذا بغض النظر عن أنّه تولّى رئاسة المجمع الفقهي الإسلامي التابع لرابطة العالم الإسلامي. وكانت مناسبة فتواه وصول السوفيات ثمّ الأمريكان ((النصارى)) إلى سطح القمر. يقول الشيخ – وما أقتبسه هنا هو مأخوذ من نصها الأصلي- بعد الديباجة العادية كما يلي: “تكرّر السؤال عما يدعيه بعض روّاد الفضاء من الوصول إلى سطح القمر وعما يحاولونه من الوصول إلى غيره من الكواكب ولكثرة التساؤل والخوض في ذلك رأيت أن أكتب كلمة في الموضوع تنير السبيل وترشد إلى الحق”.
What’s interesting here before me going any deeper into this is the fact how the mufti is doing this driven not only by his concern and fear over his fellow Muslims not to be fooled by those who follow other faiths, but the questions raised to him as a Mufti.
والأرض تدل على عظمة الخالق سبحانه وهي آية من آياته كبقية آياته العظيمة وقد ذكر الله سبحانه أن الشمس والقمر يجريان في فلك في آيتين من كتابه الكريم وهما قوله عز وجل في سورة الأنبياء { وَهُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ وَالشَّمْسَ وَالْقَمَرَ كُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ} وقوله سبحانه في سورة يس: { لَا الشَّمْسُ يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تُدْرِكَ الْقَمَرَ وَلَا اللَّيْلُ سَابِقُ النَّهَارِ وَكُلٌّ فِي فَلَكٍ يَسْبَحُونَ } ولم يذكر أن الأرض تدور كما يزعمون.
ولو كانت الأرض تدور لأخبرنا بذلك الله سبحانه أو نبيه عليه الصلاة والسلام الذي تركنا على المححة البيضاء ليلها كنهارها لايزيغ عنها إلا هالك. والحمد لله رب العالمين.
Just like that, without the need of referring to scientists or telescopes, who even needs lawyers and judges, courts and laws, when we have muftis and mullas that will have a say –in the name of god- in anything and everything they know and do no know about.
I pray for the soul of the poor woman who’s death was justified and life wasted by those clowns that call themselves muftis.
Sure feels good to be back.. ughhhh
I would appreciate some feedback on my new style of writing combining both Arabic and English in my posts. I feel much more comfortable this way, and this gives me even more space and ability to get my point through since some stuff are simply better and easier put in one language instead of the other.
And ammaro, you better not be the first to comment on this!
Have a great weekend ya’aall
Well I guess I beat ammaro
better luck next time.
I wonder why scholars etc don’t just hand a sign on the door that reads something like…Tell Us What U Need and We Will Give U What U Want….would make things a little more clear and open dont ya think
Is there a website where we can read the details of the 1000 fatwas issued per day? What about here in Bahrain, where can you find such information?
I’d be interested to see what these guys are up to…
i would never say no to an arabic&english post
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السلام عليكم
انا لااعرف كيف من شخص يدعي عدم الطائفيه ينشر مثل هذه الفتوى دون التحقق من مصدرها
جميع فتاوى ابن باز الرسميه موجوده على موقعه الرسمي وكل ماعدا ذلك فهو كذب وتدليس
والمشكله انها ليست المره الاولى
وهذا مثال على استخدام هذه الفتوى المكذوبه
والسلام على من اتبع الهدى
im the 8th commenter? getting old i guess…
no, but honestly, islam is getting stepped on left right and center as people “customize it” to accommodate for whatever happens, and whatever they want to justify, when it’s supposed to be the other way around.
nuts.
1000 fatwas a day? 365,000 new fatwas a year? regarding what exactly?
when picking up the phone, only use your right hand, picking it up with the left is haram
i like the new style, but i think it limits your readers to those who can only read both languages