subhanAllah you clearly know nothing of Rumi if you make statements like that. Beware showing emnity to the friends of Allah. Beware.

Was Rumi an orthodox Muslim or a universal mystic beyond the rigid confines of orthodoxy?

http://qa.sunnipath.com/issue_view.asp?HD=1&ID=3269&CATE=91

http://www.livingislam.org/fiqhi/sp2-gfh_e.html#19

JazzakAllah khair. We’ll try to do that Insha’Allah.

wslm

I fully agree that we should not place the scholars in the same basket as those who wish to pervert the deen.

I think also a lot of people share your concern, as evidenced by Bilal’s comments above. Maybe you should speak to him and advise him on the issue personally if possible.

ws

Wallahu ‘Alam

wslm

JazzakAllah khair brother for your comments,

I am tempted to comment regarding the mortgage issue however, you are right this is not the platform for it. I would point out one thing though, we must not conflate the issue or those scholars who permit buying a house with mortgage with the issue or concern that we have of some elements trying to subvert some of the principles of Islam and liberalise the Muslims. We may disagree with the fatwa, and we know that in the Shari’ah a scholar is rewarded even if his Ijtihad is wrong but we should not place these scholars and those who are clearly out there to subvert Islam ij one basket. This is something that I have observed which we must avoid doing Insha’Allah.

As I have mentioned I have seen people who have purchased a house with mortgage and it was the last resort. This is was a situation where it was not possible for them to rent [for some reason], they were not able to apply for a house from the council, and so they had to rent. Again akhi, we are not scholars and this is not the platform to discuss this issue in detail.

My intention by posting the article here was not to attack our brother Ajmal Masroor. I have high respect for him and what he is doing, but the concern remains that he is not a scholar in the Islamic tradition and when you do not have the adequate knowledge of the Shari’ah, you should do your best not portray yourself as one.

I think he could have dealt with certain better but he was put in a spot!

Wassalam

The rejection of the hadith on a “technicality” (benefit of the doubt) showed a weakness that permeated the whole show.

When asked “would you be upset if your daughter became a jew” – why could he just not answer “Yes. I cannot stop her doing so here in the West, but I would be upset because I believe in Islam” Is there no shame in saying such a thing? Is it not the truth?

But the desire to appear “liberal” in front the audience overcame him and I do not believe any muslim would be happy if such a thing happened to them, let alone an “Imam”

wasalam