Monday, August 16, 2010
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Dr. Zakir Naik? Who is this man? He is a ghair muqallid who is not an Aalim e Deen, who is not well versed in the matters of Islam and has no formal Islamic education. He is a doctor but an MBBS doctor, not a Doctor of Philosophy. The injunction of him being on error was passed because on some occasions he was asked about “Sunnah” and “Dress code” etc. and in his response he denied these matters and stated that they have no importance in Islam. His teachings and preachings are not reliable.
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“We appreciate the initiative of the UK government to restrict his entry. We do not accept him as an Islamic preacher or scholar,” said the letter submitted to the British High Commission by a group of 12 Sunni ulemas, who alleged that Naik has no degree in Islamic studies and gives speeches designed to make Muslims fight internally.
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Dr Zakir Naik is a Da'ii and we give him his due respect for that. He knows himself that he is not an Alim in Deen. Thus Ulema have given their decree that he, not being an Alim in deen, should focus his da'wah to what he is good at (i.e. comparative religion), and leave religious answering to the Fuqaha.
Mufti Ibareem Desai
Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah
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Dr Zakir Naik is an expert on comparative religion and he is known as a good orator, however he is not a qualified Islamic scholar or a Mufti. Furthermore he not only doesn’t do Taqleed (himself) of any of the four Imams of Fiqh but criticises the ones who do Taqleed (of these four Imams).
Therefore the opinions of Dr Zakir Naik in Shariah matters and injunctions will not be deemed acceptable unless they are endorsed by a trusted scholar or a Mufti and general public are advised not to heed his opinions in Shariah matters…
Allah (SWT) knows best.
Khalid Jameel
Darul-Iftaa, Darul-uloom Karachi
Mahmood Ashraf
Assistant Mufti
Darul-Iftaa, Darul-uloom Karachi
Abdur-Rauf
Assistant Mufti
Darul-Iftaa, Darul-uloom Karachi
Mohammed Abdul-Manaan
Assistant Mufti
Darul-Iftaa, Darul-uloom Karachi
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Dr Zakir Naik is not an Authentic scholar of Islam and from his external appearance doesn’t appear to be “strictly religious” therefore following him in matters of religion could be detrimental.
However, if the intention of respected Dr (Saheb) is to propagate the Deen then it is advised that he should fulfil this noble obligation (of Islamic propagation) under the guidance and with consultation with Authentic and trusted scholars (of Islam) so that it may become a means of great benefit for all parties involved.
Saifullah Jameel
Darul-Iftaa, Jamia Binnoria Karachi
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