The Muftiyan-e-Karam of distinct stature and excellence are extremely rare in the present time, though social critics are abundant and vigorously active so they pounce at every verdict given by the Muftiyan-e-Karam without any delay and present it before the world in such a terrible way as if a devastating blunder has been committed and the communal cord is going to be shattered. As a consequence, the Muftiyan-e-Karam are in great danger. They might have to face dire consequences of their “Fatwa”, particularly if the critics are related to media which don't intend to miss out on a single opportunity to criticize them. At present, such misconceptions about certain “Fatwas” are quite common. This is being debated round the clock in the media. A perfect example of this misleading tradition of distortion of Islam and criticism over a “Fatwa” can be given with the incident of Jashpur in Uttrakhand; the same has been widely published in all media in details.
Briefly speaking, it is being said that a certain person died in Jashpur who used to be drunken, didn't offer Salah and rang the bell and blew the shankh in the temples and rested at Shamshan Ghat (Hindu crematorium). Because of his un-Islamic and deplorable activities, the citizens of the town sought clarification from the Muftiyan-e-Karam over the funeral prayer. They pronounced “Fatwa” that such a person must not be buried in the Muslim graveyard. They further asserted that the people who participated in his funeral prayer and the last rites would have to seek Allah's forgiveness, recite Kalma-e-Tauheed again to refresh their Faith (Eeman) and repeat their marriage vows (Nikah Al-Sunnah). According to the news report, they not only refused to lead and offer the funeral prayer of the dead man, but also appealed to Muslims not to offer his funeral prayer. Ultimately, the dead man's relatives offered his funeral prayer and buried in a Muslim graveyard.
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