Question
A Mufti in America says that due to lack of trust on their womenfolk and due to safety concerns, women should be allowed to attend the Musjid for Taraaweeh. It is neither safe nor advisable for the men to leave their wives alone at home for the long period it takes at the Musjid for Taraaweeh.
Answer
If the menfolk have no trust in their wives, and if they have so much fear for their safety and chastity in America, then tell them (the males) to perform Taraaweeh at home, not in the Musjid. Tell these men to also remain in Purdah with their wives and perform Taraaweeh at home. Also advise them not to spend 8 hours a day at their shops and work-places because these are ideal times of considerable length for their wives to commit zina and for people to attack them. Tell them never to leave their wives alone at home for any length of time because all of their wives according to American men, are zaaniyah (adulteresses).
It does not matter whose view it is. The mufti sahib who issued this ridiculous fatwa is extremely short-sighted. This type of fatwa can be applied to a wide range of issues which will culminate in the mutilation of the Shariah. With their liberal and baseless fatwas they will emaciate the Shariah of Islam in the way that the Yahood and the Nasaara have emaciated and annihilated the Shariats of Nabi Musa (alayhis salaam) and Nabi Isa (alayhis salaam). Do you see any semblance of the Shariats of the previous Ambiya among their people? But you will see the whole, pure Shariah of Muhammadur Rasulullah (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) intact because of 'fanatics' such as us sinful servants who have been appointed to guard this Divine Shariah and to ensure that it remains in its pure state until the Day of Qiyaamah.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 20 No 11
- PDF page
- 4
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