Slander against Mufti Desai for his view on the niqab

[ammardiwan]

As-salamu alaykum,

I've heard from several sources that many people say Mufti Ebrahim Desai is unreasonable about the niqab and is harsh against sisters who don't wear it in the West. This is a ridiculous lie and probably another delusion of the Muslims poisoned with Western thought.

Here you go:

3. The purpose of Niqaab is to save oneself and others from Fitnah. Those that are ignorant should be educated and encouraged to don the Niqaab. I do not agree with a general Fatwa categorising all sisters working and not donning the Niqaab as Faasiqa. A ruling is based on an individual’s personal conditions and circumstances. However, this statement should not serve to dampen the importance of Niqaab and confining oneself to just the head scarf.

SOURCE: http://www.askimam.org/fatwa/fatwa.p...b69b9a52e12340

Those who slandered the Mufti out of ignorance should repent. Those who did it out of arrogance are far gone anyway.

I know the issue has been discussed before, but a clarification was needed.

P.S. I'm not pointing fingers at anyone here on SF. I'm reacting to what I've heard in general.

[Sunni_Student786]

Jazakallahu Khair.

[Isa al-Maliki]

Bismillah
As-salaamu 'alaikum,

I have never heard such slander, but atleast now I know if I do hear it.
Jazakum'Allah khairan katheeran sidi. Du'as please.

Wa's-salaam