Dear Brothers, ASA
I have received this email. He would like to know the process for Fatawa from ISNA.
This is for www.icna.org
If you know, please, send it to me. I will write to ISNA.
JAK.
Br. .........................
>From: "M Bakhsh" <maulabakhsh@hotmail.com>
>To: Subject: Request for Urgent Fatawa
>Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:36:08 -0400
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>Bismillah alrahman nirahim.
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>To: Dr. ...........................
> Ameer
> The Islamic Circle of North America
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>Subject: Fatawa on an ethical issue
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>Dear Brother ...................,
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>Assalam o alaikum
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>We have a situation where we need your guidance. We employed an Imam and school teacher
>8 years ago. He represented that he is a Muslim Scholar of Islamic Economics and that he holds a Master's degree in Ecomics from Boston University and he is finishing his Ph. D. This was in December, 1996.
>Now under the Patriot Act it became important to check his resume.
>The investigation revealed that:
>1.he was not Ph. D. student at Boston University in December, 1996.
>2.he was student at Boston University only till Fall, 1990.
>3.he did not receive a Master's degree in Economics from Boston University.
>4.when confronted with these facts he starts giving political khutbas and does not reply to the three facts stated in 1,2,&3.
>So the question is:"A person with ethical lapse of this magnitude can be entitled to hold on to the title of Imam and allowed to act in that capacity."
>Please, guide us and send us the Fatawa by your scholars. This is needed urgently. You have my permission to embed this email in your writ and you can even say: "if facts as presented are true then.....". But, please, do not take for ever. My effort is to avoid a law suite that the parents of children might bring.
>Jaza kallah khair,
>Br. M. Bakhsh
We have received one response from Imam Farid Ansari.
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>Subject: Request for Fatawa
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From>>To: Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:27 PM
>>Subject: Re: Your advice- immediate need
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>>ASA:
>>He should be challenged and asked to produce his credentials and asked to step down immediately until you can ascertain the truth. He also should not be allowed to represent the community and deliver the Khutbah until it has been resolved.
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>>Imam Farid Ansari
>>Resident Imam
>>Providence RI
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>Brothers and Sisters,
>ASA
>You have seen a request for Fatawa on an internet site.
>You might have acted on your own.
>A response to that request has been forwarded to me.
>If these are just rumors then they should be put to rest.
>If these are facts then they should be addressed and acted upon.
>Can anyone convince Br.__________ to respond. My brotherly advice to him is to come out with the truth and ask forgiveness from the community. My request to the "hard core" is to resolve it in an Islamic way. Why can't we forgive a brother who has been caught in a mistake?
>And to anyone listening in the Islamic Council, I request, please, help my brother!
>JAK.
>Br.____________