Fatwa #142945 June 2006Pakistan
Tell me that matam is haram (in the light of Quran) because this is hadees
Question
Answer
1. The concept of Matam practised by the Shi’as has been expressly forbidden in the Hadith. An individual incident like the one mentioned by you cannot be used to refute the prohibition of Matam. Hadhrat Uways [radhiallaahu anhu] was overcome with a zeal of intense love at that moment. So, this incident cannot be used to prove anything.
2. Crying is natural but the manner in which the Shi’as express their lamentation by loud crying, etc. is not permissible.
3. We, the Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaa, firmly believe that Shi’as are a deviated sect.
4. We do not accept him as our leader. If the Shi’as wish to accept him, that is their problem.
and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best
Mufti Muhammad Kadwa
FATWA DEPT.
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