Wrong to issue fatwas on the Internet, says Saudi imam
The imam of a mosque in the Muslim holy city of Medina in Saudi Arabia has said that it is wrong to issue fatwas or religious edicts on the Internet.
“It is wrong to think that from the Internet, science can be revealed and Sharia [Islamic law] can be developed,” said Sheikh Saleh Ibn Awad al-Mudamsi, the imam of the al-Qubba mosque in Medina.
“One cannot use these means to issue fatwas,” he said. during the transmission of the first Saudi channel dedicated to the dangers of al-Qaeda propaganda on the Internet.
Addressing Saudi youth, the imam said that there was no need to believe everything that that was found on the Web, especially sites that deal with Islamic law.
“No one can prevent people from using the Internet, because that involves their private affairs.
“The Internet is something that is used inside people’s homes and no one can dictate what people do in their homes.
“What we can do, is to teach them how to use this medium. It has to be stressed that the Internet, as an instrument, is not for issuing fatwas or to develop Sharia law.
July 7th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
Amazing