Jazakhallah Khair. Please see detailed notes. With reference to question 103 regarding Mujtahideen, you say “The Úlama of today do not qualify to be Mujtahids”. Yet I have seen the following about Sheikh Omar Bakri Muhammed (who is the Amir of Al Muhajiroun). “He is quality of knowledge is a Mujjtahid Murajjih Juristic Scholars able to outweigh between the four Islamic Schools of thought: Hanafi, Maliki, Shafi’ie and Hanbali.” Taken from: http://www.obm.clara.net/OBMHistory/biography.html I have heard that the Sheikh is very learned, what do you say about this statement bearing in mind your question 103. Jazakhallah Khair
Answer:
We firmly believe that the contemporary Ulama do not qualify as Mujtahids.
and Allah Ta’ala Knows Best
Mufti Ebrahim Desai
FATWA DEPT.