Isis: Saudi Arabia issues fatwa ruling money seized from terrorists to be used for charity

[Sally]

The Saudis have the right idea in this (one their fatwas that actually make sense). I have a suggestion, since the UN is running out of money and refugees will be going hungry, that the bulk of this money be used to help them.

Isis: Saudi Arabia issues fatwa ruling money seized from terrorists to be used for charity

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  By Ludovica Iaccino
  December 4, 2014 19:00 GMT
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If the money was collected by terror suspects, such as members of the Islamic State (Isis) , or people who posed a threat to national security, then it could be given to the needy, the fatwa says(Getty Images)
Saudi scholars have issued a fatwa (a religious edit) urging authorities to use money seized from suspected terroristsfor charitable causes in the kingdom or abroad, the Saudi Gazette reported.

According to the fatwa, if the money was collected by terror suspects - such as members of the Islamic State (Isis) - or people who posed a threat to national security, then it could be given to the needy.

This applies also if the source of the money was unknown or doubtful and no specific spending purpose was assigned, the edict continued.

Fahd al-Majed, secretary-general of the Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia, said the fatwa was issued in line with a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah following a clarification sought by the interior minister.

The fatwa followed a video released by IS members that showed the killing of Danish national Thomas Hoepner in Saudi Arabia.

Authorities also carried out a mass arrest of 77 suspected IS members in the kingdom, believed to be linked to an attack that left seven Shiite civilians dead.

In May, another 62 alleged members of IS were arrested in the southern city of Abha.

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Isis Saudi Arabia issues fatwa ruling money seized from terrorists to be used for charity?

 

[DriftingSand]

Just think how many homeless & hungry Americans would benefit if we seized money from criminals (including politicians) and helped the poor. We could literally do away with the Welfare State.

 

[Sally]

Just think how many homeless & hungry Americans would benefit if we seized money from criminals (including politicians) and helped the poor. We could literally do away with the Welfare State.

Lots of things are seized by our government which belonged to criminals. As far as a Welfare State, have you ever thought that there are some people who actually don't want to work and would rather collect welfare? This is a sad situation, but it is true. Now have you at least send in a little money to UNICEF to help the children who are refugees? If you still want to talk about doing away with a "Welfare State," I think there are forums on which to discuss just that.

 

[Bleipriester]

The Saudis have the right idea in this (one their fatwas that actually make sense). I have a suggestion, since the UN is running out of money and refugees will be going hungry, that the bulk of this money be used to help them.

Isis: Saudi Arabia issues fatwa ruling money seized from terrorists to be used for charity

• 
  
  By Ludovica Iaccino
  December 4, 2014 19:00 GMT
• 2 4

If the money was collected by terror suspects, such as members of the Islamic State (Isis) , or people who posed a threat to national security, then it could be given to the needy, the fatwa says(Getty Images)
Saudi scholars have issued a fatwa (a religious edit) urging authorities to use money seized from suspected terroristsfor charitable causes in the kingdom or abroad, the Saudi Gazette reported.

According to the fatwa, if the money was collected by terror suspects - such as members of the Islamic State (Isis) - or people who posed a threat to national security, then it could be given to the needy.

This applies also if the source of the money was unknown or doubtful and no specific spending purpose was assigned, the edict continued.

Fahd al-Majed, secretary-general of the Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia, said the fatwa was issued in line with a directive from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah following a clarification sought by the interior minister.

The fatwa followed a video released by IS members that showed the killing of Danish national Thomas Hoepner in Saudi Arabia.

Authorities also carried out a mass arrest of 77 suspected IS members in the kingdom, believed to be linked to an attack that left seven Shiite civilians dead.

In May, another 62 alleged members of IS were arrested in the southern city of Abha.

Continue reading at:

Isis Saudi Arabia issues fatwa ruling money seized from terrorists to be used for charity?

I guess this fatwa actually demands the end of that state.

 

[Sunni Man]

Do tell ......

 

[waltky]

Fatman issues fatwa...

Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Against IS
May 10, 2016 — A group of religious clerics in Pakistan has issued a fatwa, or religious edict, against Islamic State (IS) and "other terrorists and extremist groups.”

The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) has outlawed the use of religious terms like “Jihad Fi-Sabi Lillah,” meaning jihad for the sake of God or “Qital Fi-Sabi Lillah,” meaning murder for the sake of God or any activity related to “extremism or terrorism.” The fatwa states that certain groups, including IS and Lebanon's Hezbollah, are re-interpreting religion to suit their purposes and “tagging their opponents with infidelity edicts to justify the killings and massacres.” In a published booklet, the council claimed that Muslims across the world are facing challenges due to the acts of IS, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, Hezbollah, Houthi rebel tribes and other terrorist groups.

Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi, head of the powerful Ulema Council of clerics, speaks during an interview with Reuters in Islamabad.​

However, Muhammad Amin Shaheedi, a cleric with a Pakistani Shi'ite group Majlis e-Wahdat e-Muslimeen, denounced the mention of Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah. “Hezbollah is a democratic party which has its roots in the population, participates in elections, and is part of the Lebanese government,” he said. He accused the PUC of being a Saudi-backed group trying to promote the Saudi agenda. Saudi Arabia, a Sunni monarchy, is backing the Yemeni government in its fight against the Houthi rebels who are supported by Shi'ite Iran. The Saudis are also supporting groups that are fighting in Syria against Iranian-backed President Bashar al-Assad.

Hezbollah has reportedly sent its fighters to Syria in support of Assad. According to the Institute for the Study of War, a Washington-based public policy research group, Hezbollah fighters have “operated openly and in significant numbers” in Syria and “have enabled the regime to regain control of rebel-held areas in central Syria and have improved the effectiveness of pro-regime forces.”

Pakistani suspects allegedly associated with the Islamic State group, wait to appear in an anti-terrorism court in Gujranwala, Pakistan​

Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi, the central chairman of the PUC, denied the charges and said that they have added the names of all groups who were killing other Muslims and non Muslims. Hezbollah, he said, was massacring its Sunni opponents in Syria, Iraq, and Yemen. Ashrafi also explained that while his group’s stance against IS was not new, this was the first time they had put together a detailed edict in published form. Ashrafi claims PUC has 110,000 clerics and scholars as its members.

Pakistani Clerics Issue Fatwa Against IS