Quds Mufti: Muslims should not work in Zionist segregationist fence

Quds Mufti: Muslims should not work in Zionist segregationist fence
Nov 27, 2003, 10:34


Occupied Jerusalem - Sheikh Ekrema Sabri, Mufti of Quds and Palestine, has
passed a Fatwa (edict) on the first day of Eidul Fitr banning Muslims from
working in the construction of the Zionist racist fence in the West Bank.

Sabri told Reuters after delivering Khutba (sermon) of Eidul Fitr prayers at
the Aqsa Mosque that Muslim contractors and workers were banned from working
in or contributing to the construction of the segregationist fence under any
circumstances.

He said that it was unreligious to contribute in building the fence, which
was built on stolen land, because it would be an acknowledgement of its
existence.

Sabri urged Muslims to boycott working in the fence construction for the
sake of obstructing its completion and asked Arabs and Muslims worldwide to
remember the dangers extremist Jews pose to the Aqsa Mosque and other holy
shrines.

The Mufti expressed grief over the inability of Muslims to reach the Aqsa
Mosque for Eidul Fitr prayers.

Sabri said that he postponed the start of the prayers for 15 minutes hoping
that more Muslims would arrive.

Only 60,000 worshippers could make it to the Haram Al-Sahrif due to the
Zionist occupation's closures and sieges in and around the occupied city of
Jerusalem.

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