SPA -- Minister of Islamic affairs, endowments, call and guidance Sheikh Salih bin Abdulaziz Al-alsheikh and Sheikh Dr. Abdulrahman bin Abdulaziz Al-sudais, the Imam of Makkah mosque, said on Wednesday that the deadly bombings that took place in Riyadh Monday night are deemed sinfully prohibited. Citing numerous evidence from the Holy Quran and Sunnah, the Minister and the Imam stated that the bombings were banned because they constitute an attack on the sanctity of Muslim lands, terrorize innocent people, claim the lives of people protected by Islamic law, wreak havoc among people and destroy protected property. They urged young people to have good faith in and seek learning from their scholars, urging all Muslims to cooperate in order to eliminate this phenomenon.
| So they're prohibited, not because they're acts of terrorism and repugnant in the eyes of God, but because they took place in Muslim lands — not, say, New York or Tel Aviv or Moscow. Good call, Imam. |
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