Question
A shaikh has organized group thikr for his female mureeds. The women gather at a venue and make thikr in congregation. This is something foreign to the Muslim community. Is there a basis in Islam for this type of female thikr?
Answer
Firstly, it is haraam for this person who masquerades as a sheikh to have female mureeds. He is a danger to their hayaa and akhlaaq. The ladies who gather for group thikr and their sheikh are juhala (morons) and fussaaq, far astray from Siratul Mustaqeem. The sheikh who encourages women to emerge from their homes to attend group thikr gatherings is lost. He has deviated from the Deen. He is under the spell of shaitaan. Shaitaan is an expert in the science of deception. This devilish science is called Talbeesul Iblees. Shaitaan has adorned the deception of females group thikr for this moron who poses as a sheikh. May Allah Ta'ala save the Ummah from such dacoits who ruin the haya and Imaan of women.
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- themajlis.co.za
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- The Majlis Vol 21 No 12
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- 12
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