Question
Maulana Shabbir Usmaani (rahmatullah alayh) had performed the Janaazah Salaat of Jinnah, Pakistan's first governor-general. Jinnah was a Shiah. It is said that the Maulana had dreamt that Jinnah was a true Muslim. Was it permissible for the Maulana to have performed his Janaazah Salaat?
Answer
We are not aware of the status of Jinnah neither are we aware of Maulana Usmaani's dream. We have never heard of it. Perhaps he was convinced that Jinnah had repented and had accepted Islam, hence he performed his Janaazah Salaat. However, if Jinnah had been a professed Shiah until the last, then it was wrong for the honourable Maulana to have conducted his Janaazah Salaat regardless of his dream. Dreams do not overrule the Shariah.
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